Rochester comes back twice to send the game into overtime.
HARTFORD, CT. — The Rochester Americans held the Hartford Wolf Pack without a shot in overtime but were unable to convert on any of the 5 they took and ended up losing, 3-2, in a shootout before 2,248 fans at the XL Center.
The Wolf Pack opened the scoring in the first period, but C.J. Smith tied it midway through the second stanza off assists from Seth Griffith and Andrew MacWilliam.
Hartford regained the advantage 6:48 into the third period. About four minutes later Zach Redmond tallied the equalizer off assists from Colin Blackwell and Stuart Percy.
Neither team scored in the overtime so the game went to the shootout. Smith and Griffith scored for Rochester, but the Wolf Pack won it in the fourth round on a goal by Scott Kosmachuk.
Goalie Linus Ullmark made 24 saves for Rochester.
The Amerks conclude the 3-game weekend road trip with a game Sunday afternoon in Bridgeport against the Sound Tigers.