Amerks on 6-game point streak heading into Friday's home game

The Rochester Americans enter the week riding a six-game point streak (5-0-0-1), the longest active in the Eastern Conference, and have won six of its last nine games, with all six wins coming against North Division opponents.
With Saturday's come-from-behind win against Utica, the Amerks have earned 23 out of a possible 32 points through their first 16 games of the season, putting them tied with the Toronto Marlies for the top spot in the AHL's North Division. The Marlies, however, have a game in hand on the Amerks entering this week.

Goaltending prospects earn accolades

Two Sabres goalie prospects were honored by their respective leagues for recent performances on Tuesday.
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (second round, 2017) has been named the ECHL Goalie of the Week. The 6-foot-4 goaltender posted back-to-back shutouts for Cincinnati, during which he stopped a combined 55 shots.
Luukkonen has gotten off to a strong start to his pro career after earning OHL Goaltender of the Year honors in Sudbury last season. He's made five starts since recovering from offseason hip surgery, ranking second in the ECHL in goals-against average (1.79) and fifth in save percentage (.925).

Erik Portillo (third round, 2019), meanwhile, was named the USHL's Goalie of the Week after stopping a combined 43 of 45 shots in a pair of victories for the Dubuque Fighting Saints. The 6-foot-6 native of Sweden is in his first North American season and ranks second in the USHL with a 2.17 GAA.
Portillo, 19, is committed to the University of Michigan for next season.

Scoring leaders

| Player | GP | G | A | PTS | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1. Jean-Sebastien Dea | 16 | 7 | 5 | 12 | | Tage Thompson | 16 | 6 | 6 | 12 | | 3. Andrew Oglevie | 16 | 4 | 6 | 10 |

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Goaltending leaders

| Player | GP | W | L | OTL | GAA | SV% | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Jonas Johansson | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2.40 | .911 | | Andrew Hammond | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2.93 | .892 |

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