Ducks lose seventh straight

November 18, 2004 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Cincinnati RailRaiders News Release


  MILWAUKEE, WI -- Simon Gamache had a goal and three assists to lead the Milwaukee Admirals to a 9-3 victory over the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks Thursday at the Bradley Center.   Vern Fiddler scored two goals and Andrew Hutchinson and Scottie Upshall each contributed a goal and two assists for the Admirals, who snapped a two-game losing streak.  Upshall, the sixth pick in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft by Nashville, finished the game with a plus-5 rating.   Seamus Kotyk, making just his second start of the season, stopped 30 shots in the win.   Zenon Konopka and Shane O'Brien each had a goal and an assist for Cincinnati, which lost its seventh straight game.  The losing streak matches the second longest in franchise history, one off the franchise record of eight set by the 1999-00 club.

Frederic Cassivi surrendered six goals on 20 shots to take the loss for the Ducks, who are 0-6-0-0 this season in games in which they outshoot their opponent.   The Ducks play Chicago tonight at 7:35 p.m. at Cincinnati Gardens.   Cincinnati....................................2-0-1=3 Milwaukee...................................2-5-2=9   First period: 1. Cin, Penner 1 (Smirnov, Lupul), 3:58.  2. Mil, Tootoo 2 (Matteucci, Hrkac), 6:05.  3. Mil, Shishkanov 6 (Gamache, Tiley), 13:09 (ppg).  4. Cin, Konopka 2 (Foster, O'Brien), 13:31.     Second period: 5. Mil, Hamhuis 2 (Hutchinson, Smith), 9:24 (ppg).  6. Mil, Segal 5 (Tiley, Yablonski), 10:04.  7. Mil, Gamache 7 (Smith), 12:00 (ppg).  8. Mil, Fiddler 3 (Hamhuis, Upshall), 12:58.  9. Mil, Hutchinson 3 (Pivko, Upshall), 16:22 (shg).   Third period: 10. Cin, O'Brien (Chistov, Konopka), 3:18.  11. Mil, Fiddler 4 (Hutchinson, Gamache), 13:21.  12. Mil, Upshall (Gamache), 20:00.   Shots on goal: Cincinnati 10-11-12=33; Milwaukee 6-16-8=30.   Power play opportunities: Cincinnati 0-for-9; Milwaukee 3-for-9.  Goaltenders: Cincinnati, Cassivi (30:33; 12 shots, 8 saves; record 1-4-0), Bryzgalov (9:27; 7 shots, 4 saves); Milwaukee, Kotyk (33 shots, 30 saves; record 2-0-0). A: 3,164. 

Referee: Kozari.  Linesmen: Mills, Pancich.  Records: Cincinnati 5-9-0-0;  Milwaukee 9-1-1-1.



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