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Toby Petersen Scores Two Goals as Penguins End Losing Streak

March 3, 2003 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins News Release


Cincinnati, Ohio (Sunday, March 2, 2003) - Toby Petersen scored two goals and Jean-Sebastien Aubin made 30 saves as the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins defeated the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, 3-1, before a crowd of 3,714 at Cincinnati Gardens. The Penguins, who took three of six points on their three-game road trip in Ohio, got a goal and an assist from Tom Kostopoulos and Milan Kraft added two assists as the Penguins improved their season record to 28-26-5-5 (66 points).

The win was the Penguins' first-ever at Cincinnati Gardens and ended their six-game losing streak losing against the Mighty Ducks in the Queen City.

Aubin was the difference in the first period as he made several key saves to keep the Penguins in the game. He stopped 11 of 12 shots in the first period, including several point-blank scoring chances.

The Penguins, who were shorthanded for most of the opening period, killed off three of Cincinnati's four power play chances, including a 5-on-3 power play for 1:13 early in the game.

The Mighty Ducks finally scored on their fourth power play chance of the game as Travis Brigley beat Aubin with a one-timer from between the circles at 11:35 to give the Ducks' a 1-0 lead.

After not scoring a goal in over four periods, the Penguins scored three unanswered goals in a little over five minutes to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the second period.

It all started midway through the second period on Petersen's power play goal. Just 40 seconds after Mike Commodore was sent off for roughing, the Penguins tied the game at 1-1 as Petersen put back his own rebound top shelf for his 21st goal of the season at 10:10 of the period.

The Penguins took their first lead of the game a few minutes later as Petersen scored his second goal of the game and 22nd of the season at 13:01. Matt Hussey broke in and tried to beat goaltender J-F Damphousse with a back-hander, but Damphousse blocked the shot with his right pad. Petersen, who was trailing on the play, came skating down in the slot and knocked home the rebound into an empty net for the goal.

Tom Kostopoulos increased the lead to 3-1 at 15:20 as he scored his 19th goal of the season. Kostopoulos took a pass from Kraft down low and skated through the crease and beat Damphousse low to the glove side for the goal.

The Penguins are off until Saturday, when they host the Hershey Bears at 7:05 p.m. at the First Union Arena at Casey Plaza.

GAME NOTES

Scratches for the Penguins were forward Jason MacDonald (left shoulder) and defenseman Francois Leroux (rotator cuff) ... In two games with the Penguins, goaltender Jean-Sebastien Aubin has stopped 53 of 56 in two starts ... Following the game, Coach Glenn Patrick announced that he will start on Saturday against the Bears ... In two games, Aubin has a record 1-1, a 1.50 goals against average and a .946 save percentage ... The win was Aubin's first AHL victory since January 21, 2000, when the Penguins defeated the Hershey Bears, 7-3. In seven games against the Mighty Ducks on the road, the Penguins have been outscored, 31-14 ... The Penguins are 1-8 lifetime against Ohio teams (Cincinnati and Cleveland) ... The Penguins will play 11 of their final 16 games at home ... The Penguins are 16-10-1-2 at home this season ... Center Milan Kraft recorded eight points (3+5) and was a plus-three in four games last week (February 24 -March 2, 2003) and was nominated for Player of the Week honors ... With two assists today, Kraft extended his point streak to 11-games ... He has 18 points (7+11) in his last 11 games with the Penguins ... Overall, Kraft has 26 points (9+17) in 24 games ... Center Toby Petersen has three goals in the last three games and has 14 points (9+5) in the last 14 games, including two multiple-goal games ... Petersen is second on the team in scoring with 50 points (22+28) in 64 games ... RW Tom Kostopoulos has eight points (4+4) in the last six games and 19 points (6+13) in the last 17 games since being sent down from Pittsburgh ... Kostopoulos leads the team in scoring with 54 points (19+35) in 55 games.

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