Balcers stands out with a goal and an assist in the AHL game he won

“Crunch” won 8:5 (2:1, 2:2, 4:2) away from Utica “Comets”.

Balcers assisted in the team’s first goal and himself sent the puck into the net in the 12th minute of the third period, when the score was 7:4. The Latvian striker scored four times in this game and had a negative efficiency coefficient of -1, being in the majority on the field in both scored points.

In 12 AHL matches this season, Balcers scored two goals, gave five assists and accumulated a negative efficiency coefficient of -3.

Belleville “Senators” represented by defender Kristians Rubin also celebrated their victory on Saturday, which won 5:4 (1:3, 2:1, 1:0, 1:0) in extra time over Laval “Rocket” at home.

In this match, Rubin scored once and had a neutral efficiency ratio, but in the season overall, the Latvian has two goals, four assists and a negative efficiency of -1 in 37 matches.

On the other hand, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton “Penguins” represented by forward Raivja Anson experienced a loss, which lost to the “Phantoms” unit of Leyveli in the post-game shootout 3:4 (0:0, 2:0, 1:3, 0:0, 0:1). .

Anson scored twice and had a neutral efficiency rating. In the season, he has one goal scored, two assists and a negative efficiency coefficient of -11 in 34 matches.

All three teams represented by Latvians are fighting in the Eastern Conference, where “Crunch” is in eighth place with 51 points in 47 games, “Penguins” is in 13th place with 49 points in 48 matches, and “Senators” is in last, 15th place with 45 points in 49 matches.

This season, all teams play 72 matches in the AHL regular season.