The Enquirer and wire reports

Steve Moore and Brian Willsie scored first-period goals and Phil Sauve stopped 21 shots to lead the Hershey Bears to a 2-1 win over the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks Saturday night in the AHL at the Gardens.

Sauve earned his seventh win of the season for the Bears, who have won three of their last four games. Cail MacLean, Mark Freer and Sergei Klyazmin each registered assists, as Hershey improved to 4-1-0-0 in its last five against Cincinnati.

Tony Martensson had the lone goal for the Ducks, who had a two-game home win streak snapped and fell to 2-3-2-0 in their last six.

Goaltender Ilja Bryzgalov, assigned earlier in the day by Anaheim, kept Cincinnati in the game with 27 saves on 29 shots.

The Bears went 1-for-7 on the power play, while Cincinnati finished 0-for-3.

The Ducks play the final of a three-game homestand at 4:05 p.m. today against Grand Rapids.

Hershey	2	0	0	- 2
Mighty Ducks	0	1	0	- 1

First period: 1. Her, Moore 3 (MacLean, Freer), 0:11. 2. Her, Willsie 4 (Klyazmin), 4:22 (ppg).

Second period: 3. Cin, Martensson 4 (Pecker, O'Sullivan), 9:15.

Third period: No scoring.

Shots on goal: Her 12-12-5=29; Cin 7-9-6=22. Power-play opportunities: Her 1-for-7; Cin 0-for-3. Goaltenders: Her, Sauve (22 shots, 21 saves; record 7-3-1); Cin, Bryzgalov (29 shots, 27 saves; record 2-5-2). A: 5,372. Records: Her 8-4-1-1; Cin 5-6-2-1.

ANAHEIM RECALLS GERBER

Anaheim recalled goaltender Martin Gerber from Cincinnati and assigned Bryzgalov back to the AHL club Saturday.

Gerber has appeared in four games with Anaheim this season, posting a 1-1-1 record with a 2.53 goals-against-average and .890 save percentage. He was assigned Nov.13 to Cincinnati and appeared in one game, stopping 39 shots in a 4-2 win Friday against Hershey.

Bryzgalov, a second-round pick by Anaheim in 2000, has played in nine games with Cincinnati this season, going 2-4-2 with a 3.22 goals-against average, .897 save percentage and one shutout.

ECHL

CYCLONES LOSE: The Arkansas River Blades, coached by former Cyclones player and assistant Chris Cichocki, defeated the Cyclones 5-4 Saturday night to snap Cincinnati's four-game home unbeaten streak at U.S. Bank Arena.

Arkansas	1	2	2	- 5
Cyclones	3	0	1	- 4

First Period: 1. Ark, Smith 7 (Hartlieb, Bermingham) 3:17; 2. Cin, Prosofsky 4 (ppg (Henderson, Brand) 9:51; 3. Cin, Cardarelli 1 (Noga, Gallace) 15:46; 4. Cin, Gallace 2 (Prosofsky, Twordik) 19:47.

Second period: 5. Ark, Bermingham 8 (ppg) (Kos, Stork) 3:08; 6. Ark, Denkins 3 (Marchant) 14:28.

Third period: 7. Ark, Cirillo 5 (Marchant, Denkins) 5:49; 8. Cin, Crummer 3 (Scantlebury, Ryan) 15:15; 9. Ark, Smith 8 (Bermingham, Long) 16:09.

Power plays: Ark 1-for-3; Cin 1-for-8. Goaltenders: Ark, Jimi St. John (3-0-0; 26 saves, 30 shots); Cin, Greg Hewitt (5-4-1) (20 saves, 25 shots). Attendance: 4,080.

NHL

Red Wings 2, Maple Leafs 1

TORONTO - Backup Manny Legace made 30 saves in place of Curtis Joseph as Detroit won its fourth straight by beating Toronto.

Bruins 2, Flyers 2

PHILADELPHIA - John LeClair's goal with 2:27 left lifted Philadelphia to its third straight tie. Joe Thornton and P.J. Axelsson each scored for the Bruins, unbeaten in their last five (4-0-1). Despite failing to re-sign Bill Guerin, and goaltender Byron Dafoe, the Bruins (11-2-3-1) are tied with Dallas for the most points in the NHL with 26.

Blue Jackets 1, Predators 1

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Geoff Sanderson and David Legwand scored first-period goals in the tie.

Sanderson has scored a goal in six straight games to set a Columbus record. It is also the longest current streak in the NHL.

Islanders 3, Penguins 2

PITTSBURGH - Adrian Aucoin put the Isles ahead late in the first period on their only successful power play of the night, and New York rode Chris Osgood's goaltending past slumping Pittsburgh.

Wild 1, Capitals 0

ST. PAUL, Minn. - Dwayne Roloson made 17 saves for his first shutout of the season, and Pascal Dupuis scored the only goal as Minnesota beat Washington.

Canadiens 3, Devils 1

MONTREAL - Donald Audette got his first goal in a year, and Yanic Perreault scored twice to lead Montreal over New Jersey.

Senators 4, Sabres 1

OTTAWA - Todd White scored twice as Ottawa stretched Buffalo's winless streak to 11. The loss was the sixth in a row for the Sabres. The Sens have won three straight for the second time.

Sharks 7, Panthers 3

SUNRISE, Fla. - Scott Thornton had two goals and an assist, and Brad Stuart scored his first goal after ending his holdout.

Kings 4, Oilers 1

EDMONTON, Alberta - Michael Cammalleri had his first NHL goal, one of four unanswered scored by Los Angeles.

Blues 1, Flames 0

CALGARY, Alberta - Tom Barrasso made 23 saves for his first win this season and 38th career shutout. Eric Boguniecki scored.

College

MIAMI WINS: Junior winger Greg Hogeboom scored with 49 seconds left in overtime to lift the RedHawks (11-3-0) past Findlay 4-3 Saturday and a sweep of the home-and-home series. Findlay fell to 2-5-1.

Miami junior forward Mike Kompon increased his points streak to 12 games with an assist.