Official 1/25/07 Game Thread - Monsters at Americans
Lake Erie Monsters (13-21-2-6) at Rochester Americans (12-30-2-3) Date: Friday, January 25th Time: 7:35 p.m. ET Arena: Blue Cross Arena Radio: Listen live here to ESPN 850 WKNR Webcast: Live through B2
Friday's Quick Facts: Lake Erie enters Friday's game after playing three straight extra-session games. They won in overtime in Syracuse on Saturday, then lost at home in OT on Tuesday, followed by a shootout loss in Hamilton on Wednesday. The Amerks have lost six straight coming into the contest with the Monsters.
The Monsters and Amerks have split their season series so far, each winning on their own home ice. The Americans won in Rochester, 3-2, on November 23rd. Most recently, Lake Erie defeated Rochester, 3-0, in Cleveland on December 29th. Tyler Weiman recorded the shutout in goal, his first as a Monster.
In those two prior matchups, four Monsters players have posted two points each. Eric Healey (1G, 1A), T.J. Hensick (2A), Mitch Love (2A) and Brent Kelly (1G, 1A) have all played well so far against the Amerks.