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November 5, 2004 - American Hockey League (AHL) News Release


On Wednesday, Patrick Sharp ran his scoring streak to eight games with a goal and an assist in Philadelphia's 4-2 win over Cincinnati... Worcester scored four times in the first period, then held on for a 4-3 win over Houston... Brad Winchester got the winner with 4:41 left, lifting Edmonton over Syracuse, 4-3... On Thursday, Manitoba defeated Utah, 2-1, with a pair of goals in the third period; the teams close down Winnipeg Arena on Saturday night.

Wed 11/3
PHILADELPHIA 4, Cincinnati 2... WORCESTER 4, Houston 3... EDMONTON 4, Syracuse 3

Thu 11/4
MANITOBA 2, Utah 1


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LOOKING AHEAD:
Two of the hottest teams in the AHL meet at the Centrum Centre on Friday as Worcester entertains Manchester... The IceCats enter the weekend with five straight wins, and are perfect in four home starts this season... The Monarchs' record is unblemished at 7-0-0-0, with shutout victories in three of their last four... Manchester won the teams' first meeting this season, a 5-2 decision on Oct. 15... The clubs also met in the division semifinals of last year's playoffs, with the IceCats prevailing in six games... Brad Smyth has a point in seven straight games for the Monarchs; forward Peter Sejna and rookie defenseman Dennis Wideman are Worcester's top scorers with 10 points apiece.

Rochester meets up with Cincinnati at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo on Friday night... The Mighty Ducks swept a pair from the Amerks at Cincinnati Gardens two weeks ago, with Ilya Bryzgalov stopping 71 of 74 shots total... Jason Botterill has scored one-third of Rochester's 18 goals in eight games, while top prospects Thomas Vanek (one goal) and Daniel Paille (one assist) have struggled to find the scoresheet... The Ducks' AHL predecessors, the Cincinnati Swords, won the Calder Cup in 1973 as the Buffalo Sabres' affiliate, clinching the title with a win at the old Aud.

In-state rivals Bridgeport and Hartford meet up on Saturday night with the Wolf Pack looking to extend their perfect 7-0-0-0 start, and the Sound Tigers simply in search of a goal after being shut out in three straight outings... Bridgeport has been outscored 16-1 in four road contests this season, while Hartford has allowed a total of seven goals in seven games... The Tigers are the only team to score more than one goal in a game against the Pack this year, in a 3-2 loss on Oct. 23... Hartford's Dominic Moore had a six-game scoring streak snapped in Monday's 1-0 shootout win over Houston.

(all times Eastern)
Fri 11/5
Edmonton at St. John's, 6:05... Albany at Binghamton, 7:05... Hershey at Philadelphia, 7:05... Manchester at Worcester, 7:05... Houston at Grand Rapids, 7:30... Cleveland at Hamilton, 7:30... Providence at Norfolk, 7:30... Cincinnati vs. Rochester (at Buffalo), 7:35... Portland at Springfield, 7:35... Chicago at Milwaukee, 8:00... Syracuse at San Antonio, 8:00

Sat 11/6
Edmonton at St. John's, 6:05... Cleveland at Hamilton, 7:00... Providence at Hershey, 7:00... Springfield at Lowell, 7:00... Rochester at Binghamton, 7:05... Bridgeport at Hartford, 7:05... Norfolk at Wilkes-Barre, 7:05... Portland at Worcester, 7:05... Houston at Grand Rapids, 7:30... Albany at Manchester, 7:35... Utah at Manitoba, 8:30

Sun 11/7
Albany at Lowell, 4:00... Springfield at Hartford, 4:05... Bridgeport at Portland, 4:05... Providence at Hershey, 5:00... Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 5:05... Norfolk at Wilkes-Barre, 5:05... Milwaukee at San Antonio, 6:00... Syracuse at Houston, 6:05... Cleveland at Rochester, 6:05

Mon 11/8
No games scheduled

Tue 11/9
Edmonton vs. Cleveland (at San Jose), 10:30

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BY THE NUMBERS:
19 – Collective winning streak of the top three teams in the Atlantic Division (Hartford, Manchester, Worcester) heading into the weekend... The other four teams in the division on a combined 16-game winless slide (0-12-3-1).

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AHL-TV:
Friday, Edmonton at St. John's -- Rogers Sportsnet -- 7:00 ET (delay)
Friday, Cleveland at Hamilton -- Cable 14 (Hamilton) -- 7:30 ET
Friday, Chicago at Milwaukee -- Comcast Cable (Chicago) -- 7:00 CT
Saturday, Edmonton at St. John's -- Rogers Sportsnet -- 7:00 ET (delay)
Saturday, Norfolk at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton -- Adelphia 63 (Wilkes-Barre) -- 7:05 ET
Wednesday, Hershey at Hartford -- MSG Network -- 7:05 ET

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