QUEBEC (Ticker) -- Dan Murphy, the league's leading goaltender, stopped 37 shots as the Quebec Citadelles topped the Hamilton Bulldogs, 2-1. Murphy, who leads the league with 12 wins and a 1.61 goals-against average, turned aside 14 of the 15 shots he faced in the final period to preserve the victory. Andrei Bashkirov opened the scoring 1:41 in the opening stanza and Kimbi Daniels added a second-period goal for Quebec, which has won three straight after dropping six games in a row. Kevin Bolibruck got Hamilton within a goal with 4:47 remaining and the Bulldogs pulled their goaltender with 44 seconds left but could not tie the contest. Eric Heffler had 18 saves in the loss for Hamilton, which is winless in their last five (0-3-2).