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Crunch Roll Past Senators, 4-1

March 30, 2018 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Syracuse Crunch News Release


SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Alexander Volkov scored twice as the Syracuse Crunch rolled past the Belleville Senators, 4-1, and extended the winning streak to seven games tonight at the War Memorial Arena.

The win advances the Crunch to 43-19-3-4 on the season and 6-0-1-1 after the final game of the eight-game series against the Senators.

Eddie Pasquale turned aside 27-of-28 shots in victory for the Crunch. Filip Gustavsson stopped 26-of-30 for the Senators in his second North American start. The Crunch were unable to convert on three power play opportunities, but went a perfect 5-for-5 on the penalty kill.

The Senators were the first on the board 3:19 into the game. After receiving a pass from Nick Paul along the goal line, Boston Leier jammed the puck past Pasquale as he slid across the crease.

The Crunch responded two minutes later. Alex Gallant and Gabriel Dumont did some quick tic-tac-toe passing down the zone to Volkov for the rookie to score five-hole with a backhander.

Volkov tallied his second goal of the game halfway through the second period with a one-timer from the slot. Mathieu Joseph and Ben Thomas recorded assists on the go-ahead goal. With his two tallies, Volkov became the first Crunch player to surpass the 20-goal mark on the season.

The Crunch extended their lead 3:16 into the final frame after Dumont won the faceoff in the right circle. Joseph charged the loose puck and fired from the slot.

With just over three minutes remaining in the game, Syracuse added one more. Alexey Lipanov sent a precise cross-zone feed for Kevin Lynch to one-time from the left circle. Carter Verhaeghe earned the secondary assist.

The Crunch host on the Charlotte Checkers tomorrow night at 7 p.m.

Single game tickets and packages are on sale now and can be purchased in person at the Crunch office located inside the War Memorial Arena at 800 S. State St. in Syracuse, by calling the office at 315-473-4444. For the latest Crunch news, visit www.syracusecrunch.com or follow the club on Facebook (www.facebook.com/syracusecrunch), Twitter (@SyracuseCrunch) and Instagram (@syracusecrunch) using #SyrCrunch.

Crunchables: After giving up the first goal tonight, the Crunch trailed for the first time in the last 305:25...Volkov has five multi-goal games this season, two of which came against Belleville...Volkov is tied for fifth among rookies with 21 goals.

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