Aeros Weekly
Published on February 21, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Houston Aeros News Release
The Aeros enter the week of Feb. 21 tied for first place in the West Division and Western Conference with the Milwaukee Admirals. Each team has 71 points. The Admirals have played four fewer games than the Aeros.This week the Aeros close out a busy month by playing four games, including three at home. Milwaukee pays its second visit of the season to Toyota Center and first since November on Tuesday. The Aeros host Texas on Friday, face Oklahoma City on the road on Saturday and then turn around and host Rockford at home in a 5:05 p.m. Sunday matchup.
LAST WEEK
The Aeros earned three of a possible six points in three West Division games. The team lost 3-1 at home to Chicago on Thursday, fell in a 2-1 shootout at Milwaukee on Friday and then beat Rockford 5-3 on the road on Saturday.
AEROS AT A GLANCE
STANDING.........................................T1/West Div.
RECORD ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦....33-21-1-4, 71 pts.
HOME ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦..15-8-1-1
ROAD ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦....18-13-0-3
STREAK ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦.......WON 1
AEROS SPECIAL TEAMS
PP: 16.5% (20th) ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦..PK: 84.1% (13th)
PPG: 44 ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦......SHG: 5
AEROS LEADERS
Points ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦.DiSalvatore (39)
Goals ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦...Earl (16)
Assists ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦.........Noreau/DiSalvatore (26)
PPG ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦............Almond (7)
PP-Pts ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦...Noreau (19)
SHG ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦...McMillan (3)
SH-Pts ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦..........McMillan (4)
PIM..... ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦ ¬Â¦...........Kassian (118)
AEROS GOALIES --- Anton Khudobin is 18-11-1 witha 2.48 GAA and .913 SV%. He had won six straight games until taking two straight losses Feb. 13-17... Matt Hackett is 13-11-3 with a 2.38 GAA and .915 SV%. He is 3-1-1 in his last five decisions.
NOTABLES
¬Â¢ Since Jan.1, Houston is 15-4-0-1.
¬Â¢ The Aeros set a season-high with their sixth consecutive win on Feb. 11 at Peoria.
¬Â¢ All 33 of Houston ¬â¢s wins have come when the team allows three or fewer goals.
¬Â¢ 27 of Houston ¬â¢s wins have come when they score the first goal.
¬Â¢ The Aeros won their 30th game of the 2010-11 season on Feb. 8 at TEX in their 53rd game. Last season, it took the club 71 games to win 30 overall (March 26).
¬Â¢ Houston ¬â¢s 59 games played is tied with Chicago and Manchester for second-most in the AHL behind Lake Erie (60).
¬Â¢ Maxim Noreau ¬â¢s next goal will be his 50th as a pro. He leads the team with 10 multi-point games.
SCORING STREAKS
¬Â¢ Jon DiSalvatore; 5 games (2-3-5)... 14 of 16 (6-1-2-18)
¬Â¢ Patrick O ¬â¢Sullivan; 2 games (1-1-2)... 13 of 15 as an Aero this season (9-7-16)
ROSTER MOVES
D Marco Scandella was reassigned by MIN on Feb. 20... F Cody Almond was recalled by MIN on Feb. 19.
INJURY UPDATE
Casey Wellman is out with an upper body injury but has been skating with the team ¬Â¦ Tyler Cuma is out for the season with a knee injury suffered Feb. 13. 2011 vs. PEO.
UPCOMING OPPONENTS
MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS
ALL-TIME AEROS RECORD: 44-49-12-6 (26-19-8-3 at home, 18-30-4-3 on the road)
SEASON RECORD: 1-1-0-1 (1-0-0-0 at home, 0-1-0-1 on the road)
NOTES: The teams play twice in a five-day span ¬Â¦Including last Friday, the Aeros have visited MIL twice while Tuesday ¬â¢s game at HOU is Milwaukee ¬â¢s second visit to Toyota Center this season... All three contests have been decided by one goal... MIL entered the week one point behind the Aeros in the West Division... The teams meet again at HOU on March 15 and at MIL on April 1... The Aeros are 1/12 on the PP in the series while MIL is 0/10.
TEXAS STARS
ALL-TIME AEROS RECORD: 12-8-1-0 (7-4-0-0 at home, 5-4-1-0 on the road)
SEASON RECORD: 8-1-0-0 (5-0-0-0 at home, 3-1-0-0 on the road)
NOTES: The Aeros have won five straight vs. the Stars... Houston has outscored the Stars 29-18 with a 12-5 margin in the third period... Anton Khudobin is 6-0-0 vs. TEX and has started seven of the nine games... The teams next meet March 5 and 22, both at TEX.
OKC BARONS
ALL-TIME AEROS RECORD: 4-1-0-0 (0-1-0-0 at home, 4-0-0-0 on the road)
SEASON RECORD: 4-1-0-0 (0-1-0-0 at home, 4-0-0-0 on the road)
NOTES: The Aeros have won two straight vs. the Barons... Matt Hackett started the first three meetings in goal; Anton Khudobin has started the last two... The teams play three-in-a-row at HOU from March 25-27 and close the series at HOU on April 10.
ROCKFORD ICEHOGS
ALL-TIME AEROS RECORD: 12-10-2-2 (7-5-5-1-1 at home, 7-5-2-0 on the road)
SEASON RECORD: 4-2-0-0 (1-1-0-0 at home, 3-1-0-0 on the road)
NOTES: The Aeros have won three straight vs. the Hogs... The teams close the season series March 2 at HOU.
PROMOTIONS
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