xSyracuse Stars falls to yRochester Junior Americans in overtime, 3-2 (OT)
yRochester Junior Americans pulled out a 3-2 (OT) overtime victory over xSyracuse Stars on a clutch goal by Gregory Miller.
yRochester Junior Americans came back from a two-goal deficit to capture the victory. yRochester Junior Americans was down 2-0 after a goal by xSyracuse Stars' Jeremy Wilber at 15:05 in the first period. yRochester Junior Americans knotted things up at 2-2 on a goal by Thomas Grammatico at 18:26 in the third period.
yRochester Junior Americans was sparked by Miller, who finished with one goal and one assist. Miller scored 2:44 into overtime to make the score 3-2 yRochester Junior Americans. Gustaf Warnelius picked up the assist.
yRochester Junior Americans managed to stay out of the box better than usual, racking up one minor for two minutes in penalty time. yRochester Junior Americans ended up below its season average of 22.0 penalty minutes per game. yRochester Junior Americans' offense operated below it season average. yRochester Junior Americans averages 6.3 goals per game. yRochester Junior Americans kept xSyracuse Stars' goalie busy throughout the game, and Jared Levine made 34 saves on 37 shots.
yRochester Junior Americans additionally got points from Warnelius, who also grabbed one goal and one assist. Other players who recorded assists for yRochester Junior Americans were Said Khamidov, Bryan Owen, and Mikel Williams, who contributed one a piece.
xSyracuse Stars was held below its usual level of production. xSyracuse Stars puts an average of 4.7 pucks into the net per game. yRochester Junior Americans was unable to stop xSyracuse Stars from sending pucks towards the net, and xSyracuse Stars eventually piled up 32 shots on goal.
xSyracuse Stars was helped by Evan Dier, who tallied one goal. Dier scored 10:17 into the first period to make the score 1-0 xSyracuse Stars. In addition, xSyracuse Stars received assists from Tom Nicholson and Mateo Capriotti, who each chipped in one.
Lawson Fenton made 30 saves for yRochester Junior Americans on 32 shots. yRochester Junior Americans registered zero goals on zero power play opportunities. xSyracuse Stars ended with no penalties and went 0-for-1 on the power play.
