The much-anticipated Calder Cup Playoffs could not have started much worse than they did for the Rochester Americans on Friday night.
Coming off their 99-point campaign, Rochester looked to roll their regular season winning ways into early postseason success.
In a packed Blue Cross Arena, the Americans came out of the gates feeding off the fiery fan reaction.
Throughout twenty minutes, bodies were flying while chances were limited. The game was scoreless through the first frame.
Unfortunately for Rochester, their luck would dry up early on in the second period.
Former Americans forward Nicholas Baptiste broke the scoreless game open with his first goal of the postseason, at 2:53 of the second period.