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Published on November 7, 2003 under American Hockey League (AHL) News Release


Thirteen different players found the scoresheet and Brian Finley made 38 saves as Milwaukee shelled Houston on Thursday night, 8-2... Binghamton took over first place overall in the AHL with a 5-3 win over visiting Norfolk on Wednesday.

Wed 11/5
BINGHAMTON 5, Norfolk 3... Cincinnati 4, GRAND RAPIDS 1... HERSHEY 7, St. John's 3... SAN ANTONIO 4, Manitoba 1

Thu 11/6
Milwaukee 8, HOUSTON 2

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LOOKING AHEAD:

Heshey and Philadelphia tangle at the Wachovia Spectrum on Friday (7:05 ET) in the 100th meeting (including postseason) between the in-state rivals. The Phantoms' 6-2 win at the Giant Center on Nov. 2 snapped a six-game winless streak overall and gave the Flyers' farmhands a 38-37-8 edge in the all-time regular-season series (Philly is also 9-7 in the playoffs against Hershey). Kirby Law is the Phantoms' leading scorer this season after recording four points in the win over the Bears; 1999 AHL Rookie of the Year Shane Willis leads Hershey with 12 points.

Back from a four-game road trip through Texas, Manitoba hosts Chicago for a pair of contests on Friday and Saturday (7:30 CT). The Moose have begun their final season in Winnipeg Arena with just one win in their first six home contests, but they are 7-2-2-2 against the Wolves since the teams joined the AHL in 2001. Seven of Chicago's first 10 games this season have been decided by one goal, including a 4-3 overtime win over the Moose on Oct. 16. Fedor Fedorov continues to lead Manitoba in scoring with 13 points, one off the AHL lead.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton takes on Syracuse in a home-and-home, beginning Friday (7:30 ET) at the War Memorial at Oncenter, where the Crunch are unbeaten (3-0-1) this year. Syracuse enters the weekend atop the North Division behind the play of Pascal Leclaire, who struggled as a rookie last year but owns a sterling .938 save percentage so far in 2003-04. Penguins Tom Kostopoulos (13 points) and Tomas Surovy (12 points) are among the league's scoring leaders entering the fifth weekend of the season. The Crunch lead the AHL in power play efficiency with 14 goals in 55 chances (25.5 percent).

Rochester takes a trip to Ohio for games in Cincinnati on Friday (7:35 ET) and Cleveland on Saturday (1:00 ET). The kids are all right for the Amerks, where 20-year-olds Jason Pominville (6+5=11) and Derek Roy (4+6=10) continue to lead the team in scoring, while second-year pro Ryan Miller (4-1-1, 1.32, .951) has been dazzling in net. The Mighty Ducks and Barons have their share of top young talent as well, including former first-round draft picks Michael Holmqvist and Alexei Smirnov in Cincy and Brad Boyes and Marcel Goc in Cleveland.

(all times Eastern)
Fri 11/7
Toronto at Cleveland, 7:00... St. John's at Hamilton, 7:00... Hershey at Philadelphia, 7:05... Hartford at Portland, 7:05... Lowell at Providence, 7:05... Manchester at Worcester, 7:05... Wilkes-Barre at Syracuse, 7:30... Rochester at Cincinnati, 7:35... Norfolk at Springfield, 7:35... Milwaukee at San Antonio, 8:00... Chicago at Manitoba, 8:30... Houston at Utah, 9:05

Sat 11/8
Rochester at Cleveland, 1:00... Philadelphia at Hershey, 7:00... Albany at Lowell, 7:00... St. John's at Binghamton, 7:05... Springfield at Hartford, 7:05... Bridgeport at Providence, 7:05... Syracuse at Wilkes-Barre, 7:05... Norfolk at Worcester, 7:05... Hamilton at Grand Rapids, 7:30... Toronto at Cincinnati, 7:35... Portland at Manchester, 7:35... Chicago at Manitoba, 8:30... Houston at Utah, 9:05

Sun 11/9
Albany at Manchester, 4:05... Springfield at Portland, 4:05... Norfolk at Hershey, 5:00... Providence at Wilkes-Barre, 5:05... Chicago at Hamilton, 6:00... Bridgeport at Philadelphia, 6:05... Utah at San Antonio, 7:00

Mon 11/10
Syracuse at Binghamton, 7:05... Cincinnati at Rochester, 7:05... Lowell at Worcester, 7:05

Tue 11/11
Houston at Grand Rapids, 12:00... Springfield at Lowell, 2:00... Norfolk at Bridgeport, 4:05

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ALUMNI WATCH:

On Thursday, Philippe Sauve made 27 saves to earn his first career NHL win as Colorado got past Phoenix, 2-1... Boston native Niko Dimitrakos scored a goal and Vesa Toskala made 47 saves as San Jose tied the Bruins, 5-5.

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AHL-TV:
Friday, Chicago at Manitoba -- Comcast Cable (Chicago) -- 7:30 CT
Saturday, Syracuse at Wilkes-Barre -- Adelphia 63 (Wilkes-Barre) -- 7:05 ET
Saturday, Chicago at Manitoba -- Comcast Cable (Chicago) -- 7:30 CT
Sunday, Chicago at Hamilton -- Comcast Cable (Chicago) -- 5:00 CT

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