May 4, 2022
Americans storm back to beat Senators in overtime to take Game 1
Arttu Ruotsalainen scored with less than four minutes left to play in overtime as the Rochester Americans beat the Belleville Senators 4-3 to take Game 1 of their best-of-three first-round Calder Cup playoff series.
The Canadian Press
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Arttu Ruotsalainen scored with less than four minutes left to play in overtime as the Rochester Americans beat the Belleville Senators 4-3 to take Game 1 of their best-of-three first-round Calder Cup playoff series.
Ruotsalainen scored at the 16:54 mark of overtime capping off an Americans comeback that saw the team score four goals unanswered to win the game.
Trailing 3-0 to the Senators heading into the third period, Rochester got goals from Lukas Rousek 3:13 into the frame, Jimmy Schuldt at 13:19 and Casey Fitzgerald at 16:03 to tie it up and send the game to overtime.
Americans netminder Aaron Dell made 24 saves in the victory.
Belleville goalie Filip Gustavsson made 28 stops.
Game 2 will go Friday in Belleville.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 4, 2022.