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Right wing Joffrey Lupul had three goals and an assist and left wing Chris Kunitz tied a franchise record with five points on a goal and four assists to lead the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks to a 5-2 victory over the San Antonio Rampage in an AHL game at Cincinnati Gardens.

After Michel Periard scored for the Rampage to even the score at 2-2 midway through the third period, Lupul scored three times 4:01 apart for his first professional hat trick.

Lupul, a first-round pick by Anaheim in 2002, also assisted on the game-opening goal by Kunitz.

Lupul has five points in his last two games after going scoreless in his first AHL game Friday, when he was re-assigned by Anaheim, where he had six goals and eight assists in 34 games.

Kunitz, a Ferris State product, ranks second among AHL rookies in scoring with 27 points, including a team-leading 11 goals.

Lupul and Kunitz also each posted franchise-best plus-5 ratings for Cincinnati, which snapped its five-game winless streak (0-3-1-1) and moved into a tie with San Antonio for fifth place in the West Division.

Eddy Ferhi, a first-year pro from Sacred Heart University, stopped 18 and was involved in a fight with San Antonio goalie Travis Scott early in the second period.

The Ducks, who have scored nine goals in their last two games after netting just 22 in their previous 11 games, begin a three-game road trip Thursday at Milwaukee.

San Antonio	1	0	1	- 2
Cincinnati	2	0	3	- 5

First period: 1. Cin, Kunitz 11 (Lupul), 9:15. 2. San, Nedorost 5 (Rossiter), 19:04. 3. Cin, Reirden 3 (Kunitz, Armstrong), 19:59.

Third period: 4. San, Periard 4 (Green, Beaudoin), 10:15 (ppg). 5. Cin, Lupul 1 (Martensson, Kunitz), 14:57. 6. Cin, Lupul 2 (Kunitz, Brookbank), 17:55. 7, Cin, Lupul 3 (Kunitz, Mottau), 18:58 (eng).

Shots on goal: San 9-3-8=20; Cin 12-18-9-39. Power play opportunities: San 1-for-3; Cin 0-for-2. Goaltenders: San, Scott (59:10; 38 shots, 34 saves, 1 eng; record 13-10-4); Cin, Ferhi (20 shots, 18 saves; record 2-4-2). A: 2,717. Records: San Antonio 14-13-4-0; Cin 13-16-5-1.

SUNDAY IN THE NHL: Brian Boucher made 26 saves for his third straight shutout, leading the Phoenix Coyotes to a 3-0 win over Carolina.

Boucher has stopped 82 shots in the past three games and is unbeaten in seven starts (4-0-3). The Coyotes have won three in a row and earned at least a point in nine straight games.

• Canadiens 4, Caps 1: Michael Ryder scored twice and assisted on Sheldon Souray's 13th goal of the season. Joe Juneau also scored and Jose Theodore made 19 saves for Montreal.

Former Cincinnati Mighty Duck Joel Kwiatkowski scored for Washington, which failed in its sixth attempt for the 1,000th regular-season win in team history.

• Oilers 4, Blackhawks 3: Ethan Moreau snapped a tie early in the third period. The Oilers have won two straight and are unbeaten in their last three.

AVS: Captain Joe Sakic is listed as day-to-day with a fractured jaw.

THRASHERS: Bill Lindsay had surgery to repair a fractured larynx and will miss the rest of the season.

Horse racing

TURFWAY PARK: With 10 wins each, Dale Romans, Greg Foley and perennial leader Bernard Flint shared leading trainer honors for the 22-day holiday meet.

The Robert S. Mitchell Trust with four wins, two seconds, and one third from eight starters.

Rafael Bejarano was the meet's leading rider with a record 46 firsts from 137 mounts. Jason Lumpkins was second with 27 winners from 126 mounts.

Total handle from all sources was $78,597,113, down 0.6 percent from the same period last year.

Auto racing

KENTUCKY SPEEDWAY: Single-event tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. today. Single-event tickets will be available online at www.kentuckyspeedway.com and www.tickets.com and by phone at 888-652-RACE. Tickets also will be available through Tickets.com outlets including select Meijer stores and the speedway ticket offices located at 2216 Dixie Hwy., Ste. 200, Ft. Mitchell, and in Sparta, in the Turn 3 Fan Center.