Ducks end winless streak

Published on April 5, 2002 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Cincinnati RailRaiders News Release


CINCINNATI, Ohio - Jarrett Smith finished with a goal and two assists and Jason Elliott made 32 saves as the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks ended a five-game winless streak with a 4-2 victory over the Cleveland Barons Friday at the Cincinnati Gardens.

Antti-Jussi Niemi scored what proved to be the game-winner in the third period and added an assist and Tomas Kopecky netted his first professional goal 1:15 into the opening period for Cincinnati, which improved to 7-3-1-0 against Cleveland this season.

Elliott stopped 24 shots over the final two periods en route to his 11th victory of the season. The Cornell University product has stopped 157 of the 164 shots he has faced in his last four starts.

Jesse Fibiger and Mike Craig scored for Cleveland, which has dropped four of its last six games and is 4-13-2-1 in its last 20.

Vesa Toskala, who blanked the Ducks 1-0 Wednesday at Gund Arena, stopped 35 shots in the losing effort.

The Ducks host the Barons at the Cincinnati Gardens at 7:35 p.m. today to complete their 80-game regular-season schedule. They begin a best-of-three Western Conference qualifying series next week against a yet to be determined opponent.

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