Cam Severson scored a pair of goals to lead the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks past the Utah Grizzlies 4-3 Saturday night in the AHL at the Gardens.

The Ducks improved to 7-1-1-0 in their last nine games and moved to within five points of Utah for the 10th and final Western Conference playoff seed.

Travis Brigley extended his point streak to nine games.

The Ducks begin an eight-game road trip today at Milwaukee.

Utah	1	0	2	-3
Mighty Ducks	3	1	0	-4

First period: 1. Cin, Severson 10 (Podhradsky, Guite), 1:52. 2. Uta, Heisten 8 (Wotton), 2:07. 3. Cin, Brigley 18, 3:08. 4. Cin, Yarema 16 (N. Smith, Reirden), 10:05 (ppg).

Second period: 5. Cin, Severson 11 (Guite, Commodore), 13:29.

Third period: 6. Uta, Thinel 4 (Jancevski, Heisten), 6:27. 7. Uta, Landry 22 (Gosselin, Wotton), 19:22.

Shots: Utah 12-7-16=35; Cin 9-18-9=36. Power-play opportunities: Utah 0-for-3; Cin 1-for-2. Goaltenders: Utah, Smith (10:05; 7 shots, 4 saves), Hirsch (48:38; 29-28; 11-13-2); Cin, Damphousse (35 shots, 32 saves; record 12-13-4). Att: 8,765.

NOTE: The Ducks recalled goalie Yutama Fukufuji from the crosstown ECHL Cyclones.

ECHL: Bullies beat Cyclones

The Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies secured a playoff spot in the Northeast Division with a 6-4 win over the Cyclones on Saturday at U.S. Bank Arena.

Atlantic City	3	1	2	- 6
Cyclones	1	2	1	- 4

First period: 1. Cin, Casselman 13 (Cannon, Norrie) 1:53; 2. AC Maltby 13 (Paradise, Spadafora) 2:39; 3. AC Spadafora 8 (Mougenel) shg, 11:48; 4. AC Rivard 17 (Curtin, Galbraith) 16:48.

Second period: 5. Cin, Cardarelli 26 (Noga, McIver) 7:42; 6. AC Caudron 34 (Rivard, Metcalf) ppg, 14:55; 7. Cin, Casselman 14 (Cardarelli, Cannon) 19:54.

Third period: 8. Cin, Noga 21 (Twordik) 5:14; 9. AC Galbraith 23 (Rivard, Curtin) 13:23; 10. AC Munn 1 (unassisted) 19:28 sh, eng.

Power plays: AC 1-for-7; Cinc 0-for-4. Goaltenders: AC, Scott Stirling (17-3-4 record; 23 saves, 27 shots); Cin, Marc Kielkucki (6-9); Gregg Naumenko (5-5-3; 16:48 of first period; 18-20 shots). Attendance: 5,419.