Greetings from downtown Albany, where the Phantoms and Devils are getting set for an early rubber match in their Northway rivalry. Albany won the first meeting here, 5-1, in October, but Adirondack stormed back and posted a 4-0 shutout win exactly one week ago. Scott Munroe had that win and he's between the pipes again tonight. They've got the same 18 skaters as they had last night in Rochester.

Sean Couturier didn't take warm-ups. Team said he missed last night's game because he was under the weather. Andrew Johnston in his place on the second line.

Albany lost 2-1 in a shootout last night in Providence. They have 16 goals in nine games. That's an average of 1.78 per game, which is 29th in the 30-team AHL. And keep in mind that five of them came against the Phantoms in one game here, so factor that out and the Devils have 11 goals in eight.

Lines are below. Albany has one to scratch. Looks like it's DeSimone.

ADIRONDACK
F: Rinaldo-Schenn-McGinn
Zolnierczyk-Johnston-Harper
Wellwood-Bordson-Holmstrom
Brown-Roe-Ford
D: Gustafsson-Bourdon
Manning-Syvret
Lauridsen-Eddy
G: Munroe
Heeter

ALBANY
F: Sestito-Josefson-Anderson
Whitney-Henrique-Butler
Wiseman-Zalewski-Parse
D. Zajac-Wohlberg-McKelvie
DeSimone
D: Kelly-Larsson
Leach-McPherson
Urbom-Corrente
G: Frazee
Kinkaid

Referee: Trevor Hanson. Linesmen: Mike Emanatian, Frank Murphy.