Cincy/Utah 15/10/04

Who's going to win tonight? Why not two in a row for Cincy? :) I only hope the coach will do better choice for players ice time, especially if there is another shootout.

Go ducks Go!

Friday, October 15 at Utah, 9:05 p.m.
Radio: None
Cybercast: SportsJuice.com
Announcer: Don Helbig

http://www.sportsjuice.com/providers2/index.php?tname=cducks

click link above to listen to the game.

lineup will be here at gametime:

http://www.theahl.com/SlamScoreboard/ahl-frameset.html

Bryzgalov in net again for Cincy.

David LeNeveu in net for Utah.

lineup:

3 Rome, Aaron
5 Foster, Kurtis
6 OBrien, Shane
7 Popovic, Mark
8 Brent, Tim
10 Perrault, Joel
11 Konopka, Zenon
15 Lupul, Joffrey
16 Stepp, Joel
17 Brookbank, Sheldon
18 Holmqvist, Michael
19 Pecker, Cory
20 Glencross, Curtis
22 Smirnov, Alexei
23 Chistov, Stanislav
24 Penner, Dustin
32 Malec, Tomas
35 Bryzgalov, Ilya

healthy scratches:

Wedderburn, Pohanka, Kunitz, Penner

Radio guys said Kunitz is serving second game of two game suspension dating back to last May.

Juha Alen had a non hockey related injury and is thus suspended by the team rather than normal injured reserve.

edit: Parenteau was listed as scratched but they changed it to Penner.

starting forward line:

Stepp-Konopka-Pecker

starting D pairing:

Popovic-Brookbank

second group:

Foster-O'Brien

Lupul-Smirnov-Chistov

Perrault Scores!!

from Parenteau ...

Ducks have a 5 minute powerplay...high sticking Major on Koreis..

Lupul-Brent-Glencross out there

Foster-Malec

Cincy scores just as the penalty was ending...

Rome took the shot...

Stepp deflected it...

Stepp (Rome, Smirnov)

edit: these radio guys suck keep changing their minds on who was on the ice...now the goal is Stepps

and we have a fight:

Brookbank vs Doull

Brookbank apparently landed a couple of rights

Ducks have to kill off a 5 on 3 here...

Pecker got a holding penalty then Foster got a elbowing penalty during the penalty kill.

2-0 Cincy after first period.

Chistov just danced in for a goal according to the radio guy...

:banana: :banana:

3-1 now...Berry scored on powerplay for Utah

Glencross scores...4-1

4-1 after 2nd.

UTAH Scores. 4-2 At 8something of the 3rd.

4-2 now...

McLeod scored for Utah...

ten minutes left to get a win they should be able to hold the 2 goal lead.

Can't clear the puck 4-3...

This isn't looking good.

Baby Ducks hold on to win.

I thought Parenteau was a healthy scratch?
He got an assist from the press box?

Edit: nevermind didn't see the edit

He's that good.

Cincy won 4-3. Ouff We have almost lost the game at the end. Parenteau got 1 pass, good job :handclap:

2-0, two 4-3 wins.

It's like the '80s, man. Wheeeee!

The Ducks really looked good tonight, manhandling the Grizzlies. Foster, O'Brien, Brookbank and Rome pounded the Utah forwards and kept them on the outside all game. The goals by Perreault and Chistov were both beautiful, capitalizing on turnovers. Chistov had a much better game tonight and was really chippy along the boards and in the corners. Just the way he moved and jumped into the play, he's a special player.

Smirnov, Lupul, and Chistov were paired together during the third period and danced around the Utah defenders. It was fun to watch. Unfortunately, after the Ducks third goal they just sat back and let Utah come to them, not getting any quality chances in the third period.

The Grizzlies scored on their only good chance of the game, Doull finding McLeod with a cross-ice pass for an open net. The other two goals were flukes, one from a point shot that went off the post, bounced of Bryzgalov's back and in. The other went off a defenseman in front and went five-hole. Cincinnati is a really talented club and they'll be fun to watch all year.

Chistov had a much better game tonight and was really chippy along the boards and in the corners. Just the way he moved and jumped into the play, he's a special player.



Thats good news.

Thanks again for the game report!

That reminds me.

Garner - thanks for the reports, been meaning to ask how the fat lines and the no-play zones behind the net look? Does it affect play at all?

So far I've enjoyed the changes. The no-play zones aren't really a factor very often. Usually if a team dumps the puck in it's going to make its way around the boards where the goalie can grab it behind the net. The AHL game is a lot different than the NHL because you rarely see goalies cut off a dump-in and clear it out when defenders are moving into the zone. In the NHL you'll see guys like Turco and Belfour do it all the time. So, no real difference there.

I really like the thicker lines. There aren't nearly as many offside calls because the players have a little extra space to work the puck across the line, it's nice. Also, I noticed the difference on the power play. Defensemen and guys playing the point are able to keep it in a lot better. Usually, you'll see the puck dribble a few inches over the line and the play is ruined. With the thicker lines guys have that extra space and it makes a big difference.

Also, everyone loves a shootout. It was the only time in my life I've seen people leave a game (at the end of OT, not knowing that there would be a shootout) and people actually ran out into the concourse and brought them back into the game, letting them know a shootout was happening. It was incredible.

Nice to see Chistov get on the scoresheet. Hopefully he can have a good year coming off last year's dissapointment.