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Stars Play Game 6 Of Conference Finals Tonight

May 24, 2010 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Texas Stars News Release


BULLDOGS LOOK TO ELIMINATE TEXAS AT 6:30 pm (CDT) TONIGHT

Hamilton spends its Victoria Day in search of a coronation as Western Conference champions tonight in Game 6 of the conference finals vs. Texas. The Bulldogs put themselves in position to secure its fourth Calder Cup Finals appearance in 14 seasons with a 3-0 win over the Stars in Cedar Park on Saturday night, Hamilton's third shutout of the playoffs and 15th dating back to the start of the regular season. To advance, the Bulldogs need to win one of two games at Copps Coliseum, where they are 7-1 this postseason. Goalie Curtis Sanford made 23 saves in the Game

5 win as Hamilton bounced back after seeing the Stars even the series with wins in Games 3 and 4. Sanford, who reached the Calder Cup Finals as Manitoba's backup goaltender last year, is 5-2 with a 1.68 GAA and a .938 save percentage in these playoffs. Ryan Russell, Mike Glumac and David Desharnais scored for the Bulldogs on Saturday night, the third goal of the series for each. Desharnais, who also picked up an assist in Game 5 and leads all scorers with 3-5-8 in the series, has points in seven straight games (5-6-11) and 15 of 17 overall (9-12-21) on the postseason. Jamie Benn has scored five of the Stars' 10 goals in the series, and his 13 playoff goals total are one shy of the AHL rookie record held by Rochester's Sean McKenna (14 in 1983). Matt Climie (3-3, 2.91, .907) made 30 saves in the Game 5 loss, his sixth consecutive start since relieving an injured Brent Krahn (7-3, 2.32, .928) in Game 6 vs. Chicago. The Stars are 5-for-19 with the man advantage (26.3 percent), but all five of those goals came in Games 1 and 3. The Bulldogs are 18-12 all-time with a chance to close out a series, including 12-8 at Copps Coliseum and 2-1 in 2010. The Stars are facing elimination for the second time this postseason; they defeated Chicago in Game 7 of the West Division Finals. In the AHL's 113 previous best-of-seven series tied at 2-2, the Game 5 victor has won the series 90 times (79.6 percent).

Western Conference Finals Schedule (best of seven)

Game 1 - Texas 2 at Hamilton 3 (OT)

Game 2 - Texas 1 at Hamilton 3

Game 3 - Hamilton 4 at Texas 5 (OT)

Game 4 - Hamilton 1 at Texas 2 (OT)

Game 5 - Hamilton 3 at Texas 0 (HAM leads series 3-2)

Game 6 - Mon., May 24 - Texas at Hamilton, 6:30 pm CT

*Game 7 - Wed., May 26 - Texas at Hamilton, 6:30 pm CT

*if necessary

MONDAY'S GAME: Game 6 - Texas at Hamilton, 6:30 PM (CDT) (HAM leads series 3-2)

SUNDAY'S SCORE: None

HERSHEY WAITS FOR THE WINNER OF WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS

After beating the Manchester Monarchs in Game 6 of their best-of-seven series at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa., on Saturday night, the Hershey Bears will wait to play the winner of the Hamilton -Texas series for the Calder Cup. The Bears are in the Calder Cup Finals for the fourth time in the five years and for the 22nd time overall. Hershey has won a record 10 Calder Cups in franchise history, most recently in 2006 and 2009.

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