The Associated Press

Brendan Yarema scored a pair of goals to lift the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 3-1 Saturday night at Cincinnati Gardens.

Rob Valicevic also scored for the Ducks, who have won five straight following a six-game winless streak. Travis Brigley chipped in with a pair of assists, giving him seven points in the last five games.

Ilja Bryzgalov made 20 saves in the win for Cincinnati, which improved to 8-3-1-0 all-time against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, including 6-0-0-0 at home.

Bryzgalov, a second-round pick by Anaheim in 2000, has won his last three starts with a 1.00 goals-against average and .956 save percentage in that stretch.

Milan Kraft provided the lone goal for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, which has one win its last seven games (1-4-1-1).

Jean-Sebastien Aubin stopped 23 of the 25 shots that he faced in the loss.

The Ducks complete a six-game home stand against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton today at 4:05 p.m.

W-B/Scranton	0	0	1	- 1
Mighty Ducks	2	0	1	- 3

First period: 1. Cin, Yarema 14 (Brigley, Reirden), 11:07 (ppg). 2. Cin, Valicevic 13 (DeWolf), 19:49 (ppg).

Third period: 3. Wil, Kraft 9, 7:09. 4. Cin, Yarema 15 (Brigley, Popovic), 19:38 (eng).

Shots on goal: W-B/S 4-13-4=21; Cin 5-12-9=26.Power-play opportunities: W-B/S 0-for-6; Cin 2-for-4. Goaltenders: W-B/S, Aubin (59:43; 25 shots, 23 saves; record 0-1-0); Cin, Bryzgalov (21 shots, 20 saves; record 8-18-7); A: 6,112. Records: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 27-26-5-5; Cin 20-26-10-4.

NOTE: Defenseman Todd Reirden has been named the Fifth Third Bank Player of February.

Reirden, 31, led Cincinnati defensemen in scoring during the month and posted a season-high three-game point streak Feb. 1-8, recording one goal and three assists. The 6-foot-5, 210-pounder tied a franchise record with a plus-4 rating Feb. 22 against Norfolk.

COLLEGES: Host Alaska Fairbanks (13-12-6, 10-11-6 CCHA) overcame a 1-0 deficit with two second-period goals to defeated the Miami RedHawks 2-1 Friday night and jump past Miami (18-15-2, 11-12-2 CCHA) and Notre Dame into seventh place in the CCHA. Freshman Pat Levendusky scored Miami's goal. The teams played again late Saturday in Fairbanks.

HIGH SCHOOLS: Curt Kassigkeit scored three goals and assisted on a fourth as Hunting Valley University broke a 1-1 tie with five goals in the second period to beat Thomas Worthington 6-1 to win an Ohio state semifinal game at Nationwide Arena in Columbus.