Rochester looks to end Cleveland’s franchise-best eight-game win streak
Nov 26, 2024
By Andrew Mossbrooks | @ Mossbrooks48
The Rochester Americans (8-6-3-0) welcome the Cleveland Monsters (12-4-0-1) to Blue Cross Arena for a Thanksgiving Eve matchup. The Amerks play three games in four days, with their lone off-day coming Thursday.
Wednesday marks the midway point of the season series between the Amerks and Monsters, as it will be their fourth of eight encounters across the 2024-25 AHL campaign. Rochester has won each of the three prior games, outscoring Cleveland 15-7 over that span, including a 6-1 rout in the only other get-together in Rochester over a month ago.
Brendan Warren saved the Amerks from being shutout Saturday night, scoring with 11 seconds remaining in a 5-1 loss to Utica. Rochester claimed three out of a possible six points last week, going 1-1-1-0. Rochester has dropped six of its last seven games, but has earned points in seven of its last 10 outings (4-3-3-0). Felix Sandström made his seventh start of the season facing the Comets, stopping 11 shots before Michael Houser made 12 saves in relief.
Cleveland skates into Rochester on an eight-game win streak, matching their longest in franchise history. The Columbus Blue Jackets’ affiliate has won all their games since Nov. 8 and 10 of their last 11 overall with their last loss coming to the Amerks on Nov. 6, when Rochester went to Cleveland and took a 4-2 decision. During their current streak, the Monsters have outscored the opposition 33-18, but have had five of their eight wins decided by one goal. In their most recent game, both Trey Fix-Wolansky and Luca Del Bel Belluz scored twice, while David Jiricek scored the game-winning-goal in overtime to push the Monsters past the Milwaukee Admirals by a 6-5 final.
Amerks leading scorer Isak Rosén is expected back in the lineup Wednesday after the third-year pro was reassigned from the Buffalo Sabres Tuesday afternoon. Rosen, 21, missed three games with Rochester while with the Sabres on the team’s west coast trip. The Solna, Sweden, native made his season debut with the Sabres Saturday, skating in 10 shifts against San Jose.
With the Amerks, Rosen leads the team in scoring with 13 points (4+9). On Nov. 8, Rosen collected two goals and an assist against Hartford. On a night where the Amerks won their 2,500th game as a franchise,…
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