Levi’s 20-save effort, Rosen’s three-point night lead Amerks to 3-0 win over Syracuse
Nov 29, 2024
Isak Rosén factored on all three goals, including scoring twice, and Devon Levi was flawless in stopping all 20 shots he faced to pick up his first professional shutout while leading the Rochester Americans (9-6-3-0) to a 3-0 win over the intrastate rival Syracuse Crunch (8-7-1-2) Friday night at Blue Cross Arena.
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With the win, Rochester has earned at least one point in 11 of its last 15 games dating back to Oct. 23. Additionally, the Amerks, who entered the contest showing a 35-11-5-0 record when scoring three or more goals against the Crunch, have blanked Syracuse in each of their last two regular-season meetings dating back to last season.
Forward Isak Rosén (2+1) notched his third multi-goal outing in his last 16 games and second three-point game of the season for the Amerks while Brett Murray (1+0) also notched his sixth tally. Jack Rathbone, Mason Jobst, Kale Clague, Vsevolod Komarov and Konsta Helenius all registered one assist each to complete the scoring.
In his fourth appearance with Rochester this season, Levi (2-1-1) turned aside all 20 shots he faced, which included 13 in the final period to earn the win and shutout. The second-year netminder has held the opposition to three or fewer goals in all but six of his 30 appearances with the Amerks.
For the third consecutive contest, the Amerks drew the game’s first power-play in the opening period. Unlike the two previous, Rochester used the man-advantage to generate a 1-0 lead.
While the first unit was unable to capitalize with the extra skater, Zachary Metsa, Rosén, Helenius, Jobst, and Murray all kept the Crunch trapped inside their own zone before Rosén gave Rochester the early cushion. As the Amerks possessed the puck, Metsa handed a pass to Helenius from the center of the zone to the left dot. As the rookie tried to thread it to Jobst at the bumper position, it caromed to the far face-off circle for Rosén to wire over the blocker of Halverson, who was screened by Murray.
Rochester carried the 1-0 lead into the intermission break while limiting Syracuse to a season-low three shots compared to its nine.
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