AMERKS JANUARY 2025 REPORT CARD

Amerks fly high to start 2025, Rochester goes 7-3-0-1 to stay near top of the North Division

Feb 4, 2025

By Andrew Mossbrooks | @ Mossbrooks48

The Rochester Americans survived the road yet again, completing a second straight month of 11-game slates that featured seven road matchups. The end result: a 7-3-0-1 record as the Amerks pass the midway point of the season and enter February a point out of first place in the North Division.

Hockey is a team sport, and January was no exception. The Amerks had an all-hands-on-deck approach to the month and it paid off.

A huge part of January’s success can be attributed to a trio of Amerks.

Isak Rosén and Brett Murray led the way offensively and are the one-two punch of Rochester’s point production, while Devon Levi provided the calming presence in goal to help the Amerks secure some wins.

Rosén, 21, is ranked second in the AHL with 23 goals and has seven over his past four games. The third-year pro, who was recalled by the Buffalo Sabres on Monday, is amid a career season, leading the charge for Rochester with 39 points (23+16) in 40 games

His counterpart, Murray, is second on the team in points (36), goals (20), and leads the AHL with 11 power-play tallies. Both forwards added 12 points to their respective totals on the season in January with the duo combining for 14 goals and 10 assists.

In net, Levi appeared in seven games last month, recording a 4-2-1 record. The sophomore goaltender recorded a save percentage greater than .920 in five of his starts and is tied for seventh in the AHL with 14 wins this season.

Levi, Murray, and Rosén were each named  to the North Division roster for the 2025 AHL All-Star Classic, which wrapped up last night in Coachella Valley, marking the first time Rochester has sent three players to an All-Star weekend since 2017.

Levi wasn’t the only Amerks’ goaltender to flash success in January.

It was a perfect month for veteran goaltender Felix Sandström, who went 3-0-0, allowing three or fewer goals in each of his starts. Sandström then went on to win the team’s first game in February and is now riding a  career-best six-game win streak, having last tasted defeat on Dec. 6, 2024.

The 10^th-year pro’s first start of the month was arguably his best as an Amerk, recording a season-high 36 saves in the team’s 6-3 win in Bridgeport on…