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Published on February 14, 2003 under American Hockey League (AHL) News Release


Jarret Stoll and Donald Audette scored third-period goals to lift Hamilton to a 4-2 win at Manitoba on Thursday night. The win was the Bulldogs' 20th on the road this season, five shy of the AHL record, and reduced their magic number to clinch the Canadian Division title down to 14 points... On Wednesday, John Tripp scored twice in 44 seconds late in the third period, capping his fourth hat trick of the season and giving Hartford a 4-3 win in Worcester... Also Wednesday, Manchester's Eric Healey and Portland's Peter Ferraro scored in the final 88 seconds of regulation as the Monarchs and Pirates skated to a 1-1 tie.

Wed 2/12
GRAND RAPIDS 5, Philadelphia 2... MANCHESTER 1, Portland 1 (OT)... San Antonio 4, NORFOLK 3 (OT)... ST. JOHN'S 7, Saint John 4... Chicago 3, UTAH 2 (OT)... WILKES-BARRE 4, Binghamton 3... Hartford 4, WORCESTER 3

Thu 2/13
Cleveland 3, HOUSTON 1... Hamilton 4, MANITOBA 2

LOOKING AHEAD:

Providence puts its 16-game home unbeaten streak to the test tonight (7:05 ET) against the defending conference champions from Bridgeport. The B's are 13-0-3-0 on home ice since Dec. 6 and 21-3-2-0 in their last 26 games overall as they pursue the franchise's third division title. The Sound Tigers have won five in a row themselves, with former Bruins Eric Manlow and Brandon Smith combining for 2+14=16 pts., and now trail Binghamton by just one point for the lead in the East Division.

Former Lowell goaltender Jean-Marc Pelletier leads his Falcons into battle against the Lock Monsters in Springfield tonight (7:35 ET). The game is expected to mark the AHL debut of Arturs Irbe, who was assigned to Lowell by Carolina earlier this week. The Falcons are 6-0-2-0 at home in 2003 and 3-0-1-0 this season against the Lock Monsters after losing all six meetings a year ago. Lowell, which has lost six in a row, has dropped 15 of 18 one-goal games this season (3-12-0-3).

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton pays a visit to Albany on Saturday afternoon (2:00 ET) riding a four-game unbeaten streak overall but with just one win in its last seven on the road. The Penguins posted a 6-3 win over the River Rats on Jan. 4 behind four-point efforts by Tomas Surovy and Tom Kostopoulos. Greg Crozier, a member of the Penguins' 2001 Calder Cup finalist team, has 24 points in 30 games since joining Albany in late November; Pens forward Matt Murley, a Capital District native and an alumnus of nearby RPI, has moved into a tie for eighth in scoring among AHL rookies.

The Corel Centre in Kanata, Ont., hosts its first AHL game on Saturday as Binghamton battles St. John's (4:05 ET, 5:35 NT). The Senators won the teams' first meeting on New Year's Eve, 3-2, thanks to a pair of goals by Jason Spezza, who was recalled by Ottawa on Thursday. The Maple Leafs are 6-1-1-0 in their last eight games entering the weekend, but still sit in 11th place, outside of the Eastern Conference playoff picture.

(all times local)
Fri 2/14
Manchester at Saint John, 7:30... Hershey at Albany, 7:00... Milwaukee at Hartford, 7:05... Bridgeport at Providence, 7:05... Cincinnati at Grand Rapids, 7:30... Portland at Norfolk, 7:30... St. John's at Syracuse, 7:30... Philadelphia at Rochester, 7:35... Lowell at Springfield, 7:35... Hamilton at Manitoba, 7:30... Chicago at Utah, 7:00

Sat 2/15
Wilkes-Barre at Albany, 2:00... St. John's vs. Binghamton (at Ottawa), 4:05... Manchester at Saint John, 7:00... Rochester at Hershey, 7:00... Providence at Lowell, 7:00... San Antonio at Hartford, 7:05... Portland at Norfolk, 7:30... Cleveland at Syracuse, 7:30... Bridgeport at Springfield, 7:35... Milwaukee at Worcester, 7:35... Philadelphia at Cincinnati, 8:05... Utah at Houston, 7:30

Sun 2/16
San Antonio at Bridgeport, 4:05... Chicago at Cincinnati, 4:05... Providence at Worcester, 4:05... Saint John at Lowell, 5:00... Wilkes-Barre at Binghamton, 5:05... Portland at Hershey, 6:00... Utah at Houston, 5:00... Grand Rapids at Rochester, 6:05... Cleveland at Hamilton, 7:30

Mon 2/17
Springfield at Albany, 4:00... St. John's at Manchester, 4:05... Philadelphia at Wilkes-Barre, 5:05... Grand Rapids at Syracuse, 7:00

ALUMNI WATCH:

On Thursday, Tomas Vokoun stopped 36 shots to lead Nashville over the N.Y. Islanders, 2-0... 1998 AHL All-Rookie forward Brendan Morrison scored 1:58 into OT to give Vancouver a 2-1 win over Colorado... Former AHL regular season and playoff MVP Derek Armstrong had a goal and an assist and was the game's first star as Los Angeles downed Calgary, 4-2... Toni Dahlman's first NHL goal helped Ottawa past Pittsburgh on Wednesday, 3-0.

ON THE AIR:

Friday, Bridgeport at Providence -- Cox Cable 3 (Providence) -- 7:05 ET
Friday, St. John's at Syracuse -- Time Warner Cable 13 (Syracuse) -- 7:30 ET
Friday, Philadelphia at Rochester -- Time Warner Cable 98 (Rochester) -- 7:35 ET
Sunday, Chicago at Cincinnati -- CLTV (Chicago) -- 3:05 CT
Sunday, Cleveland at Hamilton -- Cable 14 (Hamilton) -- 7:30 ET
Monday, Philadelphia at Wilkes-Barre -- Adelphia 63/WNEP-DT 16-2 (NE Pa.)/CN8 (Comcast Network) -- 5:05 ET

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