Friday night, the Rochester Americans hosted the Philadelphia Flyers’ AHL affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, for an Eastern Conference showdown. The affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres managed to slug out a 5-4 shootout victory in what was a rebound win from a tough loss to the Utica Comets earlier in the week.

Game Recap

First Period

The Phantoms came out strong and put the Americans on the back skate to start the game. Veteran netminder, Michael Houser got a rare start, giving prospect Ukko-Pekka Luukkon the night off.