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April 5, 2004 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Chicago Wolves News Release


WOLVES REWIND (4-0-0-0) Sun., April 4 (at) Chicago 4, San Antonio 2
--The Wolves took a four-goal lead and stifled a third-period surge to defeat the San Antonio Rampage, 4-2, at the Allstate Arena
--Center BRENDAN YAREMA notched the game-winner and an assist
--Defenseman SHAWN HEINS tallied a power-play goal, while centers DANIEL CORSO and DEREK MacKENZIE added even-strength markers
--Netminder MICHAEL GARNETT matched a season-high 37 saves

Sat., April 3 (at) Chicago 2, Grand Rapids 1
--The Wolves outworked the Grand Rapids Griffins, gutting out a 2-1 victory at the Allstate Arena
--Goaltender FREDERIC CASSIVI notched 33 saves in his fourth straight win
--Defenseman SHAWN HEINS tallied the game-winning goal in the first period
--Rookie right wing STEPHEN BABY posted the first goal of the game

Fri., April 2 Chicago 3, (at) Grand Rapids 0
--The Wolves scored twice in the first period and held the momentum to blank the Grand Rapids Griffins, 3-0, at Van Andel Arena
--Goaltender FREDERIC CASSIVI registered his first shutout of the season
--Right wing JIM CAMPBELL tallied the game-winner in the first period
--Center DANIEL CORSO and defenseman SHAWN HEINS also scored for the Wolves

Wed., March 31 (at) Chicago 4, San Antonio 1
--The Wolves notched three goals in the first period and never looked back as they defeated the San Antonio Rampage, 4-1, at the Allstate Arena
--Center DANIEL CORSO (G, A), right wing JIM CAMPBELL (G, A) and left wings STEVE MALTAIS (2A) and KARL STEWART (G, A) each tallied two points

WOLVES TO WATCH

STEVE MALTAIS: Extended his point streak to seven games (March 24 - present) with an assist on Sunday, recording eight points (G, 7A) during that span ... Shares 13th in the league with a team-leading 61 points in 73 games ... Shares first on the Wolves with 33 assists and ranks second on the club with 28 goals ... Ranks third in the AHL with a team-most 14 power-play goals

DANIEL CORSO: Posted five points (3G, 2A) in four games last week, which includes back-to-back two-point games on March 31 and April 2 ... Registered seven goals, 16 assists and 23 points in 26 games with the Wolves

SHAWN HEINS: Currently on a four-game point streak (March 31 - present), tallying four points (3G, A) during that stretch ... Recorded a goal in each of his last three games, which includes a power-play goal in each of his last two ... Paces team blueliners with 11 goals and ranks second with 19 assists and 30 points

FREDERIC CASSIVI: Currently on a four-game winning streak (March 27 - present) ... Recorded a shutout on Friday, his first since Feb. 17, 2001, with the Hershey Bears ... Allowed just four goals during his streak, registering a .970 save percentage and a 1.00 goals-against average during that span

TOMMI SANTALA: Posted four points (G, 3A) in four games last week, which includes three assists in his last two contests ... Shares fifth on the club with 14 goals and eighth with 32 points in 47 games

KARI LEHTONEN: Recorded a 4-0-0-0 mark in his National Hockey League debut with the Atlanta Thrashers, which includes a shutout on March 27 against the Florida Panthers ... Reassigned to the Wolves on April 5 ... Notched an 18-12-2-1 mark with a 2.38 goals-against average and a .927 save percentage

WOLF TRACKS

--The Wolves, who are currently on a four-game home winning streak, lead the league with 25 home wins; Chicago paces the AHL with a .711 winning percentage on home ice.

--Chicago is currently on a league-high five-game winning streak.

--The Wolves have outscored their rivals by 46 goals at home (129 to 83); only Milwaukee is outscoring its rivals by more (129 to 82).

--The Wolves rank third in the AHL on the power play at 17.4 percent (71 of 409); the Wolves rank fourth in the league on the power play at home at 19.3 percent (42 of 218).

--The Wolves rank second in the league with 235 goals and an average of 3.05 goals per game.

PLAYOFF PICTURE

With back-to-back wins against Grand Rapids last weekend, the Wolves pulled within two points of the second-place Grififns; Chicago sits just six points behind the league-leading Milwaukee Admirals.

NOTABLE

Following the game on April 10, the Wolves players will give fans the "shirts off their backs" to 19 lucky recipients who purchased scratch-and-win cards throughout the season with proceeds benefitting various Chicago-area charities. After the game, the winners will join the players on the ice to receive the game-worn jerseys, which will also be autographed.

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