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Rochester Americans 2013-14 Season; Using the AHL14 mod
Topic Started: Aug 20 2013, 12:06 AM (8,562 Views)
CgyFlames
Mr. AHL
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[align=center]Regular Season Game #65 - Tuesday, March 25, 2014
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The hats fly in Toronto after Leo Komorov's third goal of the final period.

KOMOROV'S MAGIC IGNITES MARLIES' COMEBACK[/align]

TORONTO, ON - The Amerks have dominated the AHL lately. The AHL has dominated the Marlies all season long. Thus, it reasons that an Amerks-Marlies matchup would be an easy win for Rochester. But somehow, that is not the case, as the Marlies defeated their border rivals 4-3 Tuesday morning for their fourth straight win against the Americans.

The Amerks led 2-0 at one point and 2-1 heading into the third period, at which point Leo Komorov put the Marlies on his back and led a rally. He scored two minutes in to tie the game, and, after Derek Whitmore soon regained Rochester's lead, Komorov answered with another tying goal 30 seconds later.

In the final minute of the tied game, the Amerks' Chris Tanev took a penalty, and Komorov struck one more time to complete his hat trick and the comeback.

"We've had some great success against the Americans this year", said Komorov after the game. "Some people are calling us a spoiler, but we are not out of the playoff race. We'll battle all the way to game 76."

The Amerks won't have much time to rest after their road trip; they bused home Tuesday afternoon and will prepare to host Milwaukee Wednesday night. The Grand Rapids Griffins, meanwhile, have leapfrogged Rockford for first in the Midwest Division and the Western Conference, three points above second-place Rochester.

Doing it for the Kids: While the Amerks don't host a "School Day" matinee themselves, they're no stranger to playing in such games. They've been the visitor for seven of those over the last three years. This season, they played morning tilts at Hamilton and Toronto. In 2012-13, they took on Hamilton, Abbotsford, and Lake Erie on school days. And in 2011-12, they faced Toronto and Albany.


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TORONTO</td><td align="center">4
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1st period
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02:26</td><td>RCH</td><td>GOAL (0:1)</td><td>CODY HODGSON</td><td>MARCUS FOLIGNO, CHRIS TANEV
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04:39</td><td>TOR</td><td>PEN</td><td>MARK FRASER</td><td>Fighting, major
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04:39</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>DEREK WHITMORE</td><td>Fighting, major
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2nd period
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06:39</td><td>TOR</td><td>PEN</td><td>JAKE GARDINER</td><td>Tripping, minor
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06:43</td><td>RCH</td><td>PPG (0:2)</td><td>CHRIS TANEV</td><td>CODY HODGSON
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09:03</td><td>TOR</td><td>GOAL (1:2)</td><td>MATT FRATTIN</td><td>Unassisted
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11:51</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>PATRICK RISSMILLER</td><td>Obstruction hooking, minor
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3rd period
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02:11</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>MATT ELLIS</td><td>Hooking, minor
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02:23</td><td>TOR</td><td>PPG (2:2)</td><td>LEO KOMAROV</td><td>Unassisted
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04:29</td><td>RCH</td><td>GOAL (2:3)</td><td>DEREK WHITMORE</td><td>BRIAN FLYNN
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04:59</td><td>TOR</td><td>GOAL (3:3)</td><td>LEO KOMAROV</td><td>DIMITRY AFANASENKOV
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15:10</td><td>TOR</td><td>PEN</td><td>KEVIN MARSHALL</td><td>Hooking, minor
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19:02</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>CHRIS TANEV</td><td>Hooking, minor
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19:27</td><td>TOR</td><td>PPG (4:3)</td><td>LEO KOMAROV</td><td>TIM CONNOLLY, RYAN O'BYRNE
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TORONTO PLAYER STATS
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</td><td align="center">
G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td>
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T.CONNOLLY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:35</td>
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K.HOLZER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:30</td>
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L.KOMAROV</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:50</td>
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J.COLBORNE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">08:32</td>
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R.O'BYRNE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">24:06</td>
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M.FRASER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">18:16</td>
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J.GARDINER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:07</td>
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M.RIELLY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:36</td>
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N.KADRI</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:08</td>
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M.FRATTIN</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:31</td>
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K.MARSHALL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:42</td>
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F.McLAREN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">13:18</td>
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C.ASHTON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:07</td>
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J.D'AMIGO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:43</td>
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M.KOMISAREK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">25:25</td>
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D.AFANASENKOV</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12:01</td>
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T.FEDUN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">08:10</td>
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M.PAAJARVI</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:19</td>
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TORONTO GOALIE STATS
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</td><td align="center">
S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td>
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J.RYNNAS</td><td align="center">17</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">60:00</td>
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D.MacINTYRE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
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ROCHESTER PLAYER STATS
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</td><td align="center">
G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td>
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M.ZIGOMANIS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12:28</td>
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P.RISSMILLER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:30</td>
</tr>
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C.HODGSON</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:45</td>
</tr>
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C.McCORMICK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:59</td>
</tr>
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A.SULZER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">24:48</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.ARMIA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:10</td>
</tr>
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B.McNABB</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">23:33</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.ELLIS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:06</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.LARSSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:39</td>
</tr>
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L.ADAM</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">17:26</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.GRIGORENKO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:22</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.FLYNN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12:03</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.RUHWEDEL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:43</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.FOLIGNO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:13</td>
</tr>
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M.PYSYK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">18:42</td>
</tr>
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C.TANEV</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">22:33</td>
</tr>
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J.TAFFE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12:32</td>
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D.WHITMORE</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">06:02</td>
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ROCHESTER GOALIE STATS
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</td><td align="center">
S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td>
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M.HACKETT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
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A.YORK</td><td align="center">25</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">59:49</td>
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[align=center]Regular Season Game #66 - Wednesday, March 26, 2014
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Luke Adam prepares to take his shootout attempt against Magnus Hellberg

AMERKS NEED SHOOTOUT TO BEAT MILWAUKEE[/align]

ROCHESTER, NY - The Milwaukee Admirals gave the Amerks all they could handle Wednesday at the Blue Cross Arena, but the Amerks finally prevailed in the shootout.

The Admirals took a 2-0 lead in the first period, their second tally coming on an own-goal misplay by Rochester. Rochester started another of their familiar comebacks, however, when Mike Zigomanis scored in the second period. Cody Hodgson tied the game in the third, and the Amerks got back that own-goal when the Admirals put the puck in their own net to give Rochester the 3-2 lead. But Matt Halischuck drew Milwaukee back even with a breakaway goal two minutes later.

In the shootout, Luke Adam converted on the Amerks' third attempt, while Allen York stopped all five Admiral shooters as the red-hot Amerks keep piling up wins.

"The Admirals are a tough bunch. This is a good league top to bottom, where anybody can beat anybody on a given night. We hung tough and got the goals when we needed them", said Adam.

Now, with just ten games left in the season, the Amerks continue their four-game homestand by welcoming in the Toronto Marlies again on Friday night. Incredibly, despite their recent success, the Amerks have lost six consecutive Friday night home games. Their last Friday home win was January 10 against Hamilton. Between then and now, they've amassed three regulation losses, two overtime losses, and a shootout loss on Fridays at the BCA.

Weekend Preview: There are just four weekends left in the AHL season, and this upcoming one features lots of crucial matchups in the Western Coference playoff race. #8 seeded Hamilton will try to defend the last playoff spot when they visit #9 San Antonio Friday and Sunday. Just above them, #6 Abbotsford is at #5 Utica Friday and Saturday. #4 Rockford and #1 Grand Rapids play a home-and-home with the top spot in the Midwest Division and the conference at stake. And, #7 Oklahoma City plays at #3 Charlotte Saturday and Sunday with the West Division lead up for grabs.


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1st period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
06:42</td><td>MIL</td><td>PEN</td><td>JOONAS RASK</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
09:22</td><td>MIL</td><td>GOAL (0:1)</td><td>BOBBY BUTLER</td><td>JOONAS RASK, RICH CLUNE
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13:36</td><td>MIL</td><td>PEN</td><td>GABRIEL BOURQUE</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
13:58</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>ALEXANDER SULZER</td><td>Roughing, minor
</td></tr>
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19:30</td><td>MIL</td><td>GOAL (0:2)</td><td>RICH CLUNE</td><td>Unassisted
</td></tr>
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2nd period
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<tr><td>
05:11</td><td>RCH</td><td>GOAL (1:2)</td><td>MICHAEL ZIGOMANIS</td><td>JOEL ARMIA
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3rd period
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<tr><td>
05:14</td><td>RCH</td><td>GOAL (2:2)</td><td>CODY HODGSON</td><td>LUKE ADAM, BRAYDEN McNABB
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<tr><td>
09:49</td><td>RCH</td><td>GOAL (3:2)</td><td>PATRICK RISSMILLER</td><td>Unassisted
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
11:12</td><td>MIL</td><td>GOAL (3:3)</td><td>MATT HALISCHUK</td><td>VICTOR BARTLEY, GABRIEL BOURQUE
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
13:45</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>MARCUS FOLIGNO</td><td>Obstruction tripping, minor
</td></tr>
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Shootout
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RCH</td><td>LUKE ADAM
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ROCHESTER PLAYER STATS
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<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.ZIGOMANIS</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">8</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">23:20</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
P.RISSMILLER</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:53</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.HODGSON</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">25:35</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.McCORMICK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:55</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
A.SULZER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">25:28</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.ARMIA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:06</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.McNABB</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">25:04</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.ELLIS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">06:01</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.LARSSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:25</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
L.ADAM</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:28</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.GRIGORENKO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">04:58</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.FLYNN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12:23</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.RUHWEDEL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:08</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.FOLIGNO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:24</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.PYSYK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:14</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.TANEV</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">24:39</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.TAFFE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:16</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.WHITMORE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:52</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
ROCHESTER GOALIE STATS
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.HACKETT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
A.YORK</td><td align="center">23</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">64:51</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
MILWAUKEE PLAYER STATS
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.JORDAN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">24:41</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.GRAGNANI</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">24:47</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.TERRY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:21</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.HALISCHUK</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:21</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
T.BECK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:51</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.RODNEY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:21</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
R.CLUNE</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:19</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.PUUSTINEN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:18</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
G.BOURQUE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:09</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
V.BARTLEY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">23:51</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
R.ELLIS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">27:20</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.EKHOLM</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:00</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
A.WATSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:41</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.SALOMAKI</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:47</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.SMITH</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:12</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.RASK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:32</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.BUTLER</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">8</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:28</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
P.CEHLIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:01</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
MILWAUKEE GOALIE STATS
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<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.HELLBERG</td><td align="center">24</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">65:00</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.HUTTON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
</tr>
</table>
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[align=center]Regular Season Game #67 - Friday, March 28, 2014
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The Marlies frustrated Alexander Sulzer and the rest of the Amerks all game.

THE MARLIES ARE STILL THE AMERKS' ACHILLES HEEL[/align]

ROCHESTER, NY - It continues. In 2012, the Marlies swept the Amerks 3-0 in the opening round of the playoffs. Last season, the Marlies took 9 of 10 from Rochester in the regular season, and again swept them 3-0 in the playoffs. This year, a significantly weaker Marlies team likely won't be playing for the Calder Cup, but they haven't stopped their dominance of the Amerks.

The Marlies won 3-1 in Rochester on Friday night to extend their winning streak against the Amerks to five games and send the Amerks to their seventh consecutive Friday night home loss.

The Amerks still play the Marlies another three times over their remaining nine games, as they look to secure the North Division title and home-ice advantage to begin the playoffs. Amerks' defenseman Brayden McNabb talked about his club's struggles versus the Marlies: "They seem to have a hex over us. We need every point we can get still, so it's not games we can afford to throw away."

"We weren't prepared to win tonight. We could all see that", said centerman Cody Hodgson.

Rochester's lone goal came from Mike Zigomanis, who scored against his former team for the second time in seven meetings.

The Amerks have the rest of weekend off, and won't be back in action until next Wednesday, when they host the Syracuse Crunch at 7:05 to kick off the April stretch run.

Standings Update: Here are the AHL standings at the end of March; all teams have between 7 and 9 games left. Grand Rapids picked up two wins against Rockford over the weekend to increase their lead atop the Western Conference, while Albany is quickly closing in on the top spot in the East.

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<table border=1>
<tr><td>
ROCHESTER</td><td align="center">1
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
TORONTO</td><td align="center">3
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>

<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
1st period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
01:05</td><td>TOR</td><td>GOAL (0:1)</td><td>MATT FRATTIN</td><td>JAKE GARDINER
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
01:38</td><td>TOR</td><td>PEN</td><td>FRAZER McLAREN</td><td>Elbowing, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
01:59</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>MARK PYSYK</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
07:48</td><td>TOR</td><td>GOAL (0:2)</td><td>JERRY D'AMIGO</td><td>MARK FRASER
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
12:52</td><td>TOR</td><td>PEN</td><td>LEO KOMAROV</td><td>Roughing, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
14:32</td><td>RCH</td><td>PPG (1:2)</td><td>MICHAEL ZIGOMANIS</td><td>JOEL ARMIA, BRAYDEN McNABB
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
2nd period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
06:45</td><td>TOR</td><td>PEN</td><td>MATT FRATTIN</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
17:40</td><td>TOR</td><td>PEN</td><td>MARK FRASER</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
17:48</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>JOEL ARMIA</td><td>Interference, minor
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
3rd period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
00:51</td><td>TOR</td><td>PEN</td><td>MATT FRATTIN</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
06:46</td><td>TOR</td><td>PEN</td><td>LEO KOMAROV</td><td>Tripping, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
10:21</td><td>TOR</td><td>PEN</td><td>MIKE KOMISAREK</td><td>Roughing, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
11:03</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>JOHAN LARSSON</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
19:27</td><td>TOR</td><td>PEN</td><td>MORGAN RIELLY</td><td>Interference, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
19:39</td><td>TOR</td><td>GOAL (1:3)</td><td>MAGNUS PAAJARVI</td><td>MARK FRASER, DREW MacINTYRE
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>

<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
ROCHESTER PLAYER STATS
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.ZIGOMANIS</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:47</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
P.RISSMILLER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:42</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.HODGSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:50</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.McCORMICK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">05:21</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
A.SULZER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">26:17</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.ARMIA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:08</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.McNABB</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">24:38</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.ELLIS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">08:39</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.LARSSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">15:41</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
L.ADAM</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:21</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.GRIGORENKO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:36</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.FLYNN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:05</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.RUHWEDEL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:01</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.FOLIGNO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">21:57</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.PYSYK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:34</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.TANEV</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:40</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.TAFFE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">06:07</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.WHITMORE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:27</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
ROCHESTER GOALIE STATS
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.HACKETT</td><td align="center">17</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">59:09</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
A.YORK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
TORONTO PLAYER STATS
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<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
T.CONNOLLY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:06</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
K.HOLZER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:54</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
L.KOMAROV</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:46</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.COLBORNE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:06</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
R.O'BYRNE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:35</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.FRASER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">23:28</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.GARDINER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:01</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.RIELLY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:16</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
N.KADRI</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:51</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.FRATTIN</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">19:52</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
K.MARSHALL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">07:54</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
F.McLAREN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">8</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">19:15</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.ASHTON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:03</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.D'AMIGO</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">07:52</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.KOMISAREK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:27</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.AFANASENKOV</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">05:04</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
T.FEDUN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">07:32</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.PAAJARVI</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:45</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
TORONTO GOALIE STATS
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<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.OWUYA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.MacINTYRE</td><td align="center">23</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">60:00</td>
</tr>
</table>
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[align=center]Regular Season Game #68 - Wednesday, April 2, 2014
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Syracuse goalie Cedric Desjardins covers the puck as the Amerks' Mark Psysk and Mike Zigomanis look on.

AMERKS LOSE A HARD-FOUGHT AFFAIR TO THE CRUNCH[/align]

ROCHESTER, NY - Some games, you beat yourselves. Whether it's too many turnovers, unconverted chances, or just a lack of effort, sometimes a hockey team's greatest foe is right in the mirror. Wednesday night was not one of those games for the Amerks, but, unfortunately, the result is still the same: zero points.

The last time the Amerks and Crunch met at the Blue Cross Arena, goalie Riku Helenius stole the show for Syracuse. This time, Cendric Desjardins picked up right where his teammate left off, stopping 21 of the Amerks' 22 shots to lead his team to a 3-1 victory.

"They've got two good weapons in net", said the Amerks' lone goal scorer Mark Psysk. "That's going to make them tough for anybody in the playoffs, if they can get in."

"Our guys battled hard. We've got nothing but a 'tip of the hat' for the Crunch", said Amerks assistant coach John Wroblewski. "They're a desperate team, needing wins to get into the playoffs, and they played like one tonight."

Indeed, the Crunch's win moved them into a four-way tie with Wilkes-Barre, Portland, and Norfolk for seeds 6-9 in the Eastern Conference. At least one of those teams may well end up on the outside looking in when the Calder Cup playoffs begin later this month.

Meanwhile, after consecutive losses for the first time since February, the Amerks have to look over their shoulder in the Western Conference playoff race. Division foe Hamilton has pulled level with Rochester at 81 points (although Rochester holds the wins tiebreaker and games in hand), and the ninth-place team remains only four points behind.

The Amerks will conclude their final multi-game homestand of the 2013-14 season on Friday night when they welcome the Binghamton Senators to town for the last of eight meetings between the in-state, inter-conference rivals.

April Preview: Here's how the Amerks' schedule plays out in the stretch drive to the playoffs. 4 of the final 5 are on the road, so it could be a tough task for the Amerks if they can't secure their playoff berth early in the month.

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<table border=1>
<tr><td>
ROCHESTER</td><td align="center">1
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
SYRACUSE</td><td align="center">3
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>

<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
1st period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
03:11</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>PATRICK RISSMILLER</td><td>Cross checking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
04:30</td><td>SYR</td><td>PPG (0:1)</td><td>JEAN-FRANCOIS JACQUES</td><td>RICHARD PANIK, TYLER JOHNSON
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
06:59</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>BRAYDEN McNABB</td><td>Roughing, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
15:38</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>PATRICK RISSMILLER</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
2nd period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
03:00</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>ALEXANDER SULZER</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
03:37</td><td>SYR</td><td>PEN</td><td>BRETT CONNOLLY</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
04:26</td><td>RCH</td><td>GOAL (1:1)</td><td>MARK PYSYK</td><td>CODY HODGSON
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
10:26</td><td>SYR</td><td>PEN</td><td>ONDREJ PALAT</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
17:37</td><td>SYR</td><td>PEN</td><td>ANDREJ SUSTR</td><td>Cross checking, minor
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
3rd period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
09:49</td><td>SYR</td><td>GOAL (1:2)</td><td>DANA TYRELL</td><td>TIM WALLACE
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
19:39</td><td>SYR</td><td>ENG (1:3)</td><td>ALEXANDER KILLORN</td><td>RYAN MURPHY, BRETT CONNOLLY
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>

<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
ROCHESTER PLAYER STATS
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.ZIGOMANIS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:12</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
P.RISSMILLER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">18:33</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.HODGSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:16</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.McCORMICK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:18</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
A.SULZER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">27:08</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.ARMIA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:47</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.McNABB</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">21:58</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.ELLIS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12:21</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.LARSSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:08</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
L.ADAM</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:07</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.GRIGORENKO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:04</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.FLYNN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">08:47</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.RUHWEDEL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">23:08</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.FOLIGNO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:54</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.PYSYK</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:35</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.TANEV</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">23:44</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.TAFFE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">08:10</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.WHITMORE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:00</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
ROCHESTER GOALIE STATS
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.HACKETT</td><td align="center">23</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">59:31</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
A.YORK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
SYRACUSE PLAYER STATS
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
T.WALLACE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:40</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
R.MURPHY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">24:11</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.JACQUES</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:55</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.LEE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:37</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.MIKKELSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:07</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.SEXTON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:41</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
R.GUDAS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:11</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
T.JOHNSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:09</td>
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R.PANIK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:07</td>
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O.PALAT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:36</td>
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D.KOROBOV</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:13</td>
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A.SUSTR</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">24:05</td>
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P.LABRIE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:08</td>
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J.BROWN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">04:47</td>
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V.NAMESTNIKOV</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:06</td>
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B.CONNOLLY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:46</td>
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D.TYRELL</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">8</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">20:56</td>
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A.KILLORN</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:45</td>
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C.DESJARDINS</td><td align="center">22</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">60:00</td>
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[align=center]Regular Season Game #69 - Wednesday, April 4, 2014
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Amerks' players and fans alike join Chris Tanev in celebrating the eventual game-winning goal.

AMERKS NARROWLY SLIDE BY THE SENATORS[/align]

ROCHESTER, NY - The Americans stopped their two-game slide on Friday night and completed a four-game home season sweep of the Binghamton Senators, 2-1.

Cody Hodgson took a tripping minor six minutes in, and Dane Byers of the Senators' quickly made them home team pay and put his club up 1-0. Hodgson got his revenge, however, when he stole a loose puck and scored a breakaway goal on Robin Lehner.

In the second period, Mike Zigomanis hopped out of the penalty box and found himself on a similar breakaway of his own, but was stopped by Lehner. Later that period, however, Cody McCormick found Chris Tanev streaking in from the point, and Tanev blasted a one-timer past Lehner to put the Amerks ahead 2-1. And that's where the score stayed for the entire third period.

There was again no sign of the fisticuffs that erupted when these two teams last met in Rochester in March. Amerks' enforcer Cody McCormick remarked: "We'd lost a couple, and they still need to lock up their playoff spot, so no one was really focused on 'evening the score.' Both teams need wins, and we're probably not going to see them again, so there's no reason to go crazy."

Indeed, due to the AHL's odd geography, these two cities that are a mere 3-hour drive apart play in separate conferences, and couldn't meet in the postseason unless it's in the Calder Cup Finals.

Amerks fans can taste their third straight playoff appearance, and the Blue Cross Arena reflected that Friday. "This was a playoff atmosphere tonight. This town is excited to see what kind of run our boys can make", said one fan.

The Amerks have only two home games remaining out of their final seven total. Tomorrow, they'll head to Toronto and try to end their recent futility against the Marlies. Next Friday, the two teams will finish their home-and-home back in Rochester.

Red, White, and Blue: Friday's game was the seventh and final time this season that the Amerks wore their red sweaters at home. They went 4-2-1 at home in the alternate look. According to team president Ted Black, they'll wear red one more time, for the regular season finale at Toronto, and then stick to the traditional white and blue for the playoffs.


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ROCHESTER</td><td align="center">2
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BINGHAMTON</td><td align="center">1
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1st period
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06:08</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>CODY HODGSON</td><td>Hooking, minor
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06:15</td><td>BNG</td><td>PPG (0:1)</td><td>DANE BYERS</td><td>HUGH JESSIMAN, JEAN-GABRIEL PAGEAU
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10:45</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>CODY McCORMICK</td><td>Hooking, minor
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19:12</td><td>RCH</td><td>GOAL (1:1)</td><td>CODY HODGSON</td><td>Unassisted
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2nd period
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00:42</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>BRIAN FLYNN</td><td>Hooking, minor
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06:23</td><td>BNG</td><td>PEN</td><td>DAVE DZIURZYNSKI</td><td>Interference, minor
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08:18</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>MICHAEL ZIGOMANIS</td><td>Hooking, minor
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17:23</td><td>RCH</td><td>GOAL (2:1)</td><td>CHRIS TANEV</td><td>CODY McCORMICK
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19:29</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>DEREK WHITMORE</td><td>Hooking, minor
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19:40</td><td>BNG</td><td>PEN</td><td>DANE BYERS</td><td>Roughing, minor
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ROCHESTER PLAYER STATS
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</td><td align="center">
G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td>
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M.ZIGOMANIS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:16</td>
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P.RISSMILLER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">09:05</td>
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C.HODGSON</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">8</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:05</td>
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C.McCORMICK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:49</td>
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A.SULZER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">25:00</td>
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J.ARMIA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:03</td>
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B.McNABB</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">23:59</td>
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M.ELLIS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:23</td>
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J.LARSSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">11:27</td>
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L.ADAM</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">14:19</td>
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M.GRIGORENKO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:32</td>
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B.FLYNN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12:01</td>
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C.RUHWEDEL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:06</td>
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M.FOLIGNO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">25:03</td>
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M.PYSYK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:00</td>
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C.TANEV</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">26:50</td>
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J.TAFFE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">06:55</td>
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D.WHITMORE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:30</td>
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ROCHESTER GOALIE STATS
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S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td>
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M.HACKETT</td><td align="center">20</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">59:58</td>
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A.YORK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
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BINGHAMTON PLAYER STATS
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<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td>
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A.BENOIT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:19</td>
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S.DA COSTA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">13:36</td>
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M.LUNDIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:00</td>
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F.CLAESSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:34</td>
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M.SORENSEN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:16</td>
</tr>
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H.JESSIMAN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:49</td>
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A.PETERSSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:59</td>
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E.CONDRA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:19</td>
</tr>
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J.PAGEAU</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">8</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:54</td>
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T.ECKFORD</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:06</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.DZIURZYNSKI</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">17:59</td>
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M.HOFFMAN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:44</td>
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M.STONE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">9</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">23:03</td>
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A.DEVEAUX</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">06:19</td>
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M.MOTTAU</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">24:23</td>
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D.BYERS</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:45</td>
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T.KUNDRATEK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">22:26</td>
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C.GENOWAY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:31</td>
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BINGHAMTON GOALIE STATS
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S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td>
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N.LAWSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
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R.LEHNER</td><td align="center">19</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">59:37</td>
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[align=center]Regular Season Game #70 - Saturday, April 5, 2014
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Magnus Paajarvi blasts Toronto's third goal past Amerks' netminder Allen York.

MARLIES CONTINUE MASTERY OF THE AMERKS[/align]

TORONTO, ON - The Toronto Marlies are not dead yet. Buoyed by a 9-5 run over the last month that includes four wins over the Rochester Americans, the Marlies are right back into the thick of the playoff conversation. They punctuated their dominance against Rochester of late by turning a close 2-1 game into a 5-1 blowout Saturday with three goals in a five minute span in the third period.

Allen York, a hot hand in goal for the Amerks recently, got the start, and played a pretty good game until unraveling in the final period; Amerks' bench boss Chadd Cassidy pulled York after the the Marlies' fifth goal.

The Marlies have an uphill climb in their bid for the playoffs, however; after a home game against Utica on Sunday, they head out on a 5-game, 8-day road trip that begins with a rematch in Rochester next Friday. Their only other home game is the season finale, also versus the Amerks.

Amerks' captain Matt Ellis was overheard giving a post-game speech to his teammates: "They're not out of this yet. We need to end their season right now - we have the chance in front of us. They don't have any 'hex' on us. Next Friday, go out there and take care of business."

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Western Conference Playoff Picture: Grand Rapids needs only one point to clinch a playoff berth. All three division leaders have only 3 games left, while the teams chasing them have 5 or 6, so every division race is still wide open. The Amerks meet the Bulldogs and Comets once more each in what could be deciding games for the North division crown.

Eastern Conference Playoff Picture: The Bridgeport Sound Tigers have become the first AHL team eliminated from playoff contention. The Albany Devils need just one point to clinch a playoff spot and the Northeast Division, and 4 points plus one win to clinch the MacGregor Kilpatrick trophy as the league's regular-season champions. Albany's schedule sets up nice as well, with 4 of their final 5 games on home ice.


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1st period
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03:05</td><td>TOR</td><td>PEN</td><td>MARK FRASER</td><td>Tripping, minor
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05:38</td><td>TOR</td><td>PEN</td><td>MIKE KOMISAREK</td><td>Tripping, minor
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10:51</td><td>TOR</td><td>GOAL (1:0)</td><td>JOE COLBORNE</td><td>FRAZER McLAREN, MORGAN RIELLY
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12:06</td><td>TOR</td><td>PEN</td><td>RYAN O'BYRNE</td><td>Tripping, minor
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14:48</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>JOEL ARMIA</td><td>Hooking, minor
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02:44</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>LUKE ADAM</td><td>Roughing, minor
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03:20</td><td>TOR</td><td>PPG (2:0)</td><td>RYAN O'BYRNE</td><td>TIM CONNOLLY, CARTER ASHTON
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06:33</td><td>RCH</td><td>GOAL (2:1)</td><td>JOHAN LARSSON</td><td>MICHAEL ZIGOMANIS, LUKE ADAM
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07:55</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>JOHAN LARSSON</td><td>Obstruction tripping, minor
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08:43</td><td>TOR</td><td>PEN</td><td>RYAN O'BYRNE</td><td>Hooking, minor
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08:12</td><td>TOR</td><td>GOAL (3:1)</td><td>MAGNUS PAAJARVI</td><td>NAZEM KADRI, MARK FRASER
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09:57</td><td>TOR</td><td>PEN</td><td>MARK FRASER</td><td>Fighting, major
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09:57</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>CODY McCORMICK</td><td>Fighting, major
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10:51</td><td>TOR</td><td>GOAL (4:1)</td><td>MIKE KOMISAREK</td><td>TIM CONNOLLY, LEO KOMAROV
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13:00</td><td>TOR</td><td>GOAL (5:1)</td><td>JOE COLBORNE</td><td>FRAZER McLAREN
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19:32</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>MICHAEL ZIGOMANIS</td><td>Roughing, minor
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TORONTO PLAYER STATS
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G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td>
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T.CONNOLLY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">9</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:06</td>
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K.HOLZER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:01</td>
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L.KOMAROV</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">11:28</td>
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J.COLBORNE</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:53</td>
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R.O'BYRNE</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:11</td>
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M.FRASER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:20</td>
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J.GARDINER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">25:09</td>
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M.RIELLY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:25</td>
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N.KADRI</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:40</td>
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M.FRATTIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:49</td>
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K.MARSHALL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">08:35</td>
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F.McLAREN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:04</td>
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C.ASHTON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12:40</td>
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J.D'AMIGO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:18</td>
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M.KOMISAREK</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:45</td>
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D.AFANASENKOV</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:50</td>
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T.FEDUN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:26</td>
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M.PAAJARVI</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:20</td>
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TORONTO GOALIE STATS
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M.OWUYA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
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D.MacINTYRE</td><td align="center">27</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">60:00</td>
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ROCHESTER PLAYER STATS
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M.ZIGOMANIS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">9</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:18</td>
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P.RISSMILLER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">07:34</td>
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C.HODGSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">25:12</td>
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C.McCORMICK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">05:27</td>
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A.SULZER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">25:24</td>
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J.ARMIA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">24:07</td>
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B.McNABB</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">24:19</td>
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M.ELLIS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">04:57</td>
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J.LARSSON</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:48</td>
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L.ADAM</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:34</td>
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M.GRIGORENKO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">01:56</td>
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B.FLYNN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:37</td>
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C.RUHWEDEL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:24</td>
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M.FOLIGNO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:06</td>
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M.PYSYK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:21</td>
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C.TANEV</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">27:58</td>
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J.TAFFE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">06:53</td>
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D.WHITMORE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:07</td>
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[align=center]Regular Season Game #71 - Friday, April 11, 2014
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The Amerks react in celebration of Johan Larsson's overtime goal.

LARSSON LEADS AMERKS TO FINALLY EXORCISE TORONTO[/align]

ROCHESTER, NY - Johan Larsson to the rescue! With his team trailing 1-0 in the final period to to a Toronto Marlies club that has owned them of late, Larsson was the spark that ignited a comeback as the Amerks rallied to dispatch the Marlies 2-1 in overtime.

Larsson first set up defenseman Alexander Sulzer for the tying goal at 13:20 of the third period, then made his encore performance an overtime-winning goal to end the Marlies' six-game streak against Rochester.

Teammates mobbed Larsson on the ice and again in the locker room, but he finally emerged from celebration to talk to the media, still breathless from excitement: "What a great result tonight! What a game! These guys around me - they made it possible!"

"I told them 'go do it' last Friday", added Amerks' captain Matt Ellis. "Alex and Johan...they did it!"

The result gave Rochester a crucial two points as they attempt to lock up a playoff berth over the final five games of the regular season. They'll remain busy this weekend as they travel for road games Saturday and Sunday. Tomorrow, they'll meet the Hamilton Bulldogs, whom they currently trail by one point for the North Division lead, with two games in hand.

Griffins, Devils are In: The Grand Rapids Griffins and Albany Devils became the first two teams to clinch playoff spots on Friday, and neither needed a win to do it. The Amerks' win over Toronto guarantees that the idle Griffins can finish no worse than eighth in the Western Conference. The Devils lost 3-1 to the lowly Bridgeport Sound Tigers, while the Springfield Falcons defeated the Portland Pirates 3-2. Springfield's win keeps them alive in the Northeast Division race and prevented Albany from clinching that division title, but Portland's loss did seal the Devils' first trip to the Calder Cup Playoffs in their four seasons in Albany.


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1st period
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02:29</td><td>TOR</td><td>PEN</td><td>FRAZER McLAREN</td><td>Hooking, minor
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04:13</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>MARK PYSYK</td><td>Hooking, minor
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04:42</td><td>TOR</td><td>PEN</td><td>FRAZER McLAREN</td><td>Hooking, minor
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17:03</td><td>TOR</td><td>GOAL (0:1)</td><td>TIM CONNOLLY</td><td>LEO KOMAROV, RYAN O'BYRNE
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10:01</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>CHRIS TANEV</td><td>Cross checking, minor
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12:50</td><td>TOR</td><td>PEN</td><td>RYAN O'BYRNE</td><td>Elbowing, minor
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13:37</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>JOEL ARMIA</td><td>Hooking, minor
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06:14</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>CHAD RUHWEDEL</td><td>Roughing, minor
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06:55</td><td>TOR</td><td>PEN</td><td>MATT FRATTIN</td><td>Hooking, minor
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12:06</td><td>TOR</td><td>PEN</td><td>NAZEM KADRI</td><td>Hooking, minor
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13:20</td><td>RCH</td><td>PPG (1:1)</td><td>ALEXANDER SULZER</td><td>JOHAN LARSSON, BRAYDEN McNABB
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01:28</td><td>RCH</td><td>GOAL (2:1)</td><td>JOHAN LARSSON</td><td>MARK PYSYK, MICHAEL ZIGOMANIS
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ROCHESTER PLAYER STATS
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</td><td align="center">
G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.ZIGOMANIS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">8</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:39</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
P.RISSMILLER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:21</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.HODGSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">23:34</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.McCORMICK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">07:31</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
A.SULZER</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">24:00</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.ARMIA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:05</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.McNABB</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">24:56</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.ELLIS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">04:34</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.LARSSON</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:31</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
L.ADAM</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:41</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.GRIGORENKO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">04:30</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.FLYNN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:46</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.RUHWEDEL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:09</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.FOLIGNO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">24:57</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.PYSYK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">19:13</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.TANEV</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">22:11</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.TAFFE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:59</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.WHITMORE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:38</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
ROCHESTER GOALIE STATS
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.HACKETT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
A.YORK</td><td align="center">17</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">61:27</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
TORONTO PLAYER STATS
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<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
T.CONNOLLY</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:15</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
K.HOLZER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:07</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
L.KOMAROV</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">14:21</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.COLBORNE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">14:27</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
R.O'BYRNE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">21:55</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.FRASER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:18</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.GARDINER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">27:29</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.RIELLY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:54</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
N.KADRI</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">9</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:12</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.FRATTIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:19</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
K.MARSHALL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:13</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
F.McLAREN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:20</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.ASHTON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">15:21</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.D'AMIGO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">08:39</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.KOMISAREK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:08</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.AFANASENKOV</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:09</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
T.FEDUN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">06:07</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.PAAJARVI</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">19:50</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
TORONTO GOALIE STATS
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<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.RYNNAS</td><td align="center">28</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">61:24</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.MacINTYRE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
</tr>
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That was an important win. It's ridiculously tight around the playoff line. :o

Only Grand Rapids and Charlotte are practically safe.
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It sure is. There will probably be a crazy amount of scenarios in play over the final weekend, when almost everybody plays Friday and Saturday. I'll try to track them all.
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[align=center]Regular Season Game #72 - Saturday, April 12, 2014
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The teams line up for the opening faceoff Saturday in Hamilton.

AMERKS RE-TAKE THE DIVISION LEAD[/align]

HAMILTON, ON - The Amerks defeated the Hamilton Bulldogs 3-1 on the road Saturday night, moving them a point ahead of the 'Dogs for first place in the North Division.

Jeff Taffe scored to give the Amerks a 1-0 lead late in the first period, a lead which stood until the third, when Hamilton's Mark Mitera tied the score. The deadlock wouldn't last long, however, as Joel Armia scored on a breakaway to put Rochester back in front less than two minutes later, then added an empty-net goal to seal the win.

The Amerks now sit in the driver's seat against Hamilton, with 41 wins, 87 points, and four games left to play. The Bulldogs, meanwhile, have 37 wins, 86 points, and just two games left. Both teams have a game at Lake Erie and a home game versus Syracuse left, but the Amerks will also play at Utica and Toronto. The Comets still have a legitimate shot at passing the Amerks in the division if they beat them Wednesday.

The Amerks' finish the weekend tomorrow at Lake Erie, where the Amerks have won 8 of the 9 meetings with the Monsters this season. Lake Erie's lone defeat of Rochester came on December 21, a 2-1 home win for the Monsters.

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Western Conference Playoff Picture: Surprisingly, not a single team has been eliminated yet, although several are hanging on by a thread. Charlotte and Grand Rapids are primed to lock up their divisions.

Eastern Conference Playoff Picture: The Albany Devils clinched their division with a win over the Providence Bruins Saturday,and need to just two points to clinch first overall in the AHL. Adirondack and Hershey are about to join the ranks of the eliminated, but it's an absolutely chaotic race for spots 3 through 10, with only two points separating all the teams.


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<table border=1>
<tr><td>
HAMILTON</td><td align="center">1
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
ROCHESTER</td><td align="center">3
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>

<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
1st period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
07:48</td><td>HAM</td><td>PEN</td><td>JARRED TINORDI</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
15:42</td><td>RCH</td><td>GOAL (0:1)</td><td>JEFF TAFFE</td><td>DEREK WHITMORE, MICHAEL ZIGOMANIS
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
16:27</td><td>HAM</td><td>PEN</td><td>DAVIS DREWISKE</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
2nd period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
07:26</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>BRAYDEN McNABB</td><td>Holding, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
11:07</td><td>HAM</td><td>PEN</td><td>GABRIEL DUMONT</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
14:46</td><td>HAM</td><td>PEN</td><td>TOMAS KABERLE</td><td>Roughing, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
15:15</td><td>HAM</td><td>PEN</td><td>LOUIS LEBLANC</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
3rd period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
00:19</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>MATT ELLIS</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
02:10</td><td>HAM</td><td>PPG (1:1)</td><td>MARK MITERA</td><td>PETTERI NOKELAINEN, MIKE BLUNDEN
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
03:55</td><td>RCH</td><td>GOAL (1:2)</td><td>JOEL ARMIA</td><td>BRAYDEN McNABB
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
19:31</td><td>RCH</td><td>ENG (1:3)</td><td>JOEL ARMIA</td><td>Unassisted
</td></tr>
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<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>

<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
HAMILTON PLAYER STATS
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<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.HANSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:18</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.DREWISKE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">28:28</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.HALPERN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:19</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
T.KABERLE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">19:37</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.THOMAS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">07:34</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.BLUNDEN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">26:08</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.SCHIESTEL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:22</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.ST. PIERRE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:55</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
Z.FITZGERALD</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:01</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
P.NOKELAINEN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12:53</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.NATTINEN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:16</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
N.BEAULIEU</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">24:44</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
L.LEBLANC</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:58</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.MITERA</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:24</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.TINORDI</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:58</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
G.DUMONT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:48</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
A.ENGQVIST</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:25</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.GALLAGHER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:20</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
HAMILTON GOALIE STATS
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.TOKARSKI</td><td align="center">26</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">59:32</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
R.MAYER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
ROCHESTER PLAYER STATS
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.ZIGOMANIS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:57</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
P.RISSMILLER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:54</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.HODGSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:52</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.McCORMICK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:51</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
A.SULZER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">24:57</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.ARMIA</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:18</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.McNABB</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">24:50</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.ELLIS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">08:13</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.LARSSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">16:59</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
L.ADAM</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:38</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.GRIGORENKO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">07:03</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.FLYNN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">08:28</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.RUHWEDEL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:20</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.FOLIGNO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:33</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.PYSYK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:24</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.TANEV</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:52</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.TAFFE</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">08:45</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.WHITMORE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12:15</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
ROCHESTER GOALIE STATS
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.HACKETT</td><td align="center">23</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">60:00</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
A.YORK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
</tr>
</table>
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[align=center]Regular Season Game #73 - Sunday, April 13, 2014
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Brian McGrattan and Bill Thomas skate over to celebrate with Guillaume Desbiens after he scores the first goal.

AMERKS END WEEKEND ON A LOSING NOTE[/align]

CLEVELAND, OH - The Lake Erie Monsters have endured a year of struggles, especially against the Rochester Americans. The two teams played each other ten times in 2013-14, more than they had in any previous season, and the Amerks won 8 of the teams' first 9 meetings. The Monsters had the last word, however, as they defeated Rochester 3-1 at the Quicken Loans Arena Sunday evening.

Matt Hackett's own-goal misplay late in the second period (credited to Lake Erie's Kris Kolanos) stood up as the winner when Mark Psysk broke up Sami Aittokallio's shutout bid in the third period. Hackett faced a barrage of action in the first period, as the Monsters registered an incredible 18 shots; Hackett got to 17 of them to keep the score closer than what it probably should have been.

Cody McCormick dared to drop the gloves with NHL veteran Brian McGrattan for the first time since McGrattan dropped him in December, and the result was the same: a knockdown for McGrattan. "There's a reason that guy played so many years in the NHL, I guess", said a sore-but-smiling McCormick after the game.

Elsewhere Sunday, the Utica Comets won in Adirondack to push even with the Amerks at 87 points, and set up a big final meeting between the teams Wednesday in Utica. The winner will clinch a playoff spot and take the division lead; the Amerks hold the tiebreaker of wins. The Comets finish their season with three in a row at home, on Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday.

"A big game between two very good teams. We've had some hard battles versus them this year. The postseason is in sight but our guys will not lose focus of these last three games", said Amerks' coach Chadd Cassidy.


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Tuesday's Result:
Hamilton 3 @ Lake Erie 2 - Victory sends Bulldogs to the playoffs.

Wednesday's Games:
Adirondack @ Syracuse - Crunch can clinch a playoff berth in their home finale.
Rochester @ Utica - Winner clinches playoffs, takes lead in North Division.
Toronto @ Binghamton - Marlies need points to stay in race, Senators have 3 chances at home to clinch.
Hershey @ Norfolk - Playoff-bound Admirals still have an outside shot at the top seed.
Texas @ Oklahoma City - Barons need a win to avoid possibility of elimination.
Chicago @ Iowa - Wild try to hold onto 8th in home finale before heading to Oklahoma.

Thursday's Game:
Abbotsford @ San Antonio - Heat try to hold on to their playoff spot on season-ending road trip.


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<table border=1>
<tr><td>
LAKE ERIE</td><td align="center">3
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
ROCHESTER</td><td align="center">1
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>

<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
1st period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
04:50</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>LUKE ADAM</td><td>Interference, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
07:17</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>CHAD RUHWEDEL</td><td>Tripping, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
08:56</td><td>LE</td><td>PPG (1:0)</td><td>GUILLAUME DESBIENS</td><td>BRIAN McGRATTAN, BILL THOMAS
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
2nd period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
00:57</td><td>LE</td><td>PEN</td><td>SAMI AITTOKALLIO</td><td>Fighting, major
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
00:57</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>MATT HACKETT</td><td>Fighting, major
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
05:35</td><td>LE</td><td>PEN</td><td>DUSTIN JEFFREY</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
05:58</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>MARCUS FOLIGNO</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
08:11</td><td>LE</td><td>PEN</td><td>JOEY HISHON</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
10:19</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>BRAYDEN McNABB</td><td>Holding, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
11:03</td><td>LE</td><td>PPG (2:0)</td><td>KRYS KOLANOS</td><td>Unassisted
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
17:11</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>CHRIS TANEV</td><td>Roughing, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
17:18</td><td>LE</td><td>PEN</td><td>PATRICK BORDELEAU</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
3rd period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
05:47</td><td>LE</td><td>PEN</td><td>BRIAN McGRATTAN</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
06:39</td><td>RCH</td><td>PPG (2:1)</td><td>MARK PYSYK</td><td>MICHAEL ZIGOMANIS
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
15:45</td><td>LE</td><td>PEN</td><td>BRIAN McGRATTAN</td><td>Fighting, major
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
15:45</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>CODY McCORMICK</td><td>Fighting, major
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
19:29</td><td>LE</td><td>ENG (3:1)</td><td>BILL THOMAS</td><td>KRYS KOLANOS, SAMI AITTOKALLIO
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>

<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
LAKE ERIE PLAYER STATS
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.McGRATTAN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:25</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
K.KOLANOS</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:00</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
R.HORAK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">13:00</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
G.DESBIENS</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:13</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.THOMAS</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12:40</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.CHABADA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:42</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
T.POCK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:00</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
S.SULLIVAN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:57</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.SIEMENS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:16</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
G.ZANON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">22:46</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
N.GUENIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:22</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
N.HOLDEN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:39</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.HISHON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">17:31</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.VAN DER GULIK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:33</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.CONNOLLY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:18</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
P.BORDELEAU</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:29</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.JEFFREY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">06:35</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
T.SMITH</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:16</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
LAKE ERIE GOALIE STATS
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
S.AITTOKALLIO</td><td align="center">25</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">59:26</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.PICKARD</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
ROCHESTER PLAYER STATS
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.ZIGOMANIS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:17</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
P.RISSMILLER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">17:02</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.HODGSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:47</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.McCORMICK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">05:39</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
A.SULZER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">25:40</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.ARMIA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:11</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.McNABB</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:04</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.ELLIS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">05:15</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.LARSSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:22</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
L.ADAM</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">23:45</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.GRIGORENKO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">04:43</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.FLYNN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">21:06</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.RUHWEDEL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:05</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.FOLIGNO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:28</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.PYSYK</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">15:34</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.TANEV</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">26:24</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.TAFFE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:32</td>
</tr>
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D.WHITMORE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:55</td>
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ROCHESTER GOALIE STATS
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</td><td align="center">
S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.HACKETT</td><td align="center">28</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">59:48</td>
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<tr><td>
A.YORK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
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[align=center]Regular Season Game #74 - Wednesday, April 16, 2014
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Eddie Lack refocuses during a break in play.

NO LUCK AGAINST LACK[/align]

UTICA, NY - The inaugural season of the Utica Comets has been quite a rollercoaster ride. At Christmastime, they were among the worst teams in the league; that seems light years away from Wednesday night, when a sold-out crowd of 4,000 fans watched them defeat their Thruway rivals Rochester 3-0, and command the inside track to the North Division crown.

Eddie Lack was brilliant in goal, stopping all 23 attempts by the potent Amerks offense. At the other end, former Amerk Colin Stuart opened and closed the evening's scoring with two goals, while Mike Santorelli added a goal and an assist of his own.

The third period featured a bout between Utica's Derek Joslin and Cody McCormick of the Amerks, and later Joslin and Derek Whitmore. Although this was the tenth and final regular season meeting between the teams, there's a good chance they could run into each other again in the Calder Cup Playoffs. In fact, if the season ended today, the Amerks and Comets would meet in the #6/#3 matchup.

The Comets now lead the Amerks by two points, and finish with two more home games, against Toronto and WBS. The Amerks still hold the tiebreaker of wins, however. The Hamilton Bulldogs are sandwiched right between the two New York teams, but have only one game remaining.

The Amerks blew a second consecutive chance to clinch a playoff spot, and still need one point to secure their place. They'll head back to Rochester for their home finale Friday against the also-playoff-bound Syracuse Crunch. If they can't wrap up their fate at home, they could face a winner-take-all game in Toronto to end the year, something they certainly want to avoid given their struggles against the Marlies.

With Albany, Syracuse, and Utica all clinching playoff spots, and Rochester and Binghamton likely to join them, 5 of the AHL's 6 New York teams are poised to compete for the cup. The lone exception are the Adirondack Phantoms, a fitting exclusion considering they'll be moving to Allentown, PA next season.


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Wednesday's Results:
Adirondack 1 @ Syracuse 2 - Defending Eastern Conference champs are headed back to the playoffs.
Rochester 0 @ Utica 3 - Comets clinch, take the lead in North Division.
Toronto 2 @ Binghamton 1 - Marlies' miracle run continues, Senators fail to clinch.
Hershey 1 @ Norfolk 2 - Admirals inch closer to division title.
Texas 2 @ Oklahoma City 3 (OT) - Barons stay alive in playoff hunt.
Chicago 2 @ Iowa 1 - Wild miss golden opportunity, now must travel to Oklahoma City.

Thursday's Result:
Abbotsford 1 @ San Antonio 2 - Rampage win, but have run out of games.

Friday's Games:
Bridgeport @ Adirondack
Lake Erie @ Grand Rapids - Griffins still trying to lock up division, conference.
Springfield @ Hartford - Falcons try to hold on to their playoff positioning.
Albany @ Portland - Devils capture regular-season title with a win, Pirates are the only team with 3 games left.
Toronto @ Utica - Marlies could end sneak into 8th with a win, Comets can clinch North with a win + Rochester loss
WBS @ Binghamton - Both teams trying to stay in the East's top 8.
Manchester @ Providence - Monarchs one of four teams in the hunt for the Northeast division title.
Syracuse @ Rochester - Crunch wins guarantees home-ice in the first round, Amerks still looking for a point to clinch playoffs.
Hershey @ Norfolk - Admirals clinch division with a win.
St. John's @ Worcester - 8 and 9 seeds do battle, winner will control a playoff spot, loser will be on the outside.
Charlotte @ Milwaukee - Checkers trying for conference's top seed, Admirals win could move them into 8th.
Iowa @ Oklahoma City - A sweep in the 2-game series should get the winner into the playoffs, a split could leave both out.
Chicago @ Rockford - Icehogs chasing Grand Rapids for division title.
Abbotsford @ San Antonio - Rampage are the first team to 76th game, Heat still control their own destiny.

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UTICA</td><td align="center">3
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ROCHESTER</td><td align="center">0
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<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
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<table>
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</table>
1st period
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<tr><td>
08:42</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>CODY McCORMICK</td><td>Obstruction tripping, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
16:46</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>CHRIS TANEV</td><td>Holding, minor
</td></tr>
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19:04</td><td>UTI</td><td>PEN</td><td>COLIN STUART</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
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</table>
2nd period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
00:29</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>JOEL ARMIA</td><td>Interference, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
05:29</td><td>UTI</td><td>PEN</td><td>BILL SWEATT</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
08:08</td><td>UTI</td><td>PEN</td><td>JOHN NEGRIN</td><td>Interference, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
08:21</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>MARCUS FOLIGNO</td><td>Tripping, minor
</td></tr>
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11:14</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>PATRICK RISSMILLER</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
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11:20</td><td>UTI</td><td>PPG (1:0)</td><td>COLIN STUART</td><td>MIKE SANTORELLI
</td></tr>
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</table>
3rd period
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<tr><td>
03:31</td><td>UTI</td><td>GOAL (2:0)</td><td>MIKE SANTORELLI</td><td>Unassisted
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
10:22</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>ALEXANDER SULZER</td><td>Tripping, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
10:42</td><td>UTI</td><td>PEN</td><td>DEREK JOSLIN</td><td>Fighting, major
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
10:42</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>CODY McCORMICK</td><td>Fighting, major
</td></tr>
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19:44</td><td>UTI</td><td>ENG (3:0)</td><td>COLIN STUART</td><td>PETER ANDERSSON, DALE WEISE
</td></tr>
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19:54</td><td>UTI</td><td>PEN</td><td>DEREK JOSLIN</td><td>Fighting, major
</td></tr>
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19:54</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>DEREK WHITMORE</td><td>Fighting, major
</td></tr>
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</table>
UTICA PLAYER STATS
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<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
T.PETERSEN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:05</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.SCEVIOUR</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">21:21</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
K.PORTER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">08:45</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.JOSLIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:28</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
Y.SAUVE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">22:14</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.YIP</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:01</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.SANTORELLI</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">8</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:47</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.STUART</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:43</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.NEGRIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:48</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.BARKER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">25:33</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
A.RODIN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">13:49</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.SCHROEDER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:01</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.FERRIERO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:18</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.WEISE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">09:18</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
Z.HAMILL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">08:55</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.ARCHIBALD</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">08:13</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
P.ANDERSSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">18:38</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.SWEATT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:06</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
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<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
UTICA GOALIE STATS
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
E.LACK</td><td align="center">23</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">59:56</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.CANNATA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
ROCHESTER PLAYER STATS
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.ZIGOMANIS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">8</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:46</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
P.RISSMILLER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:09</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.HODGSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">28:07</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.McCORMICK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">06:58</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
A.SULZER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">25:57</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.ARMIA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">20:00</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.McNABB</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">27:22</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.ELLIS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">04:25</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.LARSSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">20:11</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
L.ADAM</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:42</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.GRIGORENKO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">04:23</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.FLYNN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">03:59</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.RUHWEDEL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:16</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.FOLIGNO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">24:12</td>
</tr>
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M.PYSYK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:10</td>
</tr>
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C.TANEV</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">21:17</td>
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J.TAFFE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">06:45</td>
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D.WHITMORE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">10:28</td>
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ROCHESTER GOALIE STATS
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</td><td align="center">
S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.HACKETT</td><td align="center">22</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">59:48</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
A.YORK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
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[align=center]Regular Season Game #75 - Friday, April 18, 2014
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Mike Zigomanis points to assister Mark Psysk after scoring the Amerks' second goal.

AMERKS WIN, AND THEY ARE IN![/align]

ROCHESTER, NY - The Amerks made their fans sweat it out for a few extra days, but, in the end, got to celebrate in style, clinching their third consecutive playoff berth on home ice. The Amerks defeated their arch-rivals from Syracuse 3-1 in their final regular season home game.

The Amerks dominated the game from start to finish, getting goals from Mark Psysk, Mike Zigomanis, and Marcus Foligno, his team-leading 25th of the season. Alexander Killorn finally put one past Rochester goaltender Allen York in the final minutes of the game.

"We knew we were going to win tonight", said Amerks captain Matt Ellis.

"That's our first mission down. The next mission is the cup", said Zigomanis.

The Utica Comets lost 2-1 at home to the cinderella Toronto Marlies, leaving the Amerks with a shot to win the North Division if they can defeat the Marlies tomorrow in the season finale. A loss could drop them as low as 6th.

Despite their loss, the Crunch know they will play the Binghamton Senators in the opening round as the Eastern Conference's #4/#5 matchup. Home-ice advantage is still up for grabs in tomorrow's games, however.

Award Winners: The Amerks announced their annual award winners Friday, as is tradition before their final home game of the regular season. Here are the 2013-14 winners...
Most Valuable Player: Marcus Foligno
Most Improved Player: Luke Adam
Rob Zabelny Award - Unsung Hero: Derek Whitmore
Fairand/O’Neil Sportsmanship Award: Cody Hodgson
Most Popular Player: Marcus Foligno
Rookie of the Year: Joel Armia
Game-Winning Goals Award: Cody Hodgson (5)


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Friday's Results:
Bridgeport 2 @ Adirondack 1
Lake Erie 1 @ Grand Rapids 2 - Defending champs earn #1 seed in Western Conference playoffs.
Springfield 2 @ Hartford 3 (OT) - Falcons' overtime loss prevents them from clinching.
Albany 3 @ Portland 4 - Devils lose again, still haven't locked up 1st. Pirates move into 8th.
Toronto 2 @ Utica 1- Marlies win again to keep dream alive, Utica loses division lead.
WBS 1 @ Binghamton 2 (OT) - Binghamton locks up a spot, WBS still hanging on.
Manchester 2 @ Providence 3 - Loss sends Monarchs tumbling to 9th.
Syracuse 1 @ Rochester 3 - Amerks clinch a playoff berth.
Hershey 2 @ Norfolk 3 (OT) - Admirals clinch East division, have a shot at #1 overall.
St. John's 2 @ Worcester 3 - Sharks move atop Atlantic Division, IceCaps still on the outside.
Charlotte 3 @ Milwaukee 4 (OT) - Admirals stay alive with win.
Iowa 3 @ Oklahoma City 2 - Wild eliminate OKC, hang on to #8 spot.
Chicago 3 @ Rockford 0 - Icehogs fail to secure home-ice advantage in first round.
Abbotsford 1 @ San Antonio 3 - Heat swept by San Antonio, still have yet to clinch.

Saturday's Games:
Rochester @ Toronto - Amerks clinch North with a win, Marlies make playoffs with a win + Iowa loss or Abbotsford regulation loss.
Springfield @ Albany - Falcons clinch playoffs with a point, Devils win regular season title with a point.
Syracuse @ Hamilton - Crunch get #4 seed and home-ice with a win, Bulldogs win North with win + Rochester loss + Utica loss.
Bridgeport @ Hartford
Adirondack @ Hershey
Grand Rapids @ Lake Erie
St John's @ Portland - IceCaps need a win and some help to get in, Pirates sit in 8th but has 2 games left.
WBS @ Utica - WBS clinches playoffs with a point, Comets win North with a win + Rochester loss.
Providence @ Worcester - Sharks need a point to clinch playoffs.
Norfolk @ Binghamton - Admirals win regular season crown with a win + Albany loss, Senators get #4 seed with win + Syracuse loss.
Milwaukee @ Chicago - Admirals make playoffs with win + losses by two teams in front of them.
Iowa @ Oklahoma City - Wild can clinch playoffs with a win.
Charlotte @ Rockford - Checkers finish 2nd with a win, Rockford could finish from 4th to 8th.
Abbotsford @ Texas - Heat need just a point to clinch.

Sunday's Game:
Manchester @ Portland - Season's final game could decide the final playoff spot.


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<table border=1>
<tr><td>
ROCHESTER</td><td align="center">3
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
SYRACUSE</td><td align="center">1
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>

<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
1st period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
04:31</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>JOEL ARMIA</td><td>Roughing, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
05:44</td><td>SYR</td><td>PEN</td><td>MATT TAORMINA</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
08:38</td><td>RCH</td><td>GOAL (1:0)</td><td>MARK PYSYK</td><td>Unassisted
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
09:05</td><td>SYR</td><td>PEN</td><td>RYAN MURPHY</td><td>Tripping, minor
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
2nd period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
00:25</td><td>RCH</td><td>GOAL (2:0)</td><td>MICHAEL ZIGOMANIS</td><td>JOHAN LARSSON, MARK PYSYK
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
04:28</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>JOEL ARMIA</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
05:49</td><td>SYR</td><td>PEN</td><td>BRETT CONNOLLY</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
07:25</td><td>SYR</td><td>PEN</td><td>TYLER JOHNSON</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
08:52</td><td>RCH</td><td>PEN</td><td>LUKE ADAM</td><td>Holding, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
12:03</td><td>RCH</td><td>GOAL (3:0)</td><td>MARCUS FOLIGNO</td><td>Unassisted
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
3rd period
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
04:40</td><td>SYR</td><td>PEN</td><td>RADKO GUDAS</td><td>Hooking, minor
</td></tr>
<tr><td>
17:11</td><td>SYR</td><td>GOAL (3:1)</td><td>ALEXANDER KILLORN</td><td>DMITRY KOROBOV, RICHARD PANIK
</td></tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>

<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
ROCHESTER PLAYER STATS
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.ZIGOMANIS</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">5</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:44</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
P.RISSMILLER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:57</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.HODGSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">21:08</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.McCORMICK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">06:56</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
A.SULZER</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">23:27</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.ARMIA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">17:50</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.McNABB</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">17:46</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.ELLIS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:47</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.LARSSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:49</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
L.ADAM</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:55</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.GRIGORENKO</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">11:29</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.FLYNN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">07:43</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.RUHWEDEL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">15:37</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.FOLIGNO</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">23:17</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.PYSYK</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">23:49</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.TANEV</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">24:24</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.TAFFE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12:31</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.WHITMORE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">10:09</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
ROCHESTER GOALIE STATS
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.HACKETT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
A.YORK</td><td align="center">12</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">59:42</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
</table>
SYRACUSE PLAYER STATS
<table border=1>
<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
G</td><td align="center">A</td><td align="center">PIM</td><td align="center">+/-</td><td align="center">PPG</td><td align="center">SHG</td><td align="center">FOT</td><td align="center">SOG</td><td>Hits</td><td align="center">Time</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
R.NASH</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">7</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">15:41</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
T.WALLACE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:02</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
R.MURPHY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-3</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">23:23</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.LEE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">18:08</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.SEXTON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">07:03</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
R.GUDAS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">23:40</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
T.JOHNSON</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">6</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">16:46</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
R.PANIK</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:38</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
O.PALAT</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:14</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.KOROBOV</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">14:56</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
A.SUSTR</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">21:18</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
P.LABRIE</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">19:03</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
J.BROWN</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">09:33</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
V.NAMESTNIKOV</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">08:20</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
B.CONNOLLY</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-2</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">15:40</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
M.TAORMINA</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">2</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">22:08</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
D.TYRELL</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">-1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">12:59</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
A.KILLORN</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">4</td><td align="center">1</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">11:42</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<tr> <td> </td> </tr>
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SYRACUSE GOALIE STATS
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<tr><td>
</td><td align="center">
S</td><td align="center">GA</td><td align="center">Time</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
R.HELENIUS</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">0</td><td align="center">00:00</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>
C.DESJARDINS</td><td align="center">25</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">59:46</td>
</tr>
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Congrats man! Great win.

Very exciting end for the regular season. You must have enjoyed this one, huh?
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