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May 12, 2006 - ECHL (ECHL) News Release


American Conference Finals (Best-of-Seven)

South Division Champion Gwinnett Gladiators (50-15-7) at North Division Champion Toledo Storm (46-21-5) 7:35 p.m. ET

Series Tied (1-1)
* Todd Jackson scored the game winner for Toledo in its 4-3 overtime win in Game 2 at Gwinnett on Monday.
* Defenseman Troy Milam had two assists and eight different players scored for Gwinnett in Game 2.
* All-Star rookie Gerry Burke had two points (1g-1a) in Toledo's 4-3 win at Gwinnett in Game 2.
* Milan Gajic leads Gwinnett on the road in postseason with four goals, seven points and +7 in three games.
* Matt Zultek leads Toledo at home in the playoffs with four goals and he is tied for the team lead with six points.
* On the road in the 2006 Kelly Cup Playoffs, Gwinnett is 3-0 and has outscored its opponents 16-9.
* Logan Koopmans stopped 54 shots, including seven in overtime, for Toledo in its 4-3 overtime win on Monday.
* Gladiators were 5-1-1 in the regular season in games following a home loss.
* Storm is 13-11 all-time in Game 3 and is 11-2 overall in series in which it has won Game 3.
* Gwinnett is 5-0 all-time in series in which it wins Game 3 and is 0-2 overall in series in which it loses Game 3.

National Conference Finals (Best-of-Seven)

West Division Champion Alaska Aces (53-12-7) at Pacific Division Champion Fresno Falcons (43-15-14) 7:30 p.m. PT

Series Tied (1-1)
* Chris Beckford-Tseu stopped 24 shots for his second postseason shutout in Alaska's 2-0 win in Game 2.
* Fresno's Dustin VanBallegooie has scored nine of his 11 playoff points in six home games (5g-6a).
* Chris Minard leads the Aces on the road with four goals and is tied for the lead with six points in five games.
* Falcons have scored 50 percent of their goals (12 of 24) at home in the playoffs on special teams (11ppg-1shg).
* Alaska has scored 52.6 percent of its goals (10 of 19) on the road in the playoffs on special teams (6ppg-4shg).
* Fresno's 2-0 loss at Alaska in Game 2 was only the second time in 2005-06 that it has been shut out.
* Aces defenseman Matt Shasby scored in all three regular season games at Fresno (2g-2a).
* Fresno was 16-6-6 in the regular season and is 1-1 in the postseason in games following a loss.
* Alaska is 3-4 all-time in Game 3 and has won every series when it has won Game 3.
* Falcons' Peter Fregoe has scored in each of the last two home games against Alaska (2g-1a).

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