With four goal different goal-scorers, including a pair from Andrew Oglevie, the Rochester Americans (23-13-2-4) defeated the North Division rival Laval Rocket (22-18-3-1) 5-2 at The Blue Cross Arena on Friday night.
The win was Rochester’s third this season against Laval while having outscored the Rocket 13-4 over that span. Additionally, the Amerks improved to 12-3-0 all-time versus the Rocket to remain within four points of first place in the AHL’s North Division standings going into the final game prior to the annual All-Star break.
Along with Oglevie’s 11 and 12th goals of the campaign, Sean Malone, C.J. Smith and Scott Wilson all rounded out the scoring for the Amerks. Goaltender Jonas Johansson (13-3-3) made his second straight start and stopped 31 of the 33 shots that he faced in net to improve to 11-1-1 in his last 13 appearances. Dating back to Nov. 13, the Swedish netminder shows a .930 save percentage to go with his 2.11 goals-against average.
Now this, we LOVE to see ? pic.twitter.com/kK4kKtTOXZ
— Rochester Americans (@AmerksHockey) January 25, 2020
Special message from the legend himself, @JimKelly1212! pic.twitter.com/0Pt32LWw2G
— Rochester Americans (@AmerksHockey) January 25, 2020
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