Mike Lundin's second period PPG was proven the game winner as the undefeated #1 Maine Black Bears beat Merrimack 4-1. It was Lundin's second goal of the season, his previous was also on the PP. Maine is 7-0-0 for the season and 2-0-0 in the HEAST.

Sophomore defensemen, John Wessbecker was even with 2 shots in Massachusetts' 4-1 win over Providence. Wessbecker has played in 4 of the Minutemen's 5 games this season. He has no points, is -2 with 2 PIM.

Senior Dusty Collins was even in Northern Michigan's 5-1 loss to #4 Miami. The Wildcats fell to 4-4-1 overall and 1-2-0 in the CCHA. In 9 GP, Collins has 1 goal and 1 assist for 2 points, is -2 and 6 PIM.

How about not falling behind 3 goals to start the game for a change?

ROC-5
SPR-4

Karri Ramo allowed 3 goals on 10 shots for the loss before being pulled for Jonathan Boutin who allowed 2 goals on 24 shots for the loss. Credit to the Falcons for battling back and making a game of this one against a very good Rochester team, coming within just 1:19 of stealing a point, but have mercy, how about not playing from half a mile behind for a change?

Justin Keller led the way for the Falcons with a breakout night scoring his first AHL goal and adding three, three, three helpers and was named second star of the game. Dan Cavanaugh also chipped in a pair of helpers as the Birds' checking line slowly emerges from it's October long slumber. The Falcons' other goals were scored by rookie sensation Blair Jones, veteran Eric Healey, and the long invisible in this early season Darren Reid. Jay Rosehill checked in with an individual assist which was his first point of the season in the AHL.

First Period
ROC Stafford, (5) (Smith), 6:14
ROC Ryan, (4) , 8:33
ROC MacArthur, (4) (MacDonald, Sprukts), 15:30

Second Period
SPR Jones, (4) (Keller, Rosehill), 6:53
SPR Reid, (1) (Keller, Cavanaugh), 12:13
ROC Ryan, (5) (Stafford), 17:19

Third Period
SPR Healey, (6) (Keller, Cavanaugh), 6:40
SPR Keller, (1) , 9:35
ROC Sprukts, (3) (Stafford, Ryan), 18:41 (PP)

Game sheet from TheAHL.com.

Denis Kazionov was scoreless in Tver's 4-3 loss to Magnitogorsk.

Albert Vishnyakov was scoreless in Dynamo's 3-1 loss to Chelyabinsk.

Vasily Koshechkin dropped to 8-4-3 losing to Nizhnekamsk 3-1.

Dimitri Kazionov was scoreless in Kazan's 5-3 loss to Ufa.

According to the Lightning, 2006 first rounder Riku Helenius underwent surgery on his injured shoulder and will be out up to three months.

Helenius was expected to be the starting goaltender for Finland at this year's World Junior Championships, but he will not be recovered in time for the tournament.