CRUNCH TANGLE WITH MONSTERS
The Crunch are home for a playoff rematch against the Cleveland Monsters tonight at Upstate Medical University Arena.
It is Military Appreciation Night presented by Visions Federal Credit Union; the Crunch will wear specialty jerseys featuring a black base with dark camouflage on the shoulders and across the bottom. The team will auction off select game-worn jerseys on the ice immediately following the game. To participate in the auction, head to Sections 102 and 103 at the conclusion of the game.
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LAST TIME OUT
The Crunch fell to the Hartford Wolf Pack, 2-1, in overtime Wednesday at the XL Center.
Just five days after the Crunch prevailed in overtime against the Wolf Pack in Syracuse, the two teams played another tight contest in Hartford. Goaltenders Brandon Halverson and Dylan Garand kept the game scoreless into the third period; Garand made 13 saves in the first period and Halverson made 11 stops in the second period.
The Wolf Pack scored first on a 2-on-1 rush 5:55 into the third period. That score held until the final minute of regulation. With a 6-on-4 advantage, Conor Sheary fired a one-timer that Garand stopped, but Joel Teasdale popped in the rebound with 16.2 seconds left to tie the score.
The overtime featured very few chances, but Alex Belzile slipped free with under 10 seconds left to win the game for the Wolf Pack.
SCOUTING THE CRUNCH
The Crunch grabbed a standings point on Wednesday, but their overtime loss to Hartford was their second straight setback. It’s the second time this season the Crunch have lost back-to-back games and it moved them to 5-4-1-0 this season.
Goals have been hard to come by for the Crunch in the first 10 games of the season. They’ve scored at least three goals just three times so far and one of those contests required overtime. Syracuse has totaled 24 goals in 10 games and its 2.40 goals per game ranks 27th in the AHL.
Joel Teasdale scored the Crunch’s lone goal in Wednesday’s overtime defeat. He potted a rebound with 16.2 seconds remaining to tie the score at one and earn the Crunch a standings point. The 25-year-old, who is…
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