It was close near the end of the third but the Amerks stayed strong on the ice and defeated the Albany River Rats by the final score of 2-1 for their fifth straight win.  The last time the Amerks had a winning streak like this was the start of the 2006/2007 season.

The Amerks are back on the ice Saturday night in Syracuse.  The Crunch are coming off of a 4-3 win over the Binghamton Senators Friday night.  It’ll be an interesting game.  Will the Amerks road legs stay strong?  Will the Crunch have home ice advantage?  Game time is at 7:30pm EST.

Let’s enjoy every minute of this season.

Heading into the game the River Rats were a perfect on the penalty kill, they had not allowed a goal to be scored in 21 power play attempts for the opposition.  Chris Taylor ended that streak.

The power play unit of Chris Taylor, Graham Mink, Jeff Taffe, Clay Wilson, and Jason Garrison worked the puck around the Rats zone and tired them out.  They did a superb job passing the puck around, taking quick shots when they could and then regaining control.

Jason Garrison took the [...]Read More