With a 4-2 win over the Utica Comets on Thursday night, the AHL’s Rochester Americans captured the series and moved onto the third round of the Calder Cup playoffs for the first time since 2004.
Casey Fitzgerald, Arttu Ruotsalainen, Sean Malone & Mark Jankowski scored in the win. Aaron Dell made 19 saves on 21 shots faced.
Thursday’s game started off fairly even between the Buffalo Sabres and New Jersey Devils farm teams, but it was Rochester’s Fitzgerald opening the scoring near the midway point of the first period off a wrister from the point:
GOAL!