The Rochester American scored four goals in the third period but it wasn’t enough as the Belleville Senators held on for a 6-5 win on Saturday night at CAA Arena.
Peter Tischke, Jack Quinn, Brett Murray Nick Poka and Ethan Prow scored for the Amerks.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 26-of-32 shots in the loss.
Rochester finished 2-for-6 on the power play and 3-for-4 on the penalty kill.
Logan Shaw, Cole Reinhardt, Jake Lucchini, Matthew Wedman, Mark Kastelic and Michael Del Zotto tallied for Belleville.
Kevin Mandolese turned aside 23-of-28 shots to earn the victory.
The Amerks are back in action on Wednesday night when they host the Laval Rocket. Face-off is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.
Kyle leads sports coverage and hosts the Concrete Jungle podcast. Have a lead or question? Send it to kyle@fingerlakes1.com.
