Rats, Sound Tigers go head-to-head; Teams battling for spot in playoffs meet tonight.(Sports)

Byline: PETE DOUGHERTY - Staff Writer

Former Buffalo Bills coach Marv Levy was asked if his team's fourth Super Bowl, which followed three consecutive losses, was a "must-win" game.

"No," Levy replied, "World War II was a must win."

So tonight's American Hockey League game between teams battling for a playoff spot falls into the "important" category but not life-or-death. The Albany River Rats play host to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, who hold a one-point lead for fourth place in the East Division.

"(A victory) definitely puts us in a good position and puts some pressure on Bridgeport to keep on winning," Rats coach Tom Rowe said Tuesday. …