Pierre Parenteau scored once and added an assist and Kurtis Foster added a goal to lead the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks to a 3-1 win over the Syracuse Crunch in American Hockey League action Saturday night.
After a scoreless first period Cincinnati opened the scoring just over a minute into period number two. Cory Pecker took a Tim Brent pass in the neutral zone and broke into the Crunch zone on a mini two-on-one break with defenseman Kurtis Foster. The two Ducks worked the play to perfection, resulting in a vicious one-timer unleashed by Foster that beat a sliding Goehring for the score.
Later in the second the Crunch evened things up thanks to some undisciplined play from Cincinnati defenseman Tomas Malec. Already in the penalty box for roughing, Malec continued to object to the call to Referee Gordon Dwyer, drawing an additional two minutes for unsportsmanlike conduct.
On the resulting power play the Crunch cashed in on a goal from Alexander Svitov. He deflected a Joe Motzko shot from the high slot that found its way past Duck netminder Ilya Bryzgalov for his 15th of the year and a 1-1 game.
Any momentum the Crunch gained from their late second period tally was quickly neutralized in the third by a goal from the Ducks just 23 seconds into period number three. Pierre Parenteau's opportunistic tally regained the lead for Cincinnati and set the stage for a disappointing final twenty minutes for Syracuse.
Late in the third, with the Ducks holding a man advantage, Stanislav Chistov put things away for Cincinnati. His shot from just inside the face-off circle squeezed thru the pads of Goehring for his 12th of the year and a 3-1 final.
Crunch Ice Pack:
Date:February 12, 2005
Where:War Memorial at Oncenter
Opponent:Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
Attendance:6,042
Boxscore:
First Period-Scoring-No Scoring. Penalties-O'Brien, Cin (hooking), :07; Rome, Cin (roughing), 3:20; O'Brien, Cin (roughing), 5:06; Jackman, Syr (roughing), 5:06; Hartigan, Syr (obs. hooking), 5:20; Hankinson, Cin (slashing), 7:54; Hartigan, Syr (high sticking), 8:00; Tollefson, Syr (holding), 17:22.
Second Period-Scoring-1. Cincinnati, Foster 12 (Pecker, Brent), 1:34. 2. Syracuse, Svitov 15 (Motzko, Panzer), 17:08, (pp). Penalties-Stepp, Cin (roughing), 6:05; Jackman, Syr (roughing), 6:05; Panzer, Syr (holding the stick), 10:11; Malec, Cin (roughing, misconduct), 14:54; Canzanello, Cin (roughing, misconduct), 14:54; Konopka, Cin (misconduct), 14:54; Holmqvist, Cin (roughing, misconduct), 14:54; Ryan, Syr (misconduct), 14:54; Hartigan, Syr ( double minor roughing, misconduct), 14:54; Moran, Syr (misconduct), 14:54; Brent, Cin (high sticking), 16:14; Malec, Cin(unsportsmanlike) ,16:14; Tollefson, Syr (slashing), 16:14; Sannitz, Syr (interference), 17:54.
Third Period-Scoring-3. Cincinnati, Parenteau 9 (Hankinson, Kunitz), :23. 4. Cincinnati, Chistov 12 (Parenteau, Konopka), 13:52, (pp). Penalties-Rome, Cin (holding), :49; Sloan, Syr (holding the stick), 3:37; Rome, Cin (holding), 7:17; Jackman, Syr (interference), 9:39; Svitov, Syr (holding the stick, unsportsmanlike), 12:49; Jackman, Syr (unsportsmanlike), 19:40.
Shots on Goal:Cincinnati, 9-10-11--30; Syracuse, 10-10-4--24.
Power Play Opportunities:Cincinnati, 1-10; Syracuse, 1-6.
Goalies-Cincinnati, Bryzgalov, (13-9-1), 24 shots-23 saves; Syracuse, Goehring (15-16-0), 30 shots-27 saves.
Referee-Gordie Dwyer (39); Linesman-Dan Murphy (21) Jim Harper (59).
Three Stars:
1. Kurtis Foster: Put the Ducks on the board with a goal in the second period.
2. Pierre Parenteau: Finished with a two-point night for the Ducks.
3. Karl Goehring: Records 27 saves in net for the Crunch.
Lineups:
Cincinnati:Goal:Ilya Bryzgalov, Frederic Cassivi. Defense: Aaron Rome, Kurtis Foster, Shane O'Brien, Mark Popovic, Sheldon Brookbank, Andrew Canzanello, Tomas Malec. Forwards: Tim Brent, Joel Perrault, Zenon Konopka, Igor Pohanka, Chris Kunitz, Joffrey Lupul, Joel Stepp, Michael Holmqvist, Curtis Glenncross, Lee Jacobson, Alexei Smirnov, Stanislav Chistov, Dustin Penner, Pierre Parenteau, Casey Hankinson, Cory Pecker.
Syracuse:Goal:Karl Goehring, Pascal Leclaire, Andrew Penner.Defense: Zenith Komarniski, Andre Lakos, Jamie Pushor, Aaron Johnson, Prestin Ryan, Francois Beauchemin, Ole-Kristian Tollefson, Tyler Sloan, Matt Libby. Forwards: Joe Motzko, Jeremy Reich, Tim Jackman, Mark Hartigan, Matthias Trattnig, Raffaele Sannitz, Alexander Svitov, Brandon Sugden, Greg Mauldin, Mike Pandolfo, Jeff Panzer, Brad Moran, Chris Ferraro, Peter Ferraro, Steve Goertzen.
Pre-game Skate:
Scratched for the Crunch were goaltender Pascal Leclaire (groin), defensemen Jamie Pushor (sick), Aaron Johnson (flu) and Zenith Komarniski (back), right wings Brandon Sugden (thumb) and Matthias Trattnig (Austrian National Team) along with center Chris Ferraro (hand). The Ducks didn't dress centers Joel Perrault and Igor Konopka, right wing Joffrey Lupul, left wing Curtis Glencross along with defenseman Sheldon Brookbank.
Short Shifts:
Center Chris Ferraro hurt his hand in Friday's game versus the Ducks and the original prognosis has him out up to six weeks………Defenseman Andre Lakos attempted to return to the Crunch lineup on Saturday., but was unsuccessful. He warmed up with the club and was not a scratch, but he didn't see any action. Lakos' absence forced the Crunch to play with only five defensemen…………Steve Goertzen took a puck to the face at the 3:40 mark of the second and left the ice bleeding. He returned to action later in the period…………By going 1-6 on the power play Saturday night the Crunch have recorded at least one goal with the man advantage in their last three games and six of their last seven contests…….With an assist on Saturday Joe Motzko now has recorded helpers in five straight games.
On Deck:
The AHL All-Star game to be held in Manchester, N.H. is next on the slate for the American League. The festivities get under way on Sunday with the 2005 All-Star Skills Competition at 7:00 P.M. The annual All-Star game follows at 7:00 P.M on Monday and that will be televised live in the U.S. on ESPN2. Syracuse's lone representative this year is center Alexander Svitov. The Crunch return to action next weekend with a pair of home dates against the Binghamton Senators and the Cleveland Barons.