Day 47: ROV@STR review

Former Rover Ed Belfour was in a fighting mood against his former team.

Albany, NY (AP)

The Rovers concluded their two game mini-road trip in Albany last night, and despite outshooting and playing very hard in the corners, it was an ex-Rover that stole the spotlight. Ed Belfour stopped all 36 shots he faced, giving the StrapHangers a 1-0 win over Baffin. Sergei Samsonov tallied the lone goal of the game during the game's opening shift, the only one of 22 shots that would allude Martin Gerber on this night. "Eddie was huge for them tonight", Stringer said after the game. "Our boys really brought it, but he was fantastic. You just have to tip your hat and move on".

The Rovers now return home and rest up before kicking off a stretch of three games in four nights, starting by hosting the Funboys, travelling to St. Pete's, then returning home to host the Selects.