Sunday, March 03, 2002
Ducks win 4-2
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Yuri Butsayev and Jonas Ronnqvist each tallied a goal and an assist to lead the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks to a 4-2 AHL victory over the Bridgeport Sound Tigers Saturday at the Gardens.
Steve Brule and Timo Parssinen also scored as the Ducks ended a seven-game homestand 2-3-2-0. Gregg Naumenko, who replaced starter Jason Elliott seven minutes into the game, stopped 30 of the 32 shots he faced to earn his first win of the season.
Bridgeport ....... 0-0-2-2
Cincinnati ....... 1-0-3-4
First period: 1. Cin, Brule 17 (Ronnqvist, Niemi), 16:45 (ppg).
Second period: No scoring.
Third period: 2. Cin, Butsayev 20 (Edinger, White), 12:23.3. Bri, Torres 13, 18:02.4. Cin, Parssinen 13 (Butsayev, Richardson), 18:57.5. Bri, Krog 21 (Torres, Tetrault), 19:33.6. Cin, Ronnqvist 10, 19:53 (eng).
Shots on goal: Bri 6-13-13=32; Cin 17-9-9=35 Power-play opportunities: Bri 0-for-3; Cin 1-for-2. Goaltenders: Bri, Valiquette (59:13; 34 shots, 31 saves, 1 eng; record 8-4-1); Cin, Elliott (7:02; 0 shots, 0 saves), Naumenko (52:58; 32 shots, 30 saves; record 1-3-0). A: 6,812. Records: Bri 32-20-7-2; Cin 28-22-8-3.
• Goaltender Ilja Bryzgalov has been suspended for two games by the AHL for tossing his stick into the stands in Friday's game against Bridgeport.
• Left wing Travis Brigley has been named the Fifth Third Bank Mighty Ducks Player of the Month for February. Brigley had nine points (six goals, three assists) with a plus-3 rating in 12 games.
• Raffi Torres, a first-round pick by the New York Islanders in 2000, had a goal and an assist for the Sound Tigers, who lost for only the second time in their last 13 games (11-2-0-0).
Stephen Valiquette made 31 saves in the losing effort, as his record fell to 8-4-1 on the season.
• The Ducks open a 10-game, 18-day road trip against Chicago at 5:00 p.m. today.
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