Game Results

Kyle Wanvig auditioning for a job next season?

LOW-4
SPR-2

Jonathan Boutin allowed 4 goals on 27 shots before being lifted for Kevin Beech who stopped 7 of 7 shots the rest of the way. Kyle Wanvig had both Falcons goals and David Spina, Sylvain Dufresne, Nick Kuiper and ATO Justin Fletcher added assists. Spina, it should be noted, has 4 goals and 7 points in his last 5 games (keep him). Wanvig was named second star of the game.

First Period
LOW Murphy, (17) , 7:53

Second Period
LOW Marshall, (7) (McGillis, Magnan), 12:18 (PP)
LOW Gionta, (6) (Mills, Pandolfo), 13:16
SPR Wanvig, (17) (Spina, Dufresne), 17:21 (PP)

Third Period
LOW Pelley, (14) (Minard, Tallackson), 3:27
SPR Wanvig, (18) (Kuiper, Fletcher), 10:29 (PP)

Game sheet from TheAHL.com.

In a bizarre 10:30 AM start in Cincinatti, Special K strikes.

JHN-3
CIN-1

Ryan Munce allowed 1 goal on 26 shots for the win. Marek Kvapil had 2 goals and 1 assist in his first game down with the Chiefs. Zbynek Hrdel had the other Chiefs goal and Radek Smolenak added an individual assist. Kvapil, Munce and Hrdel were named the game's three stars.

Johnstown is now 3 points behind Reading for the final North Division playoff spot with 2 games in hand.

First Period
NO SCORING

Second Period
NO SCORING

Third Period
JHN Hrdel, (10) (Kvapil, Smolenak), 2:18 (PP)
CIN Lisabeth, (18) (Ehgoetz, Gleed), 12:09
JHN Kvapil, (1) , 13:37
JHN Kvapil, (2) , 19:05 (EN)

Game sheet from ECHL.com.

::barf::

FLA-5
TB-2

Marc Denis allowed 3 goals on 17 shots for the loss before being replaced by Johan Holmqvist who stopped 7 of 7 shots in relief before Florida tacked on a pair of empty net markers. Brad Richards and Filip Kuba had the Lightning goals. Jason Ward, Eric Perrin and Martin St. Louis added assists.

Four games left in the season and the Lightning no longer control their division title and at night's end they will likely be just 2 points out of 9th place. Oh yeah, and they've got to go on the road and play the defending champions next in Carolina. Heckuva time to start squeezing the sticks too tightly.

If Jason Ward is smart, he'll take less to stay in Tampa and continue playing on Brad Richards' line.

Game sheet from NHL.com.

Linkopings claimed a commanding 3-1 series lead over #1 seed Farjestads today wiining 4-1 in Game Four of their semifinal playoff series. Lightning prospect blueliner Andreas Holmqvist did not suit up for Linkopings in the match.

Sudbury 3 @ Mississauga 4
Best-of-7 series tied 1-1

Chris Lawrence broke a 3-3 third period tie with his second goal of the game to help the Mississauga IceDogs avert disaster and tie their opening round series with Sudbury at one game apiece. Mississauga was outshot 21-7 in the third, but Lawrence got the period's only goal on the power play. Lawrence was even for the game and was named its No.2 star. Game 3 is in Sudbury Tuesday night.