Weekly Notebook – Eastern Conference

by theahl

March 21, 2007September 27, 2016


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The River Rats have scored three or more goals in six of their last seven games, for a total of 25 marks, including 12 on the man advantage… The line of Keith Aucoin, Matt Murley and Ryan Bayda has combined for 10 goals and 28 points in the last five games… The Rats open up a three-game set on the road beginning on Mar. 21, where they have gone 3-1-1-0 in their last five outings.


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Andrew Ebbett recorded his first pro hat trick in the Sens’ 7-4 win over Toronto on Mar. 14 and Kevin Saurette scored his first two AHL goals in a 5-2 win against Portland on Saturday… In the last five games, the B-Sens have scored 11 of their 18 goals (61 percent) in the second period… After a two-game stint at home, the Senators play the next three games on the road where they have the fewest wins of any team in the league with seven.


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In the last five tilts, Bridgeport has scored 50 percent (9 of 18) of its goals on the power play… Cam McCaffrey tallied his first AHL goal in Saturday’s loss to Norfolk… The Sound Tigers end their five-game road trip on Friday against Binghamton, and proceed to play three of its next four contests at home, where Eric Boguniecki leads the team with 15 goals, eight of which, are on the power play and five have been game winners.


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Jarkko Immonen has seven goals and 14 points in his last nine games for Hartford… Darin Olver, a second-round pick (36th overall) in 2004 by the New York Rangers, scored a goal in his pro debut in the Wolf Pack’s loss on Saturday… The Wolf Pack play two of its three games on the road this upcoming week, where they have dropped four of their last five games, having been outscored 17-7 in that span.


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Kyle Wilson became the sixth Hershey player to score 20 goals this season… Bruce Boudreau became just the second coach in their 69-year history (John Paddock) to record back-to-back 40-win seasons… The Bears play five of its next six games at the Giant Center, where they are unbeaten in regulation in the last five contests, going 4-0-1-0.


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Lowell is 15-4-2-4 since the All-Star break, going from last place in the Atlantic Division, to three points shy of second place… Defenseman Mike Mottau has six assists in his last four games and, despite missing 35 games due to injury, ranks second on the squad with 22 helpers… The Devils play three of their next five games at Tsongas Arena, where netminder Jordan Parise is 8-3-2 with a 2.76 goals-against average and .915 save percentage.


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Manchester owns the league’s best power play on the road, scoring 22.2 percent (37-for-167) on the man advantage away from Verizon Wireless Arena… Jason LaBarbera has set all-time Monarchs’ records with most minutes (3,183), saves (1,756), wins (33) and appearances (54)… The Monarchs play their next three games on the road, where they have dropped two-straight games, having been outscored 8-1.


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Norfolk became the first team to clinch a berth in the 2007 Calder Cup Playoffs on Sunday… Troy Brouwer has a 10-game scoring streak, recording 11 goals and 17 points in that span… The Admirals play four of its next five games away from Norfolk Scope arena, where they just completed a five-game homestand, going 4-1-0-0.


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Jonathan Matsumoto scored his first goal in his pro debut in Philadelphia’s loss to Hershey on Saturday… Mark Cullen is currently riding a five-game scoring streak, registering a goal and seven assists in that span… The Phantoms play all but one of their 13 remaining games against division opponents, against whom they have an 18-17-2-3 record.


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In Sunday’s loss to Worcester, Portland held the Sharks to just one shot in the opening period, marking the 5th time in franchise history they have held an opponent to one shot in a period… Sebastien Caron earned his team-leading 11th win with 27 saves and stopped three of four in a shootout over Lowell on Friday… Portland plays six of its next seven games on the road, where they have had six different goaltenders start this season.


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Marco Rosa has a three-game scoring streak, recording two goals and two assists in that span… Defenseman Dwayne Zinger has five assists and leads the P-Bruins with a plus-10 in his last 10 outings… The P-Bruins play four of its next five games at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center, where Ben Walter leads the team with 13 goals, 31 points and a plus-18 in 31 games.


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In the last five games, Springfield has tallied six of its 11 goals (54.5 percent) in the opening period… Eric Healey leads the Falcons with six points (3g, 3a) in the last four games… The Falcons play a two-game set on the road in the state of Pennsylvania, playing Hershey on Wednesday and Philadelphia on Friday.


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Ryan Stone is currently riding a seven-game scoring streak, tallying a pair of goals and seven assists in that stretch… In the last five games, the Penguins have scored 60 percent (9 of 15) of their goals in the second period, while allowing 59 percent (10 of 17) of goals in the second frame as well. The Penguins play five of their next six games on home ice, where they are 4-1-0-0 in their last five tilts.


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Mathieu Darche has four goals and six points in three games last week to lead the Sharks… Netminder Thomas Greiss is 4-1-0 with a 1.69 goals-against average and a .942 save percentage in his last five starts… The Sharks play three of their next five games on the road, where they have dropped four of their last five contests.