**Rochester enters the week ranked fifth overall in the American Hockey League and sits just five points back of the Toronto Marlies for first place in the North Division with an 11-5-2-1 overall record. Their 11 wins are tied for fourth-most in the league.
**The Amerks claimed five out of a possible six points this past week and have collected at least one point in 10 of their last 11 games, including seven straight to open the month of November.
**Following a 6-5 overtime loss in Syracuse on Wednesday, Rochester closed out the week with back-to-back wins over Binghamton, beginning with a dominating 10-3 victory on Friday. It was the first time the Amerks scored 10 in a game since a 10-4 win over the Binghamton Senators on Dec. 16, 2006. They also became the first AHL team to reach the 10-goal mark since the Toronto Marlies handed the Amerks a 10-5 loss back on Feb. 27, 2016. Rochester completed the sweep the following night against the Devils, scoring twice in the third period to erase a 3-1 deficit before Casey Nelson provide the overtime winner.
**The Amerks lead the AHL in games played beyond regulation with eight this season, including two this past week. Rochester is 3-2 in overtime and holds a 2-1 record in shootouts.
**Rookie forward C.J. Smith leads the Amerks with 13 assists and 19 points and is tied for the team lead with six goals in 19 games this season. Smith, who’s currently riding a three-game point streak and has goals in back-to-back games, ranks second among all AHL rookies in assists and is tied for 11th overall among the league’s top point-getters. He’s also tied for second among all first-year skaters with 10 power-play points, including a team-best three power-play tallies. Smith is currently one of just two AHL rookies, joining Tucson’s Dylan Strome, to lead his respective team in scoring.
**Brendan Guhle remains Rochester’s top-scoring blueliner and comes into the week tied for second in scoring among all AHL rookie defensemen with 12 points (5+7), all of which have come in his last 15 games. His 44 shots on goal are also tops amongst first-year blueliners while his three power-play goals are third-most.
** A year after leading the AHL in saves, games and minutes played, Linus Ullmark has picked up right where he left off from last season. The former Swedish Goaltender of the Year and reigning team MVP won a career-best five straight from Nov. 1 to Nov. 17 and eight of his last 10 starts dating back to Oct. 25, including a season-high 44-save effort at Utica on Nov. 1. He currently leads the AHL in saves (413) and is tied third in wins (9) while his .918 save percentage is 14th-best among all netminders.
