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Published on March 8, 2004 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Chicago Wolves News Release


WOLVES REWIND (2-1-0-0)

Sun., March 7 (at) Chicago 4, Hamilton 0

--Goaltender Kari Lehtonen stopped all 28 shots he faced as the Wolves shut out the Hamilton Bulldogs, 4-0, at the Allstate Arena
--Left wings ZDENEK BLATNY and STEVE MALTAIS and defenseman PAUL FLACHE each tallied a goal and an assist, while center DANIEL CORSO added two helpers
--Right wing JIM CAMPBELL also scored for the Wolves

Sat., March 6 Hamilton 5, (at) Chicago 3

--The Wolves allowed four third-period goals to surrender a two-goal lead in a 5-3 loss to the Hamilton Bulldogs at the Allstate Arena
--Left wing ERIC HEALEY notched two power-play goals and center TOMMI SANTALA registered three points (G, 2A)
--Goaltender MICHAEL GARNETT posted 24 saves before being replaced by KARI LEHTONEN (five saves on six shots)

Fri., March 5 Chicago 4, (at) Cincinnati 1

--The Wolves scored first and never trailed in a 4-1 victory against the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks at the Cincinnati Gardens
--Left wing ZDENEK BLATNY tallied two points (G, A) including the game-winner
--Center BRIAN SWANSON (G, A) and left wing STEVE MALTAIS (2A) also recorded two points, and center TOMMI SANTALA rounded out the scoring for the Wolves
--Goaltender KARI LEHTONEN posted 30 saves

WOLVES TO WATCH

TOMMI SANTALA: Notched five points (2G, 3A) in three games last week after being held scoreless in his previous three games ... Tallied a season-high three points (G, 2A) on Saturday ... Shares fifth on the Wolves with 11 goals

KARI LEHTONEN: Recorded his third shutout of the season on Sunday ... Allowed just three goals in his last four wins, recording a .976 save percentage and a 0.75 goals against average in those contests

BRIAN SWANSON: Extended his point streak to five games (Feb. 28 - present) with an assist on Sunday ... Posted three goals and four assists during his streak ... Ranks second on the club with 27 assists and third with 13 goals and 40 points in 54 games

STEVE MALTAIS: Notched four points (G, 3A) in three games last week ... Ranks third in the league with a team-leading 13 power-play goals ... Shares fourth in the AHL with 26 goals and 10th with a club-most 52 points in 63 games

ZDENEK BLATNY: Matched a season-high two points twice last week, which includes the game-winning goal and an assist against Cincinnati on Friday and Hamilton on Sunday ... Ranks eighth on the Wolves with 27 points (9G, 18A) in 45 games

ERIC HEALEY: Held scoreless on Sunday to end a three-game point streak (Feb. 29 - March 6) ... Tallied four goals and one assist during his streak, which includes matching a season-high two markers on Saturday ... Ranks third in the AHL with a team-leading 27 goals and fourth with 11 power-play goals ... Ranks second on the team with 47 points and shares fifth with 20 assists in 64 games

WOLF TRACKS

--The Wolves have earned at least one point in seven of their last eight home games (5-1-2-0).

--Chicago ranks third in the West Division with 18 home wins this season, despite having played the fewest home games (30) in the division.

--Chicago has posted at least three goals in six of its last eight contests, which includes four or more in four of those games; the Wolves rank second in the league with an average of 2.97 goals per game.

--The Wolves have tallied at least one power-play goal in seven of their last eight games, notching 13 altogether in that span; Chicago leads the AHL with 58 man-advantage markers and ranks sixth on the power play at 17.2 percent (58 of 338).

FLACHE DANCE

Defenseman PAUL FLACHE earned his first two American Hockey League points with a goal and an assist on Sunday; FLACHE has also registered a +3 plus/minus rating in six games with the Wolves this season after being recalled from the Gwinnett Gladiators (ECHL) on Feb. 28.

NOTABLE

The Wolves will raise funds to benefit Easter Seals by auctioning and raffling St. Patrick's Day jerseys, sponsored by Jewel-Osco, which the team will wear at home games on Sat., March 13; Sun., March 14; and Wed., March 17. Fans can purchase a $5 raffle ticket for the opportunity to win one of four jerseys belonging to Stephen Baby, Joe DiPenta, Eric Healey or Mike Weaver. The remaining jerseys will be auctioned.

THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE

Thu., March 11 at Hamilton Bulldogs Copps Coliseum 6:00 p.m.

Sat., March 13 vs. Cleveland Barons Allstate Arena 7:00 p.m.

Sun., March 14 vs. Utah Grizzlies Allstate Arena 3:00 p.m.

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