David Leggio made 34 saves to earn the game's #1 star. Dennis Persson and Drew Schiestel each missed their second consecutive game due to injury, while Matt MacKenzie was a healthy scratch.
The Rundown:Brennan: 1G, +1, 2 SOG
Tropp: 2A, 4 SOG
Crawford: 1A, +1
Kassian: 4 SOG
Foligno: even
Biega: even
Parker: even
Lagace: even
Boychuk: 2 PIM
McNabb: -1, 2 PIM
Rochester D&C Game Recap
After Greg Mauldin scored a power-play goal for Lake Erie at 16:06 of the first, Leggio stood tall.
"He was outstanding," Amerks coach Ron Rolston said. "He was big. ... There were a lot of second effort saves."
Michael Ryan converted a pass from Corey Tropp at 5:08 of the second and T.J. Brennan scored off a broken play with the man advantage to give the Amerks their first lead of the season at 16:54.
Greece native Derek Whitmore provided some breathing room, deflecting home a shot by Nick Crawford at 7:38 of the third.
Rochester (1-2) will head back home for a Sunday tilt with Grand Rapids.
