Jason Botterill and Francois Methot scored two goals apiece, leading the Rochester Americans past visiting Cincinnati 7-4 in American Hockey League action.

Ben Guite, Francis Belanger, Alexei Smirnov and Mark Popovic scored third-period goals for the Mighty Ducks, who entered the final 20 minutes trailing 7-0.

Cincinnati	0	0	4	-4
Rochester	5	2	0	-7

First Period: 1. Roc, Hamel 16 (Gaustad, Janik), 5:17 (sh). 2. Roc, Pominville 3 (Gaustad, Hamel), 13:39. 3. Roc, Methot 6 (Botterill, Kristek), 14:48. 4. Roc, Methot 7, 17:58. 5. Roc, Botterill 19 (Janik, Kristek), 19:19.

Second Period: 6. Roc, Botterill 20 (Taylor, Kristek), 0:57. 7. Roc, Bartovic 4 (Janik), 17:41.

Third Period: 8. Cin, Guite 5, 2:52. 9. Cin, Belanger 2 (Martensson, Hedstrom), 6:28. 10. Cin, Smirnov 6 (Hedstrom, Belanger), 11:26. 11. Cin, Popovic 2, 11:51.

Power plays: Cincinnati 0-for-3; Rochester 0-for-1. Goaltenders: Cincinnati, Bryzgalov (53:51; 25 shots, 21 saves), Damphousse (6:09; 3 shots; 0 saves; 7-6-3); Rochester, Miller (31 shots, 27 saves; 11-9-3). A: 7,127.