ECHL Today
Published on May 16, 2006 under ECHL (ECHL) News Release
American Conference Finals (Best-of-Seven)
Gwinnett Leads Series (3-1)
* Gwinnett's Scott Mifsud scored the game winner on the power play in 4-2
win at Toledo in Game 4 on Sunday.
* Toledo has not lost three consecutive games at home since 2004 when it
lost four in a row from Dec. 4-18.
* Gladiators scored four unanswered goals in the third period for 4-2 win
at Toledo in Game 4.
* Matt Zultek has scored in every game against Gwinnett and leads Storm
against Gladiators with seven points.
* Gwinnett defensemen Troy Milam (1g-4a) and Steve Slaton (1g-3a) have nine
points against Toledo.
* Storm has scored 10 of its 11 goals (91 percent) against Gwinnett in the
first and second period.
* Gwinnett scored three of its four goals on special teams (2ppg-1shg) in
Game 4 on Sunday.
* Fifteen of Toledo's 17 skaters have scored at least one point against
Gladiators.
* Gladiators are 5-1 all-time in games when they can eliminate a team from
the Kelly Cup Playoffs.
* Storm is 5-9 all-time in games when it can be eliminated from the ECHL
Playoffs.
National Conference Finals (Best-of-Seven)
Series Tied (2-2)
* Chris Beckford-Tseu stopped 33 of 34 shots in the Aces' 3-1 win at Fresno
in Game 4 on Saturday.
* Falcons' Fraser Clair is tied for the league lead with eight playoff
goals and is tied for fifth with 13 points.
* Barrett Heisten scored the game-winning goal and had an assist in
Alaska's 3-1 win in Game 4.
* Fresno's Jamie Holden leads the Kelly Cup Playoffs in wins (10), minutes
(920) and saves (414).
* Aces' Kimbi Daniels has an eight-game scoring streak (2g-7a), tying the
playoff high.
* Dustin VanBallegooie extended his home playoff scoring streak to eight
games (5g-6a) with an assist in Game 4.
* Alaska is 2-1 all-time in Game 5 and it has won the series both times
that it has won Game 5.
* The Falcons went 6-3-3 in games following a home loss in the regular
season.
* Fifty percent of the goals (9 of 18) in the series have been scored in
the third period.
* In the 2005 Conference Finals, the winners of Game 5 both advanced to the
Kelly Cup Finals.
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