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The Rochester Americans opened their best-of-five AHL North second-round series against the Laval Rocket at Blue Cross Arena on Wednesday after a nearly two-week break, and the long stretch between series may have affected both clubs, as Rochester coming off consecutive shutouts, surrendered more goals to Laval than they did in the entire series against Syracuse.
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