Ducks give Houston a problem

Published on April 9, 2004 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Cincinnati RailRaiders News Release


CINCINNATI, Ohio -- Ilya Bryzgalov recorded his sixth shutout of the season to lead the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks to a 4-0 victory over the Houston Aeros Friday at Cincinnati Gardens.

Bryzgalov turned away 13 shots in the first period and 30 overall in the win for the Ducks, who snapped a four-game winless (0-1-3-0) and moved into a tie with Houston for fourth place in the West Division.

Mike Mottau, Tony Martensson, Joel Perrrault and Alexei Smirnov scored for Cincinnati, which qualified for a postseason berth for the fourth time in franchise history.

Kyle Kettles surrendered all four goals on 21 shots in the loss for the Aeros, who are winless in their last four games (0-2-2-0).

The Ducks will play Houston in a best-of-three qualifying round series next week. The teams both play their final regular season games tonight. Should they end up tied for fourth the Ducks would host the series at Cincinnati Gardens due to having more wins than Houston.

The Ducks face Cleveland tonight at 7:35 p.m. at Cincinnati Gardens. Houston will host Grand Rapids.

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