Sunday, October 29, 2000
Mighty Ducks 2, Rochester 1
Petr Tenkrat's fifth goal of the season broke a third-period tie as the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks defeated the Rochester Americans 2-1 Saturday night in the AHL at the Gardens.
Tenkrat, who is playing in North America for the first time after competing in Finland last season, scored on a power play 4:40 into the final period. Tenkrat fired a slap shot from the top of the left circle past Rochester goalie and former Duck and Ohio State Buckeye Tom Askey.
B.J. Young scored the first goal with a power play tally at 16:01 of the first period, marking the eighth straight game the Ducks have scored first. Dane Jackson tied it with a power play goal 2:28.
Rookie Jason Williams had two assists for Cincinnati, which improved its league-best record to 7-1-0-0.
Rochester ....... 1 0 0—1
Cincinnati ....... 1 0 1—2
First period: 1. Cin, Young 3 (Williams, McDonald), 16:01 (ppg). 2. Roc, Jackson 3(Hurlbut, Charron), 18:29 (ppg).
Second period: No scoring.
Third period: 3. Cin, Tenkrat 5 (Williams, Sawyer), 4:40 (ppg).
Shots on goal: Roc 14-10-3=27; Cin 10-10-7=27. Power plays Roc 1-for-9; Cin 2-for-5. Goaltenders: Roc, Askey (25 saves; record 2-2-0); Cin, Giguere (26 saves; record 5-0-0). Attendance: 4,436. Records: Roc 5-4-0-1 Cin 7-1-0-0.
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