Saturday, December 11, 1999
Ducks 5, Philadelphia 3
No place like home for Ducks
BY MARK SCHMETZER
Enquirer contributor
The Cincinnati Mighty Ducks felt so good about being home Friday night that they erased a two-goal deficit for a 5-3 victory against the Philadelphia Phantoms before 4,689 fans at the Gardens.
Frank Banham scored two goals to erase a 3-1 deficit, and B.J. Young followed with the game-winner and an insurance goal to lead the Ducks.
The game was the first of three in three days for the Ducks at Cincinnati Gardens, which will complete a grueling stretch of eight games in 10 days for Cincinnati.
The Ducks meet Hershey 7:35 p.m. today and Philadelphia Sunday at 3:05 p.m. after going 4-2-0 on a six-game, nine-day road trip.
“That was a tough trip,” said Banham, whose left jaw was still bloody from a gash he suffered while scoring his second goal. “It took us a period to get our legs back.”
“We're a tired team, a banged-up team,” coach Moe Mantha said. “I know the guys are looking forward to getting through Sunday.”
The win allowed Cincinnati (12-7-4) to avoid falling behind Phila delphia into fourth place in the American Hockey League Mid-Atlantic Division. The third-place Mighty Ducks lead the Phantoms by three points.
Philadelphia led 3-1 after the first period after scoring two goals in less than one minute to break a 1-1 tie.
“We were running around a little bit too much in the first period,” Banham said. “Moe came in between periods and settled us down. If you keep the game simple, you'll do well.”
Philadelphia ....... 3 0 0—3
Cincinnati ....... 1 1 3—5
First Period: 1, Phi, Maneluk 10, 7:09; 2, Cin, Chouinard 4, (Audet, Ferguson), 9:54; 3, Phi, White 7, (Divisek, Greig), 10:38 (pp); 4, Phi, Washburn 3, (Tory, Fedotenko), 11:32.
Second Period: 5, Cin, Banham 7 (Audet, Kuznet), 1:03.
Third Period: 6, Cin, Banham 8, (Audet), 1:40; 7, Cin, Young 13, (Davidsson, Tuzzolino), 11:12; 8, Cin, Young 14, (Tuzzolino, Kwiatkowski), 15:56.
Shots on goal: Phil 11-6-10=27; Cin 16-9-8=33. Power play opportunities: Phil 1-of-5; Cin 0-of-8. Goalies: Phil, Neil Little 3-7-1, (33 shots-28 saves); Cin, Gregg Naumenko 10-6-3, (27 shots-24 saves).
Attendance: 4,689.
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