Courtesy of Amerks.com
Bridgeport, CT – The Rochester Americans (10-6-0-0) built a pair of multi-goal leads before Konsta Helenius broke a 3-3 tie midway through the period and held on for an eventual 5-3 win over the Bridgeport Islanders (5-8-1-1) Saturday at Total Mortgage Arena.
With the win, Rochester’s 10th of the season, the club claimed sole possession of first place in the North Division with 18 points. The Amerks show a 6-1-1-1 record on the road since the start of the 2017-18 campaign versus Bridgeport while also earning points in 16 of the last 17 meetings overall over that span.
Entering the game riding a five-game point streak, Zach Metsa notched three assists while Jagger Joshua (2+0) and Anton Wahlberg (1+2) each logged multi-point efforts to help the Amerks to their second straight win of the weekend. Jack Rathbone opened the scoring with his first goal of the season in the opening period before Heleniusprovided the eventual game-winner in the final frame.
Ryan Johnson and Carson Meyer both collected an assist on Rathbone’s tally to close out the scoring.
Goaltender Devon Levi made his ninth appearance of the season, stopping 23 of the 26 shots he faced to improve to 7-2-0 on the slate. Levi’s seven victories are tied for most amongst all AHL netminders this season.
Marshall Warren recorded a career-high three-assist outing while Cam Thiesing, Marc Gatcomb, and Julien Gauthier all scored for Bridgeport. Goaltender Marcus Högberg (3-5-2) matched a season-high 33 saves but suffered the defeat in his 10th appearance of the campaign.
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