The Springfield Falcons host the Manchester Monarchs at 7 p.m. ET Saturday in a battle of first place teams as part of a busy day of AHL action.
AHL 2012 schedule: 13 games on tap for Saturday
Battle of first place teams Manchester and Springfield highlights busy Saturday AHL schedule.


Springfield comes into the game at 10-3-1-3 with 24 points. The Falcons lead second place Bridgeport by four points in the Northeast Division standings.
Manchester is 9-6-2-1 with 21 points this season. The team is tied with St. Johns in the Atlantic Division and both teams lead third place Worcester by one point.
Here is the complete schedule of Saturday’s games (all times ET):
San Antonio at Lake Erie, 1 p.m.
Albany at Adirondack 7 p.m.
Worcester at Bridgeport 7 p.m.
Rockford at Charlotte 7 p.m.
Syracuse at Connecticut 7 p.m.
Texas at Grand Rapids 7 p.m.
Norfolk at Hershey 7 p.m.
Providence at Portland 7 p.m.
Manchester at Springfield 7 p.m.
Rochester at Toronto 7 p.m.
St. John’s at W-B/Scranton 7 p.m.
Peoria at Chicago 8 p.m.
Hamilton at Abbotsford 10 p.m.











