Phantoms/Bears recap for Friday, February 20, 2004
Philadelphia Phantoms 3, Hershey Bears 0
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PHILADELPHIA, PA -- Neil Little registered his fourth shutout of the season
and John Slaney tied a league record as the Philadelphia Phantoms downed the
Hershey Bears, 3-0, on Friday. Little, who helped shut down eight Hershey power
plays, made double-digit saves in both the first and third periods and ended
with 29 stops to raise his record to 16-9-0. Slaney, who set up Mark Murphy for
a 2-0 lead late in the opening stanza, beat goaltender Tom Lawson with 3:16
gone in the second, giving him a mark of 124 goals as a defenseman. Jim Wiemer
set the mark by recording 124 goals in 548 AHL games between 1981 and 1995.
B.J. Abel chipped in with his fourth goal of the year for Philadelphia, which
improved to 9-1-1 on home ice since January 2. Lawson turned aside 33 shots for
the Bears, who have lost all nine meetings against the Phantoms this year.
