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Published on January 8, 2003 under American Hockey League (AHL) News Release


Fernando Pisani's goal with 6:24 left in regulation and a 53-44 edge in shots on goal helped Hamilton to a 5-4 win in St. John's on Tuesday night. It was the 11th straight win over the Maple Leafs for the Bulldogs, who extended their unbeaten streak to 16 games (14-0-2-0) and their points streak to 21 (18-0-2-1). Mariusz Czerkawski scored twice for Hamilton, while Josh Holden recorded a goal and three assists for St. John's. Rogers Sportsnet East televises live tonight as Hamilton looks to tie the AHL record for longest road winning streak (13) in the teams' rematch at Mile One Stadium (7:35 NT, 6:05 ET).

Tue 1/7
Hamilton 5, ST. JOHN'S 4

LOOKING AHEAD:

The East Division race heats up as Binghamton hosts Hartford tonight (7:05 ET). Since Dec. 6, the teams have gone in opposite directions: The Senators are 8-3-3-0, while the Wolf Pack are 4-8-3-0 and have fallen two points behind Binghamton in the standings. Hartford has controlled the special teams play in the teams' first two meetings, going 4-for-11 on the power play (36.4%) and a perfect 15-for-15 on the penalty kill. B-Sens forward Brad Smyth, the all-time leading scorer in Wolf Pack history, has eight points in his last eight AHL games.

Bridgeport kicks off a seven-game road trip in Philadelphia tonight (7:05 ET), trying to maintain its lead in the East Division. The Sound Tigers are winless in their last five on the road, and have dropped two of three meetings with the Phantoms this season. Philly has won four straight on home ice and seven of its last 11 overall, but still sits last in the four-team South Division. Rick DiPietro is 0-5-2 in his last seven decisions for Bridgeport.

Grand Rapids brings a 12-2-2-2 road record to Milwaukee tonight (7:12 CT, 8:12 ET), where the Admirals are 7-3-4-1 at the Bradley Center. The Griffins haven't lost away from home since Dec. 4 (6-0-1-0), and rookie Joey MacDonald is 6-0-0 with a 1.99 GAA on foreign ice. Jan Lasak is 2-0-1 since returning to Milwaukee from Nashville, and Darren Haydar has 3+4=7 pts. in his last four games.

(all times local)
Wed 1/8
Hamilton at St. John's, 7:35... Manchester at Albany, 7:00... Hartford at Binghamton, 7:05... Bridgeport at Philadelphia, 7:05... Wilkes-Barre at Norfolk, 7:15... Syracuse at Hershey, 7:30... Manitoba at Chicago, 7:00... Cleveland at San Antonio, 7:00... Grand Rapids at Milwaukee, 7:12

Thu 1/9
Chicago at Houston, 7:00

Fri 1/10
Wilkes-Barre at St. John's, 7:35... Portland at Saint John, 7:30... Milwaukee at Hamilton, 7:00... Philadelphia at Lowell, 7:00... Hershey at Binghamton, 7:05... Worcester at Providence, 7:05... Syracuse at Grand Rapids, 7:30... Bridgeport at Norfolk, 7:30... Rochester at Cincinnati, 7:35... Springfield at Manchester, 7:35... Utah at San Antonio, 7:00... Cleveland at Houston, 7:30... Hartford at Manitoba, 7:30

ALUMNI WATCH:
On Tuesday, Dave Scatchard's hat trick lifted the N.Y. Islanders to a 6-3 win over Pittsburgh... 1998 Calder Cup champion Andy Delmore scored his second goal of the game with 16 seconds left in overtime to give Nashville a 2-1 win over St. Louis... Marcel Hossa, currently fifth in the AHL with 19 goals, scored in Montreal's 3-2 loss at New Jersey... In Monday's action, Joe Corvo scored his first NHL goal during Los Angeles's 3-2 win in Minnesota.

ON THE AIR:
Wednesday, Hamilton at St. John's -- Rogers Sportsnet (East region) -- 6:05 ET (live)
Wednesday, Hamilton at St. John's -- Rogers Cable 9 (St. John's) -- Thu., 3:00pm NT (tape)
Friday, Milwaukee at Hamilton -- Cable 14 (Hamilton) -- 7:05 ET (live)

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