Weekly Notebook – Western Conference

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Brian Sipotz leads the league with a plus/minus rating of plus-32 in 68 games… In 68 games this year, AHL leading scorer Darren Haydar has tallied two points or more in 33 contests… The Wolves play three of their remaining five games at home, where they have the third-best power play at 20.1 percent, scoring 52 goals on 259 chances.
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Jimmy Howard (19-17-3) is one-win shy of posting back-to-back 20-win seasons, joining Joey MacDonald, Marc Lamothe and Mike Fountain as the only Griffins goalies to do so… Jeff Campbell had his streak of 56 consecutive games without a penalty come to an end on Saturday when he was called for tripping against Chicago… Matt Hussey leads the team with 25 points (9g, 16a) and a plus-9 on the road as Grand Rapids plays four of its next five games away from Van Andel Arena.
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Corey Locke has four points (1g, 3a) along with a plus-3 rating in his last three games… In the last five contests, the Bulldogs have scored 53 percent (9 of 17) of their goals on special teams (7ppg, 2shg)… The Bulldogs play two of their next three games on the road, where they are unbeaten in their last four outings, going 2-0-1-1.
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Defenseman Curtis Murphy has points in six straight games, recording seven points (2g, 5a) during that stretch… Houston tied a franchise record with its 15th shorthanded goal in Friday’s 6-3 win over Peoria… Houston kicks off a three-game road trip beginning on Friday, where Benoit Pouliot leads the team with 11 goals, including six on the power play and four game winners.
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In the last five games, the Stars have scored 53 percent (7 of 13) of their goals in the third period… Defenseman Mark Fistric had five points (1g, 4a) and led Iowa with a plus-9 in the month of March… Dan Ellis has earned 12 of Iowa’s 15 wins at home this season, as the Stars play their final two regular season games at Wells Fargo Arena this week.
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The Moose have participated in five one-goal games in their last six outings, going 3-2-0-1 in that span… Manitoba had a combined goals-against of 1.82 and recorded a plus-40 in the month of March… The Moose are 1-2-0-1 on their seven-game road trip, which ends this week with their final three regular season away games.
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The Admirals tied a franchise record by having 43 games decided by one-goal thus far in 2006-07, going 23-7-4-9… Pekka Rinne is 3-1-1 in his last five starts, posting a 1.75 goals-against average and .942 save percentage… The Admirals play four of their remaining five games at home, where they are 3-1-0-2 in the last six outings.
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Brent Krahn’s 3-1 win at Iowa on Mar. 30 improved his record to 7-1-0 overall at Wells Fargo Arena, where he has a 1.27 goals-against average and a .954 save percentage… In the last five games, Omaha has scored 58.3 percent (7 of 12) of its goals in the second period, and has not allowed a goal in the second frame as well… Carsen Germyn leads the Knights with 16 goals and 30 points at home, as Omaha opens up a five-game homestand this week.
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In the last five games, Peoria has gone 7-for-18 (38.9 percent) on the power play… Charles Linglet tallied a season-high five points (2g, 3a) for Peoria in an 8-2 win on Tuesday… Peoria plays its next three games at Carver Arena, where Trent Whitfield leads the team with 16 goals, including 11 on the man advantage.
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Mark Mancari has a goal and six assists in his last three games for Rochester… In the last five games, the Amerks are operating at 27.3 percent efficiency on the power play, going 6-for-22… The Amerks play their next two games at home, where Michael Ryan has 24 points (11g, 13a) and is a plus-10 in 19 contests.
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Rookie center Alex Leavitt led the Rampage with 10 goals and 20 points, and tied with a plus-14 in the month of March… In the last five games, San Antonio has scored 50 percent (7 of 14) of its goals in the final period… The Rampage kick off a three-game set on the road, where Yanick Lehoux is averaging a point per game with 13 goals and 19 assists in 32 outings.
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Curtis Glencross has three goals and six points in his last four games with Syracuse… Rookie netminder Tomas Popperle went 9-2-1 with a 2.80 goals-against average and .905 save percentage… The Crunch alternate home and away games, playing three games each, until the end of the regular season.
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In the last five contests, the Marlies have tallied 44.4 percent (8 of 18) of their goals on the man advantage… Toronto is 8-3-0-0 in its last 11 games, six of which have been decided past regulation play… Toronto plays its next two games on the road, where Brett Engelhardt leads the team with 15 goals in 35 games.