Sunday, March 12, 2000
Portland 2, Mighty Ducks 1
The Cincinnati Enquirer
PORTLAND, Me. — Martin Brochu made 33 saves and Miika Elomo scored with 10:38 remaining in the third period as the Portland Pirates edged the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 2-1 Saturday in the Cumberland County Civic Center.
Brochu, a top candidate for the American Hockey League Most Valuable Player award this season, stopped 23 shots over the final two periods to improve his record to a league best 32-12-6 in 50 appearances.
“Portland got great goaltending,” Ducks coach Moe Mantha said. “He's been a big reason why they have the best record in the league.”
Jeff Nelson assisted on both goals for Portland, which grabbed a 1-0 lead on Jakub Ficenecs 10th goal.
Marc Chouinard had the lone goal for Cincinnati.
Cincinnati ....... 0 0 1—1
Portland ....... 1 0 1—2
First period: 1. Por, Ficenec 10 (Mulhern, Nelson) pp, 7:56.
Second period: No scoring.
Third period: 2. Cin, Chouinard 14 (Hnidy, Audet) pp, 6:46; 3. Por, Elomo 17 (Nelson, Poapst) 9:22.
Shots on goal: Cin 0-10-14=34; Por 2-9-10=31. Power plays: Cin 1-for-3; Por 1-for-2. Goalies: Cin, Naumenko (29 saves) Por, Brochu (33 saves).
Attendance: 6,931.
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