Hamilton Bulldogs 5 at Rochester Americans 4 - Status: Final
Friday, December 30, 2011 - Blue Cross Arena

Hamilton 2 2 1 - 5
Rochester 2 2 0 - 4

1st Period-1, Hamilton, Engqvist 9 (Palushaj, St. Denis), 5:56 (PP). 2, Rochester, Voakes 4 (Szczechura, Whitmore), 7:04. 3, Rochester, Varone 2 (Foligno, Brennan), 16:18 (PP). 4, Hamilton, Wahl 1 (Avtsin, Mitera), 17:09. Penalties-Wahl Ham (high-sticking), 3:04; Voakes Rch (high-sticking), 4:26; Callahan Ham (interference), 7:46; Stejskal Ham (delay of game), 14:36; DeSimone Ham (holding), 19:03.

2nd Period-5, Rochester, Whitmore 14 (Voakes, Schiestel), 0:38 (PP). 6, Hamilton, Dumont 5 (Willsie, St. Denis), 11:55 (PP). 7, Rochester, Szczechura 4   15:16. 8, Hamilton, Wahl 2 (Schultz), 15:52. Penalties-Callahan Ham (boarding, fighting), 4:40; Whitmore Rch (fighting), 4:40; Schultz Ham (slashing), 5:54; served by Lagace Rch (too many men - bench minor), 10:38.

3rd Period-9, Hamilton, Palushaj 6 (Engqvist, Fortier), 7:14 (PP). Penalties-Schultz Ham (interference), 2:01; Biega Rch (holding), 5:30; Foligno Rch (tripping), 5:47; Voakes Rch (tripping), 14:05; Masse Ham (interference), 14:19.

Shots on Goal-Hamilton 10-8-12-30. Rochester 12-20-7-39.
Power Play Opportunities-Hamilton 3 / 5; Rochester 2 / 8.
Goalies-Hamilton, Mayer 14-18-1 (39 shots-35 saves). Rochester, MacIntyre 8-12-2 (18 shots-14 saves); Leggio 28-24-2 (12 shots-11 saves).
A-9,771
Referees-Chris Brown (86), Dave Lewis (16).
Linespersons-Brian Lemon (25), Tim Kotyra (53).