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March 25, 2002 - American Hockey League (AHL) News Release


IN REVIEW:
Hershey extended its unbeaten streak to 10 games (9-0-1) with a 2-1 victory in Philadelphia on Friday, followed by a 5-1 win over Portland on Sunday. Jaroslav Obsut scored with 5:05 left in regulation at the First Union Spectrum as the Bears squeaked past the rival Phantoms. Kelly Fairchild had a goal and two assists and Philippe Sauve stopped 34 shots in Sunday's win, as Hershey has now gone 10 games without a loss for the first time since 1981. Michael Leighton helped Norfolk run its winning streak to six games with back-to-back shutouts, sweeping a home-and-home from Philadelphia by 6-0 and 4-0 scores. Leighton now has six shutouts this season, including three in his last five starts, and the Admirals have opened up a five-point lead atop the South Division. Norm Milley's second goal of the game came with 3:21 left in regulation and snapped a 4-4 tie, lifting Rochester to a 7-4 victory over Cleveland at Gund Arena on Sunday. Jeremy Adduono and Craig Charron added shorthanded empty-net goals as insurance for the Amerks, who are 10th in the Western Conference, five points ahead of Milwaukee. Lowell improved to 5-0-1 in its last six games with a 3-2 win over Manchester at a sold-out Tsongas Arena on Sunday. The Lock Monsters trailed by two entering the third period, but Tomas Kurka and Craig Adams scored early in the frame to tie the score. Ian MacNeil then converted on a power play with 52.3 seconds left in regulation, and Lowell had a seven-point lead over the second-place Monarchs in the North Division.

Fri 3/22
SAINT JOHN 2, Manchester 2 (OT)... Lowell 3, PROVIDENCE 0... Hamilton 4, SYRACUSE 2... Rochester 4, CINCINNATI 2... NORFOLK 2, Portland 1... Bridgeport 6, HARTFORD 4... SPRINGFIELD 5, Albany 1... QUEBEC 3, St. John's 3 (OT)... Grand Rapids 4, MILWAUKEE 3 (OT)... UTAH 6, Chicago 4... Houston 4, MANITOBA 3... Hershey 2, PHILADELPHIA 1

Sat 3/23
Quebec 5, SAINT JOHN 3... NORFOLK 6, Philadelphia 0... SYRACUSE 5, Albany 0... Providence 3, MANCHESTER 2... GRAND RAPIDS 3, Wilkes-Barre 2... HARTFORD 2, Springfield 1... CINCINNATI 4, Rochester 1... MILWAUKEE 4, Cleveland 1... HAMILTON 4, St. John's 1... LOWELL 5, Worcester 3... Chicago 4, UTAH 2... BRIDGEPORT 3, Portland 1

Sun 3/24
HAMILTON 2, St. John's 1... MANITOBA 5, Houston 2... Springfield 4, PROVIDENCE 0... LOWELL 3, Manchester 2... HARTFORD 5, Worcester 3... Rochester 7, CLEVELAND 4... Norfolk 4, PHILADELPHIA 0... BRIDGEPORT 1, Albany 0... HERSHEY 5, Portland 1 WHAT'S ON TAP:
The Flames have fallen to 13th in the Eastern Conference, and they try to snap a 10-game regular-season winless streak to the Citadelles at Le Colisee Pepsi tonight (7:30 ET, 8:30 AT). Quebec is 6-0-2 against Saint John this season and 23-5-4 all-time, but the Flames ousted the Citadelles in a conference semifinal series last year, four games to one. The defending champs need points if they want a shot at a repeat; with seven games remaining, the Flames trail St. John's by eight points for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

(all times local)
Mon 3/25
Saint John at Quebec, 7:30

Wed 3/27
Albany at St. John's, 7:30... Milwaukee at Grand Rapids, 7:00... Syracuse at Cleveland, 7:05... Wilkes-Barre at Philadelphia, 7:05... Bridgeport at Providence, 7:05... Cincinnati at Hamilton, 7:30... Houston at Chicago, 7:00... Saint John at Manitoba, 7:30 ALUMNI WATCH:
Jean-Francois Fortin's first NHL goal capped the scoring in Washington's 5-2 victory over Columbus on Saturday. Steve Konowalchuk had two assists in the game for the Capitals.

Kip Miller and Mark Parrish scored third-period goals as the New York Islanders defeated Minnesota on Saturday, 2-1. Chris Osgood finished with 28 saves.

Mika Noronen made 25 saves and Erik Rasmussen scored 1:27 into overtime as Buffalo defeated Ottawa on Sunday, 3-2. Noronen is 4-1-1 with a 2.25 GAA for the Sabres this season. ON THE AIR:
AHL Rinkside: Leafs TV - Tuesday, 11:00 am ET
AHL Rinkside: Leafs TV - Tuesday, 5:30 pm ET

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