by Dan Rosen || NHL.com Hakan Andersson wasn’t sure about the reports he was getting. Mattias Ritola is working hard? No way. He’s running at the crack of dawn? You must be joking. The lazy guy with the bad reputation? Yeah, sure. "I said, ‘This is not the Ritola I have seen,’" the Detroit Red […]

Saturday’s Boxscores PROVIDENCE 2, SPRINGFIELD 0 Providence second-year goaltender Tuukka Rask made 27 saves for his first shutout of the season as the Bruins took a 2-0 road win over Springfield on Saturday at the MassMutual Center. Vladimir Sobotka posted his ninth goal of the season and an assist for the Bruins, and Martins Karsums […]

by Joe Dominey || AHL On The Beat Archive After almost a decade of competition behind the bench, Greg Ireland and Ray Edwards finally got the opportunity to partner up and the results were immediate for the San Antonio Rampage. Coaches, general managers and broadcasters constantly talk about chemistry and its importance in building a […]

Friday’s Boxscores SYRACUSE 5, TORONTO 1 Craig MacDonald netted a pair of goals to lead Syracuse over Toronto by a 5-1 count on Friday before 5,588 fans at the Onondaga County War Memorial. MacDonald tallied a power play goal in the first period and added an even strength marker in the third. Crunch goaltender Dan […]

ALBANY 3, BINGHAMTON 2 (SO) Dwight Helminen scored in regulation and in the shootout for Albany as the River Rats took a 3-2 road win over Binghamton in the Senators’ annual Thanksgiving Day game at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena. Michael Ryan netted the winning shootout goal in the sixth round for the River […]

A tradition in Broome County continues at 6:05 ET this evening when the Binghamton Senators take the Veterans Memorial Arena ice on Thanksgiving Day. This year’s opponent is the in-state rival Albany River Rats, whom the Senators defeated in overtime by a 4-3 final in their first meeting of the season. You can catch all […]

Schedule/Scores Player Stats Goalie Stats Oddly, neither of Albany’s last two regular-season shutout performances have resulted in victories for the team; Justin Peters recorded a 43-save shutout on Saturday at Syracuse but wound up losing in a shootout, 1-0, and Michael Leighton posted a 29-save whitewash on Mar. 14, 2008, at Binghamton before also dropping […]

Schedule/Scores Player Stats Goalie Stats Chicago allowed seven goals in Tuesday’s 7-2 loss to Manchester; The Wolves had surrendered seven goals total during their five-game winning streak from Nov. 1-14… The loss snapped Chicago’s home winning streak at three games… Steve Martins had an assist against the Monarchs and now sports a five-game scoring run […]

Wednesday’s Boxscores  II  Also see: Boyce scores twice as Marlies top Amerks in matinee ROCKFORD 6, SAN ANTONIO 1 Pascal Pelletier became the second AHL player this season to score four goals in a game as Rockford cruised to a 6-1 win over visiting San Antonio on Wednesday at the MetroCentre. Pelletier tallied a hat […]

Also see: All of Wednesday’s recaps TORONTO 3, ROCHESTER 1 Toronto scored once in each period en route to a 3-1 win over Rochester in a Wednesday afternoon matinee at Ricoh Coliseum. Darryl Boyce, who had been scoreless in his previous nine outings, netted a pair of goals in the winning effort. Jeremy Williams also […]