Mar 10, 2024
The Rochester Americans (25-21-6-2) conclude their only three-in-three weekend of the season today with an afternoon matinee against the Utica Comets (24-22-4-4) at The Blue Cross Arena. The 4:05 p.m. contest will be carried live on The Sports Leader 95.7 FM/950 AM The Fan Rochester as well as AHLTV.
The Amerks have recorded at least one point in 14 of their last 21 games dating back to Jan. 17. Friday was Rochester’s 19th contest this season decided beyond regulation, which is most in the AHL.
With a 3-2 win last night, the Comets come into the matchup with points in four straight games, going 3-0-1-0. Utica sits in sixth place in the North Division standings but has at least one game in hand on each team.
Rochester has won 10 of the previous 11 games on the road against the Comets, the only exception being a 6-0 loss on Nov. 11. The Amerks maintain a 5-3-1-0 record through the first nine games of the season-series.
The Amerks boast a 13-10-1-1 record in Utica over the past five seasons while also showing an almost identical 12-11-1-1 mark in the Flower City.
The Amerks have scored at least one power-play goal in 22 of the 42 games (31-for-140) against Utica since Seth Appert took over as head coach.
After today’s contest, the intrastate rivals will meet twice more times prior to season’s end with one coming in each team’s home arena.
Michael Mersch and Brandon Biro helped the Amerks grab a 2-1 lead, but the Syracuse Crunch countered with three unanswered goals to claim a 4-2 win in Saturday’s rematch between at Upstate Medical University Arena.
Viktor Neuchev (0+2) recorded two assists for the Amerks while Mersch scored his 10th goal of the season, Biro notched his 30th point via his 13th tally. Zach Metsa pushed his point streak to a career-high four games as he tallied an assist while Mason Jobst was also credited with a helper
Goaltender Dustin Tokarski (7-8-3) made his 19th appearance of the season and first start since Feb. 23. The veteran netminder stopped 30 of the 33 shots he faced but took the defeat.
Jeremy Davies and Kale Clague are among the AHL’s top scoring defensemen, having combined for 11 goals and 45 points this season.
Davies, who had points in three straight games for the second time this season since closing out the month of October on a five-game point streak, scored his eighth goal of the year in Rochester’s 2-1 overtime win at Toronto last…
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