HAMILTON, Ontario (Ticker) -- Mike Minard stopped 36 shots and Maxim Spiridonov had a goal and an assist as the Hamilton Bulldogs topped the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, 5-3. Minard mdae 17 saves in the second period and improved to 16-12-5. Spiridonov opened the scoring 5:33 into the contest and assisted on Michel Riesen's power-play tally in the second period. Brent Cullaton added a goal and assist for Hamilton, which improved to 17-12-4 when scoring first. Torrey DiRoberto contributed a goal and two assists for Cincinnati, which has lost eight of its last 10 games.