Defenseman Zach Redmond paced Rochester with 2 goals and 1 assist in the 4-1 triumph.
BRIDGEPORT, CT. — The Rochester Americans concluded their 3-game weekend trip to New England with a 4-1 victory over the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Sunday afternoon before 2,642 fans at Webster Bank Arena.
Rochester (14-5-3-3) earned 5-of-6 points during the road trip.
Defenseman Zach Redmond paced the Amerks with 2 goals and one assist. He opened the scoring midway through the first period with a power play goal off assists from Seth Griffith and Stuart Percy.
Colin Blackwell gave the Amerks a 2-0 lead late in the stanza with a short-handed marker off a pass from Nick Baptiste.
The Sound Tigers cut the lead in half in the second period on a power play goal against Rochester netminder Adam Wilcox.
Griffith got that one back early in the third peroid as Kyle Criscuolo and Redmond picked up assists.
Redmond closed out the scoring with another power play tally as Percy and Sahir Gill assisted on the play.
Two locals play for the Sound Tigers as both are coming off injuries with the parent New York Islanders – Greece native Stephen Gionta and Spencerport native Shane Prince.
Prince led Bridgeport with 7 shots on goal as Gionta had 2 shots.
The Amerks have 2 games at the Blue Cross Arena this week as they entertain the Utica Comets on Wednesday at 7:05 pm, and the North Division leading Toronto Marlies on Friday at 7:05 pm.