Weekly Notebook: Western Conference

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The Wolves’ 8-0 win over the Aeros on Sunday set a franchise record for largest margin of victory on the road while matching the all-time mark in Wolves’ history… Steve Martins recorded four points, with a shorthanded goal and three assists, and posted a plus-4 rating in Sunday’s win at Houston… After its match-up with Omaha on Feb. 23, Chicago kicks off an eight-game homestand on Saturday, where the Wolves have scored 46 percent of its goals on special teams this season, with 36 power-play goals and seven shorthanded tallies.
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The Griffins had their six-game win streak snapped with a 7-3 loss at Peoria on Sunday, prior to that, Grand Rapids had scored four goals or more in each of its six wins… Grand Rapids has scored six shorthanded goals in its last four games… The Griffins play two of their next three games at home, where they are currently on a six-game winning streak and have won nine out of their last 10 contests.
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The Bulldogs had their five-game winning streak broken in a 5-3 loss at Syracuse on Monday, and it was Hamilton’s first regulation loss since Jan. 16, going 10-0-1-1 during that stretch… Corey Locke leads the Bulldogs with five goals and 10 points in his last four games… Hamilton begins a nine-game road trip, after completing the back end of a home-and-home series against Syracuse on Friday.
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All-Star defenseman Curtis Murphy is one point shy of 200 in his career, having played 295 games in a Houston sweater… Eleven of Matt Foy’s 23 goals for the Aeros have come in the third period… Houston plays its next three games at home, where they have tallied 40 percent of its goals on special teams, with 28 on the power play and five shorthanded.
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Vojtech Polak leads Iowa with six goals and 10 points thus far in the month of February… The Stars have scored 50 percent (11 of 22) of its goals in the second period on the month… Iowa is tied for second in the league with eight shorthanded goals on the road, as the Stars play 10 of its next 12 games away from Wells Fargo Arena.
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Drew MacIntyre has won five straight games with a 1.96 goals-against average and .935 save percentage and has posted wins in 10 of his last 11 starts… Manitoba is currently riding an eight-game winning streak, having outscored its opponents 30-13 in that span… The Moose wrap-up its six-game road trip this weekend, by playing the next three games against North Division rivals.
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Admirals’ netminder Pekka Rinne has won four of his last five starts, posting a 2.15 goals-against average and .930 save percentage… Chris Durno leads the Milwaukee Admirals with four goals, including a hat trick on Feb. 16 against Peoria, and six points in his last four games… Rich Peverley is the only Admirals player in double-digits with 13 goals on the road and he leads the team with 22 points in 27 games as Milwaukee plays four of its next five games at the Bradley Center.
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When allowing two goals or less, Omaha is 22-2-0-1… The Knights’ 2-1 overtime win against Iowa on Friday ended a three-game losing streak and was the first win in overtime this season, having lost its previous three overtime decisions… 2007 AHL All-Star Dustin Boyd leads Omaha on the road with 13 goals and has 25 points in 27 games as the Ak-Sar-Ben Knights kick off a four-game road trip this week.
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Trent Whitfield leads the Rivermen with eight points (2g, 6a) in his last five games… The Rivermen have earned 12 out of a possible 16 points in the standings in the last eight contests, going 5-1-1-1 during that stretch… Peoria plays three of its next four games at home, where they are unbeaten in regulation in its last six games, posting a 4-0-1-1 mark.
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Three of Rochester’s top four leading scorers (Clarke MacArthur, Drew Stafford and Michael Ryan) are currently called up to the Buffalo Sabres… Craig Anderson is 3-1-0 with a 1.75 goals-against average and a .945 save percentage in his last four starts… The Amerks play four of their next five games at home, where they are averaging 4.1 goals per game through 27 contests.
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Donald MacLean has provided points in 10 of his last 12 games, recording four goals and six assists in that span… In the last five games, the Rampage has scored five of its 11 goals in the third period… After 16 games and 27 days on the road, San Antonio returns from its road trip on Feb. 23 against Chicago.
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The Crunch snapped a six-game winless streak with their 5-3 win over Hamilton on Monday, also handing the Bulldogs its first regulation loss in 12 games… Curtis Glencross has three goals and five points in the last four outings for Syracuse… The Crunch play three of its next four games at home, where they have tallied 46 percent (37 of 81) of their goals on specials teams, with 31 power-play goals and six shorthanded goals.
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Netminder Justin Pogge has won three of his last four starts at Ricoh Coliseum… Colin Murphy has a goal and six assists in his last six games, along with a plus-4 rating for the Marlies… Erik Westrum leads Toronto with 11 goals, 16 assists and 27 points in 27 games at home, where the Marlies will play seven of its next nine contests.