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Sabres recall forward Brett Murray from Amerks

The Buffalo Sabres have recalled forward Brett Murray from the Rochester Americans (AHL), the announced Friday afternoon. Murray has seven points (6+1) in nine AHL games this season. He scored in Rochester's win over Utica ... more
Could Sabres look to Amerks goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen for help?

Given the Sabres’ recent goaltending woes, the rebuilding team could be forced to award prospect Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen a look soon. Maybe Luukkonen would stay for just a game or two. Or perhaps he might receive ... more
Amerks hand Comets first loss of season

A pair of third-period goals, including Sean Malone’s empty-net tally, proved to be the difference as the Rochester Americans (9-6-0-0) defeated the first-place Utica Comets (13-1-0-0) Wednesday night at the Adirondack Bank Center. The matchup ... more
Amerks comeback falls short in Utica

A late-game rally by the Rochester Americans (8-6-0-0) came up short as the Amerks fell behind early to the first-place Utica Comets (13-0-0-0) and were never able to recover, ultimately dropping a 5-3 decision to ... more
Amerks top Phantoms in shootout

Rookie forwards Jack Quinn and JJ Peterka both dazzled in their first shootout of the season to lead the Rochester Americans (8-5-0-0) to a 5-4 victory over the Lehigh Valley Phantoms (3-8-3-1) Friday at The ... more
Amerks come up short to first-place Comets

The Rochester Americans (7-5-0-0) held the first-place Utica Comets (11-0-0-0) to a season-low 12 shots on goal, but a fortuitous bounce ended up being the difference for the Comets, who came away with a 3-2 ... more
Amerks goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen named AHL Player of the Week

The American Hockey League announced today that Rochester Americans goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen has been selected as the AHL Player of the Week for the period ending November 14, 2021. Luukkonen made three starts last week ... more
Sabres recall forward Brett Murray from Amerks

The Buffalo Sabres have recalled forward Brett Murray from the Rochester Americans, the team announced Monday. Murray has skated in one game this season, logging 11:06 of ice time on October 31 in Los Angeles ... more
Amerks blank Monsters, 4-0

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped all 32 shots he faced for his fist American Hockey League shutout to backstop the Rochester Americans (7-4-0-0) to a 4-0 win over the Cleveland Monsters (5-2-1-3) Saturday at The Blue Cross ... more
Amerks edged by Monsters in back-and-forth affair

The Rochester Americans (6-4-0-0) held a one-goal lead on three different occasions only to see the Cleveland Monsters (5-2-1-3) fight their way back each time before ultimately prevailing for a 4-3 win in the first ... more
Second-period surge sends Amerks past Penguins

Five different goal-scorers found the back of the net, but it was the performance of goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, who was nearly perfect in stopping all but one of the season-high 42 shots he faced to ... more
Amerks fall to Marlies, 4-1

The Rochester Americans (5-3-0-0) pulled within a goal early in the third period, but the visiting Toronto Marlies (4-4-0-0) scored twice in the final minute to cap a 4-1 victory Friday at The Blue Cross ... more
Sabres reassign forward Peyton Krebs to Rochester

The Buffalo Sabres have reassigned forward Peyton Krebs to the Rochester Americans (AHL). Krebs was acquired from the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday with Alex Tuch, a top-10 protected 2022 first-round pick, and a 2023 ... more
Amerks pull away from Senators in final minutes for 4-3 win

Thanks to Michael Mersch’s (1+1) game-winning goal with 1:47 left in regulation, the Rochester Americans (5-2-0-0) pushed their win streak to three straight games with a 4-3 come-from-behind victory over the Belleville Senators (2-6-0-0) Wednesday ... more
Amerks forward Jack Quinn named AHL Rookie of the Month for October

The American Hockey League announced today that Rochester Americans forward Jack Quinn has been named the AHL’s Rookie of the Month for October. Quinn tallied five goals and five assists for 10 points, already surpassing ... more
Amerks top Rocket in overtime thriller to complete weekend sweep

A wild back-and-forth affair that saw a combined six goals in the third period ended with Oskari Laaksonen delivering the game-winner with 1:13 remaining in overtime to cap a thrilling 6-5 win for the Rochester ... more
Amerks outlast Rocket, 4-3

Michael Mersch (2+0), Brandon Davidson (1+1) and Jack Quinn (0+2) all recorded a pair of points to help the Rochester Americans (3-2-0-0) to a 4-3 victory over the Laval Rocket (4-3-0-0) Friday night at Place ... more
Amerks tripped up by Senators, 7-3

Forwards Mason Jobst (1+1) and Brandon Biro (0+2) each recorded multi-point efforts in their season debuts, but the Rochester Americans (2-2-0-0) dropped a 7-3 decision to the North Division rival Belleville Senators (3-2-0-0) Wednesday night ... more
Sabres’ Cody Eakin nearing return; Mattias Samuelsson joins Amerks

Center Cody Eakin will accompany the Sabres on their four-game road trip but will likely miss Thursday’s contest against the Anaheim Ducks, coach Don Granato said. Granato expects Eakin, who suffered an upper-body injury when ... more
Amerks open road trip with 7-3 victory over Marlies

The Rochester Americans (2-1-0-0) erupted for four first-period goals and saw five different Amerks forwards recorded multi-point efforts, including three-point outings from Michael Mersch (1+2) and Mark Jankowski (0+3), as the team began its four-game ... more
Sabres recall Brett Murray from Amerks

The Buffalo Sabres have recalled forward Brett Murray from the Rochester Americans (AHL), the team announced Saturday afternoon. Murray recorded one goal in three preseason games this season. He posted 24 points (9+15) in 55 ... more
