For Amerks, Eight Is Great
Published on October 30, 2009 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Rochester Americans News Release
(Rochester, October 30)... The Rochester Americans defeated the Binghamton Senators 4-2 tonight at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena to capture their eighth straight victory. The win marked the first time since the 2004-05 season that the Amerks have reached the milestone.
Rochester (9-1-1-0, 19 points) remains atop the American Hockey League and the North Division with the win. The victory was Rochester's eighth straight and ninth in its last 10 games. The eight-game winning streak matches the streak achieved by the club from January 25 to February 8, 2005. The Amerks have also extended their road-winning streak to four games.
Jamie Johnson led the way with two goals, while Victor Oreskovich and Chris Taylor chipped in two assists each. Goalie Alexander Salak remained unbeaten in a 38-save performance to improve to 6-0-0. David Brine opened the scoring for the Amerks and Jason Garrison scored the game-winner in the third. Jesse Winchester and Derek Smith scored goals for Binghamton (3-4-2-0, eight points), who extended its winless streak of four games.
Amerk defenseman Jason Garrison helped Rochester regain a one-goal lead with a power-play goal at 7:22 of the third period. He ripped a point shot past Andy Chiodo with assists going to Taylor and Mike York. Johnson added an empty-netter at 19:07.
Derek Smith had evened things at two with a goal at 5:14 of the third period. It was the second time the Senators erased a one-goal deficit. The Amerks jumped out to 1-0 and 2-1 leads with a first-period goal by Brine and a second-period tally by Johnson.
The contest was the second of 10 encounters this season between the two teams. Rochester gained a 2-0-0-0 season series lead over the Baby Sens with the win. The Amerks are 24-27-5 all-time against the Ottawa Senators' affiliate.
Rochester returns home on Friday, November 6th as it hosts the Syracuse Crunch at 7:05 p.m. at The Blue Cross Arena. The game will be the first of a three-game homestand for the Amerks and the third meeting between regional rivals in two weeks. The contest will be carried live on SportsRadio 1280 WHTK and FM 107.3, Rochester's Sports Talk. The matchup will also be televised live on Channel 98.
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