Ducks take 1-0 series lead with 3-1 win over defending Calder Cup champion Houston

April 15, 2004 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Cincinnati RailRaiders News Release


HOUSTON, TX -- Tony Martensson had a goal and assist and Ilya Bryzgalov made 28 saves as the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks defeated the Houston Aeros 3-1 Thursday at the Toyota Center to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three qualifying round Calder Cup playoff series.

Martensson scored a power-play goal 8:09 into the second period to tie the score at 1-1 and assisted on the go-head goal by Chris Kunitz, also on the power-play, three minutes later.

Casey Hankinson added a third-period tally for the Ducks, who outshot the Aeros 38-29, including 33-17 over the final 48 minutes.

Bryzgalov, making his first career Calder Cup playoff appearance, helped the Ducks kill all seven of Houston's power-play chances, including four in the third period.

Christoph Brandner scored the lone goal in the first period for the defending Calder Cup champion Aeros, who lost the first game of a playoff series for the first time in 10 series.

Frederic Cloutier surrendered all three goals on 38 shots for the loss.

The Ducks will look for their first-ever playoff series win Saturday when they face the Aeros in the second game of the series Saturday at 8:00 p.m. in Houston. The game can be heard on WCKY-AM (1360) and via the Internet at www.1360homer.com.



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