March 22: Monsters 5 - Amerks 2
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Doomed by a pair of power-play goals and two empty-net tallies from the opposition, the Rochester Americans (39-21-3-2) fell 5-2 to the Cleveland Monsters (30-26-7-1) Friday night at The Blue Cross Arena. The game served as the kick-off to a busy three-in-three weekend for the Amerks and was the third straight loss by Rochester.
Forwards C.J. Smith and Victor Olofsson each tallied their 23rd and 25th goals of the season, respectively, while goaltender Adam Wilcox (10-8-3) made his 23rd appearance but took the loss. The fourth-year goaltender made 22 saves.
"We didn't play very well at all," Amerks head coach Chris Taylor said. "I didn't like how we started the game, didn't like the end of the game or anything in-between. Overall, it was a bad game.
"We need to be better in every aspect the rest of the weekend."
March 23: Amerks 5 - Marlies 2
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With three goals during the third period, including a pair from leading point-getter Victor Olofsson, the Rochester Americans (40-21-3-2) defeated the North Division rival Toronto Marlies (35-21-6-4) by way of a 5-2 victory Saturday night at Coca-Cola Coliseum in the first game of the back-to-back meetings north of the border.
As Olofsson turned in his team-leading 15th multi-point effort of the season, which featured his ninth game-winning goal that ties him with teammate Zach Redmond for most in the league, Remi Elie (1+1), Kyle Criscuolo (1+1) and Danny O'Regan (0+2) all recorded a two-point outing for the Amerks.
C.J. Smith sealed the win with his 24th goal of the campaign while goaltender Scott Wedgewood improved to 26-12-2 as he made 23 saves. The sixth-year netminder has won eight of his last 11 games and 16 of his last 23 appearances overall.
March 24: Amerks 5 - Marlies 4 (OT)
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After scoring three goals in the final 20 minutes of regulation to overcome a 4-1 deficit and force overtime in Sunday's rematch at Coca-Cola Coliseum, Danny O'Regan delivered the game-winner just 17 seconds into the extra period to cap a thrilling 5-4 come-from-behind win for the Rochester Americans (41-21-3-2) over the Toronto Marlies (35-22-7-4).
The victory gave Rochester a perfect 3-0-0-0 record in the three games against the Marlies in Toronto this season.
The line trio of O'Regan, Rasmus Asplund and Victor Olofsson combined for 10 of the Amerks' 14 points on the night to give Rochester its fifth win of the season against the Marlies. As Olofsson added a career-high four assists, Asplund recorded his second two-goal night to go with a helper while O'Regan posted his first three-point effort (1+2) of the season.
C.J. Smith and Kyle Criscuolo rounded out the scoring while Adam Wilcox (11-8-3) was awarded the win as he stopped all seven shots he faced after replacing Scott Wedgewood (26-12-2) just 38 seconds into the third period.
