Wolves Weekly Notes
October 20, 2003 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Chicago Wolves News Release
WOLVES REWIND (3-0-0-0)
Sun., Oct. 19 Chicago 4, (at) Utah 1
The Wolves broke open a 1-1 tie with three unanswered goals in the third period to defeat the Utah Grizzlies, 4-1, for the second consecutive game at The "E" Center ... Left wing STEVE MALTAIS and right wing BRAD TAPPER each posted power-play goals for Chicago ... Left wings ZDENEK BLATNY and KARL STEWART also scored for the Wolves
Sat., Oct. 18 Chicago 3, (at) Utah 2 (OT)
After falling behind, 2-0, the Wolves registered three unanswered goals to topple the Utah Grizzlies, 3-2, in overtime at The "E" Center ... Left wing SIMON GAMACHE and defenseman KURTIS FOSTER each posted a goal and an assist in the matchup ... Goaltender KARI LEHTONEN recorded 41 saves in the contest
Thu., Oct. 16 (at) Chicago 4, Manitoba 3 (OT)
After squandering a two-goal lead, the Wolves defeated the Manitoba Moose, 4-3, in overtime at the Allstate Arena ... Left wing SIMON GAMACHE tallied two goals for Chicago, while defenseman KURTIS FOSTER posted two assists ... Netminder FREDERIC CASSIVI recorded 23 saves in his first win of the year
WOLVES TO WATCH
STEVE MALTAIS: Currently on a four-game point streak (3G, A), which includes the game-winning goal against Utah on Sunday ... Shares first on the team with three goals and is tied for second on the Wolves with four points and two power-play markers
SIMON GAMACHE: Ended his three-game point streak (3G, 2A) on Sunday ... Notched two power-play goals against Manitoba last Thursday ... Paces the club and shares 12th in the league with five points and shares second on the team with three goals and two power-play tallies ... Leads the Wolves with a .333 shooting percentage (three goals on nine shots)
KURTIS FOSTER: Registered four points (G, 3A) in the last three games, which includes the overtime game-winner against Utah on Saturday ... Paces team defensemen and shares second on the team with three assists and four points ... Leads the team with +5 plus/minus rating
KARI LEHTONEN: Won his North American debut on Saturday against Utah ... Recorded a 1.86 goals-against average and a .953 save percentage in his only start of the year
FREDERIC CASSIVI: Currently on a two-game winning streak ... Registered a 2.29 goals-against average, a .920 save percentage and a 2-0-0-1 record in three starts
ZDENEK BLATNY: Currently on a three-game point streak (G, 2A), which includes his first goal of the season on Sunday ... Shares fourth on the team with three points
KARL STEWART: Tallied his first professional goal on Sunday ... Posted his first professional point with an assist against Manitoba last Thursday
ERIC HEALEY: Notched three points (2G, A) in his first three games, which includes an assist against the Grizzlies on Sunday ... Ranks third on the club with two goals and shares fourth on the team with three points
WOLF TRACKS --The Wolves are tied for second in the Western Conference with seven points after earning at least one point in each of their first three games (3-0-0-1).
--Chicago reached overtime in each of its first three games this season (2-0-0-1), the first time in franchise history the team played three straight OT games to start the year.
--The Wolves share fourth in the AHL with six power-play goals this year; Chicago has tallied at least one man-advantage marker in each game.
--Chicago is tied for fifth in the league with an average of 3.25 goals per game; the Wolves have posted at least three goals in three of their four games this season, which includes all three last week.
THREE'S COMPANY
The Wolves have recorded seven of their 11 goals this year in the third period, fourth-most in the league in that frame; overall, Chicago has notched two goals in the first period, two in the second and seven in the third.
NOTABLE
Wolves right wing BRAD TAPPER will attend the annual Uhlich Children's Alternative Network All-Star Celebration on Thu., Oct. 23, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. The network raises money to support abused, neglected and disadvantaged children and teens.
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