The Calder Cup Playoffs are supposed to be a time featuring the best-of-the-best that the American Hockey League has to offer.
After an opening night 6-2 loss to the Syracuse Crunch, Rochester is looking to hit the reset button incredibly quick.
The first period featured a handful of back-and-forth action, which had Syracuse and Rochester exchanging goals.
Zach Redmond and Kyle Criscuolo netted the only goals of the evening for the Amerks.
Gabriel Dumont and former Sabres defenseman Jamie McBain were the first period goal scorers for the Crunch.
From there, Syracuse put the clamps on Rochester, outscoring the Amerks 4-0.