East Notes: Cardiac Syvret, ‘Pack snap skid

Also see… West Notes: Admirals, Rivermen rolling

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Adirondack has won back-to-back games for the first time since Nov. 14-18… Defenseman Danny Syvret scored the game-winning goal with just 0.1 seconds left in regulation of Sunday’s 3-2 win over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton… Just a week earlier, Syvret lit the lamp with only 1.6 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Phantoms a 3-2 victory at Springfield… Stefan Legein is riding a five-game scoring streak (6-1-7) for Adirondack, and both Jon Matsumoto (3-3-6) and Jason Ward (2-4-6) have a point in four of their last five contests… The Phantoms host Hamilton on Friday before visiting Worcester on Saturday.
 
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Albany has won seven straight games and is 7-0-1-0 in its last nine contests since suffering a 4-1 loss at Binghamton on Nov. 21… The River Rats have surrendered just seven goals during their seven-game winning streak and not more than two in any one game… Goaltender Justin Peters has climbed to sixth in the AHL in goals-against average (2.03) and fourth in save percentage (.931) in 18 appearances (11-5-2)… Pat Dwyer has registered a point in four straight AHL games (2-2-4) and eight of his last nine (5-4-9)… Rookie defenseman Jamie McBain improved to 2-for-2 in shootout tries this season with the game-winner on Sunday vs. Hartford… The River Rats visit Lowell and Syracuse this weekend.
 
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Binghamton reached the six-goal plateau for the third time this season in Saturday’s 6-3 triumph over Syracuse… Josh Hennessy had found the scoresheet in seven of his last eight games (6-5-11) prior to earning a recall to parent-club Ottawa on Tuesday… Defenseman Craig Schira scored in consecutive games last weekend after totaling two goals in his first 21 outings this season… Defensemen Derek Smith (1-7-8) and Tomas Kudelka (0-6-6) have both registered points in six of their last seven contests… Binghamton has scored first in 16 of its 27 games thus far (12-2-1-1)… The Sens visit Norfolk for a two-game set this weekend.
 
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Bridgeport has earned a point in four straight games (3-0-1-0) following Tuesday’s 2-0 win over Portland… Goaltender Nathan Lawson snapped a personal three-game winless skid with a 26-save shutout in that contest… Greg Mauldin has found the scoresheet in four of his last five games (3-3-6) and leads the Sound Tigers with 11 goals (11-7-18) in 29 games on the campaign… Rehabbing goaltender Rick DiPietro picked up the victory with 13 saves over two periods of action in Friday’s 6-2 win at Springfield… The Sound Tigers visit Providence and Portland this weekend before hosting Springfield on Sunday.
 
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When Hartford dropped its fourth straight game, a 5-2 loss to Portland on Friday, it marked the first time the team had gone without a point in four consecutive tilts since Jan. 30 to Feb. 6, 2005… Saturday’s 2-1 overtime win over Bridgeport snapped that skid and the Wolf Pack’s six-game winless skid overall (0-4-1-1), which was their longest since a seven-game streak from Feb. 1-14, 2001… Steve Valiquette earned his first AHL win of the season with 25 saves on Saturday… Dale Weise’s overtime winner that night was his first career overtime tally… Hartford hosts Toronto and Hamilton this weekend to conclude a five-game homestand.
 
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Hershey has outscored opponents 15-4 during its last two victories, with a 3-0 loss at Albany on Friday in between… The Bears posted a 9-0 win over Hartford on Dec. 6 and defeated Rochester by a 6-2 count on Saturday… Hershey’s offense now leads the league, averaging 3.68 goals per game… Andrew Gordon has registered a point in seven of his last eight games (7-4-11), and Chris Bourque shows a point in three of four contests (3-3-6) since rejoining the Bears… Goaltender Braden Holtby collected his third AHL win of the season (3-1-1) with 34 saves vs. the Amerks on Saturday… Hershey plays a home-and-home set with Rochester this weekend.
 
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Tuesday’s 6-1 win over Springfield marked Lowell’s highest offensive output since rolling to a 7-3 triumph at Worcester on Nov. 11… Alexander Vasyunov scored his first AHL hat trick and defenseman Cory Murphy set a team season high with four assists in Tuesday’s win… The Devils are now 15-3-2-0 this season when scoring three or more goals and 15-2-1-0 when allowing three or fewer… Matt Halischuk has multiple points in three of four games (3-4-7) since being assigned by parent-club New Jersey… Lowell is 8-1-0-0 this year in the second of back-to-back games… The Devils host Albany on Friday before visiting Manchester and Providence to close out the weekend.
 
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Manchester became the first AHL team to reach 20 wins on the season with Sunday’s 2-0 victory at Providence… The Monarchs’ 20-8-1-2 (43 points) is their best in four seasons under head coach Mark Morris and has them atop the Atlantic Division by eight points, currently the largest edge in the league… Goaltender Jonathan Bernier pitched a 36-save shutout on Sunday; he has turned aside a combined 105 shots in his three shutouts this season (average 35 per game)… David Meckler is riding a four-game scoring streak (5-1-6)… The Monarchs visit Worcester on Friday before hosting Lowell on Saturday.
 
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Norfolk’s 2-0 win over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Wednesday gave the Admirals back-to-back victories for the first time since downing Portland and Manchester on Nov. 17-18… The Admirals notched multiple power play goals in a game for the first time this season when they went 2-for-4 in Saturday’s 5-4 win over Manitoba… Norfolk established new season highs for shots in a game (49) and in a period (21, third) in that victory over the Moose… Brandon Bochenski is tied for the league lead with 15 goals (15-14-29) and has a point in four straight games (3-5-8)… Norfolk concludes a five-game homestand with a pair of tilts vs. Binghamton this weekend.
 
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Portland’s nine-game road points streak (6-0-2-1) ended on Tuesday with a 2-0 loss at Bridgeport, marking their first regulation road loss since a 6-1 defeat at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Nov. 11… The nine-game rod run marked the Pirates’ longest since a 10-game streak (9-0-1-0) from Jan. 29 to Mar. 22, 2006… The 2-0 loss came just one game after Portland scored a season-high seven goals in a 7-1 win at Springfield on Saturday… Kyle Rank notched his first career hat trick and four-point game in that victory… The Pirates close out their pre-Christmas schedule with home tilts against Springfield and Bridgeport this week.
 
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Providence’s five-game winning streak ended with a 3-1 loss at Albany on Saturday, and the Bruins’ 2-0 loss to Manchester on Sunday gave them back-to-back defeats for the first time since losing three straight from Nov. 6-8… Goaltender Dany Sabourin (13-8-0, 2.52. .914) has appeared in 22 of Providence’s 29 games thus far, and his 13 wins are tied for third in the AHL… Andy Wozniewski, who is tied for first among AHL defensemen with 23 points (6-17-23) in 27 games, was recalled by parent-club Boston this week along with fellow rearguard Adam McQuaid… The P-Bruins host Bridgeport on Friday, visit Springfield on Saturday, and welcome Lowell to town on Sunday.
 
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Springfield is now winless in 10 straight contests (0-8-1-1), its longest skid since an 11-game skid from Jan. 23 to Feb. 15, 2009… The Falcons are 0-5-1-0 in December thus far after going 3-9-2-0 in the month last season… Springfield hasn’t won since a 3-2 shootout decision at Hershey on Nov. 21 and hasn’t won in regulation since a 4-3 triumph over Lowell on Nov. 18… Goaltender Jean-Philippe Levasseur made his Falcons debut on Tuesday at Lowell after being assigned by the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks… Charles Linglet has a point in four straight games (0-6-6) and ranks second in the league with 32 points (7-25-32) in 30 games overall.
 
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The Crunch’s 5-3 loss at Rochester on Tuesday dropped them to 0-5-2-0 against the Americans this season… Syracuse has already made five trips to Rochester on the campaign and will still welcome Amerks to the Onondaga County War Memorial three times to close out their season series… Syracuse put a season-high 46 shots on goal Saturday in a 6-3 loss at Binghamton… The Crunch’s 5-2 win over Adirondack on Friday moved them to 3-0-1-0 this season in games after being shut out… Bates Battaglia (2-2-4) and Nick Holden (0-3-3) are each riding three-game scoring runs… Syracuse hosts Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Albany this weekend.
 
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Wilkes-Barre/Scranton has dropped three straight games and seven of its last 10 outings (3-7-0-0) since a 10-6-1-1 start to the season… Nick Johnson posted six points (3-3-6) in his first four games back after being out due to injury since Oct. 24… Penguins leading scorer Dustin Jeffrey (5-21-26) is currently without a point in three straight games for the first time since his first three outings of the season (Oct. 3-10)… Luca Caputi, who totaled three power play goals as a rookie last season, already has a team-high seven this year… Wilkes-Barre/Scranton is 0-4-0-0 on Sundays thus far… The Penguins visit Syracuse on Friday and host Toronto on Saturday this weekend.
 
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Worcester has played 28 games thus far (15-11-0-2), fewest in the Atlantic Division… The Sharks have been off since a 6-3 loss at Manchester on Friday, which ended their points streak at eight games (7-0-0-1)… Rookie goaltender Alex Stalock also saw his personal seven-game winning streak come to a halt on Saturday… Logan Couture ranks second among AHL rookies with 22 points (9-13-22) in 16 games and has yet to be held scoreless in consecutive AHL contests this season… Captain Ryan Vesce is riding a three-game scoring streak (1-5-6) and shows eight points (2-6-8) in his last five outings… Worcester hosts Manchester and Adirondack this weekend.