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In early action in the AHL season, the Tampa Bay Lightning's affiliate squad, the Syracuse Crunch, are keeping pace with the Eastern Conference-leading Springfield Falcons, just one point behind the conference leaders.
The Crunch have been led by left wing Cory Conacher, who has five goals and six assists in the Crunch's seven games played.
The affiliate club of the Florida Panthers, the San Antonio Rampage, on the other hand, have struggled in early play, and sit seven points back of the Western Conference-leading Charlotte Checkers. Rampage center Roman Horak leads San Antonio with eight points in his seven games played.
Here are the complete AHL standings:
Eastern Conference
| GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | PCT | |
| Springfield Falcons | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0.786 |
| Manchester Monarchs | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.833 |
| Norfolk Admirals | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.833 |
| Syracuse Crunch | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0.714 |
| Bridgeport Sound Tigers | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.667 |
| St. John's IceCaps | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.5 |
| Portland Pirates | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0.5 |
| Connecticut Whale | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0.5 |
| Hershey Bears | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0.5 |
| Binghamton Senators | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0.5 |
| Adirondack Phantoms | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.429 |
| Worcester Sharks | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.357 |
| Albany Devils | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.333 |
| Providence Bruins | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.333 |
| Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.286 |
Western Conference
| GP | W | L | OTL | SL | PTS | PCT | |
| Charlotte Checkers | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0.812 |
| Rochester Americans | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0.688 |
| Chicago Wolves | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0.688 |
| Abbotsford Heat | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0.714 |
| Lake Erie Monsters | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0.625 |
| Houston Aeros | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0.643 |
| Rockford IceHogs | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.562 |
| Oklahoma City Barons | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.571 |
| Toronto Marlies | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0.583 |
| Hamilton Bulldogs | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0.583 |
| Texas Stars | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.429 |
| Grand Rapids Griffins | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0.429 |
| San Antonio Rampage | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.357 |
| Peoria Rivermen | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0.357 |
| Milwaukee Admirals | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.333 |