AMERKS DOUBLE UP PHANTOMS TO CLOSE OUT OCTOBER
Five different players post multi-point efforts in Friday's 6-3 win over Lehigh Valley
Oct 30, 2026With Friday's win, Rochester earned its fifth victory of the season and maintained its perfect record when scoring six goals, while outscoring its opponents 23-8 to start the campaign. In 20 of the last 21 contests between the Amerks and Phantoms dating back to Dec. 9, 2016, the winning team has scored at least three goals.
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Along with Peca's multi-point effort, JASON POLIN (2+0), MATTEO COSTANTINI (1+1), AIDAN McDONOUGH, and TREVOR KUNTAR (0+2) all recorded two points in the win. Peca and Kuntar became the first Amerks players this season to reach double digits in points.
RILEY FIDDLER-SCHULTZ and JAKE RICHARD also scored, while VSEVOLOD KOMAROV, GRAHAM SLAGGERT, and LIAM VALENTE each recorded an assist. Slaggert and Valente's assists marked their first points of the season.
Goaltender MATT VILLALTA stopped 19 of the 22 shots he faced to improve to 5-3-1 through the first month of the regular season. The Godfrey, Ontario, native is tied for first in the league in both wins (5) and saves (200), while his eight appearances lead all AHL goaltenders.
Zach Aston-Reese, Nolan Foote, and Zayde Wisdom each scored for Lehigh Valley, which suffered its first road loss of the season (3-1-0-0). Netminder Carson Bjarnason (2-2-1) made 24 saves in his fifth appearance of the season.
UP NEXT
The Amerks resume their homestand on Wednesday, Nov. 4 with a 7:05 p.m. puck drop against the Cleveland Monsters. All the action will be broadcast live on The Sports Leader, WGR Rochester (95.7 FM/950 AM), and streamed on AHLTV on FloHockey.