Sunday, March 19, 2000

Springfield 4, Mighty Ducks 1

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The Cincinnati Enquirer

       

        SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Jean-Guy Trudel scored a pair of goals and Robert Esche made 39 saves to lead the Springfield Falcons to a 4-1 win over the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks Saturday night in the AHL at the Springfield Civic Center.

        Former Mighty Duck Philippe Audet and Chris Winnes (empty-net, shorthanded goal) also scored for Springfield, which snapped a three-game losing streak.

        Bob Wren had the lone goal for Cincinnati.

        The Mighty Ducks play the sixth game of a current eight-game, 14-day road trip tonight at Rochester. Game time is 6:30 p.m.

        Cincinnati ....... 0  0  1—1

        Springfield ....... 2  0  2—4

       

        First period: 1. Spr, Audet 20 (Hansen, Cullen), 10:10.2. Spr, Trudel 30 (Gendron, Houde), 15:44 (ppg).

        Second period: No scoring.

        Third period: 3. Cin, Wren 18 (Banham), 0:45. 4. Spr, Trudel 31 (unassisted), 3:58. 5. Spr, Winnes (unassisted), 19:40 (eng).

        Shots on goal: Cin 9-12-19=40; Spr 10-12-12=34. Power play conversions: Cin 0-for-6; Springfield1-for-3. Goaltenders: Cin, Miller (33 shots, 30 saves, 1 eng; record 3-5-1); Spr, Esche (40 shots, 39 saves; record 5-6-2). Attendance: 5,598.

        Records: Cincinnati 28-29-9-3; Springfield 25-31-11-1.

       

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