Amerks home opener set for Friday night

The Rochester Americans will look to rebound from a 6-2 season-opening loss last weekend when they play their first home game of the season on Friday.
The Amerks will host the Syracuse Crunch at Blue Cross Arena at 7:05 p.m. The game will be carried live on The Sports Leader 95.7 FM/950 AM ESPN Rochester as well as AHLTV.

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Sunday's game recap

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From Amerks.com:
Sunday's matchup between the Rochester Americans and Utica Comets in Utica was the first of 12 get-togethers between the North Division rivals this season.

Rochester scored twice in the opening frame on the strength of goals from Jack Quinn and Casey Fitzgerald, while Sean Malone (0+2) registered his first multi-point outing of the season with two assists.
Defensemen Oskari Laaksonen and Brandon Davidson both chipped in an assist in the defeat.
Jimmy Schuldt, Ethan Prow, Linus Weissbach, Lukas Craggs, Josh Teves, Ryan MacInnis and JJ Peterka all made their Amerks debuts.
Goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen earned the start in the net and made 18 saves but tookthe loss.

Quinn redirected a point shot from Laaksonen near the right face-off dot to give Rochester an early 1-0 lead. With the goal, Quinn has recorded four points (1+3) over his last four games dating back to the end of the 2020-21 slate.

Laaksonen scored to give the Amerks a 2-1 lead, but Utica responded with two late goals in the first period to go into the intermission with a 3-2 edge. Utica scored another in the second period and two more in the third to win 6-2. Rochester ended up outshooting the Comets 27-24.

After Friday's game, Rochester will head to Toronto to face the Marlies on Saturday at 4 p.m.

Scoring leaders

| Player | GP | G | A | PTS | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1. Sean Malone | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | T-2. Casey Fitzgerald | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | T-2. Jack Quinn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | T-2. Brandon Davidson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | T-2. Oskari Laaksonen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

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Goaltending leaders

| Player | GP | W | L | OTL | GAA | SV% | SO | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.02 | .750 | 0 |