SUBBAN BACKSTOPS AMERKS TO SHUTOUT WIN OVER ROCKET

Subban stops all 29 shots, Biro factors in on both goals in 2-0 win over Laval

Mar 15, 2023

On the strength of a two-point effort from Brandon Biro (1+1) and a stellar 29-save effort from goaltender Malcolm Subban, the Rochester Americans (28-24-4-1) shutout the Laval Rocket (24-25-7-3) 2-0 Wednesday night The Blue Cross Arena.

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With the win, Rochester has earned a point in seven of its last 11 games, going 5-4-2-0 over that span, and finished the season-series with a 4-3-1-0 mark for the second straight season against Laval.  

Biro, who became the first Amerks skater this season to reach the 50-point mark, extended his point streak to five games as he registered a goal and an assist. Since Mar. 4, Biro has logged 11 points on two goals and nine assists while Lukas Rousek, who also scored his 15^th goal of the season, has eight points (4+4) over his last four games. Defenseman Lawrence Pilut earned his 10^th assist over his last 10 games to complete the scoring for Rochester.

Goaltender Malcolm Subban (15-13-1) stopped all 29 shots he faced, including 19 through the first two periods, for his second shutout of the season. The Toronto, Ontario, native is the first Rochester goaltender to blank an opponent on home ice since Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen on Nov. 3, 2021. Additionally, its his first season with multiple shutouts since the 2014-15 campaign when he posted three with the Providence Bruins.

Forwards Gabriel Bourque and Peter Abbandonato each paced the team with four shots apiece for Laval, who were shutout for the first time since Jan. 15, 2022. Goaltender Cayden Primeau (12-11-6) suffered the defeat in the crease despite making 30 saves. The netminder has appeared in 17 of the last 19 games since Jan. 25 for the Rocket.

Following a scoreless opening period that saw the teams combine for 12 penalty minutes and 21 shots, Rochester was called for a hooking infraction less than three minutes into the second stanza.

Despite on the penalty kill, Brendan Warren and Biro pressured the puck before Biro stepped in-front of a pass intended to go across the blueline between Laval defensemen. As Biro collected the pass, he sprinted towards the Rocket zone one-on-one against a Laval defender. The Penn State product reached the blueline,…