Barons pound Ducks to take home Labatt Blue Cup

April 10, 2004 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Cincinnati RailRaiders News Release


CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Patrick Rissmiller recorded three goals and an assist and Miroslav Zalesak had two goals and an assist as the Cleveland Barons beat the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, 8-3, Saturday at Cincinnati Gardens.

Matt Carkner, Grant Stevenson and Jon DiSalvatore also scored the Barons, who claimed the Labatt Blue Cup with a 4-2-2-0 record against the Ducks this season.

Nolan Schaefer stopped 28 shots in the win for Cleveland, which finished the regular season with a franchise-record 37 wins and a 45-point improvement over last season, best in the AHL.

Stanislav Chistov had two goals for the Ducks, who lost for just the third time in their last 12 games (4-3-5-0).

Ilya Bryzgalov surrendered all eight goals on 31 shots in the loss, the first in five games at home for Cincinnati (2-1-2-0).

The loss, coupled with Houston's win against Grand Rapids, dropped the Ducks into the fifth and final playoff spot in the West Division. They'll begin a best-of-three Calder Cup qualifying round series Thursday in Houston. All games in the series will be played at the Toyota Center.



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