Syracuse Crunch Downed by Cleveland Monsters, 2-1, in Triple Overtime

May 3, 2026 - SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Syracuse Crunch were downed by the Cleveland Monsters, 2-1, in triple overtime today at the Upstate Medical University Arena. The game is the longest in Crunch history finishing at 107:53. The loss eliminates Syracuse from the Calder Cup Playoffs falling to the Cleveland Monsters, 3-1, in the best-of-five North Division Semifinals series. Crunch goaltender Brandon Halverson turned aside 56-of-58 shots. Zach Sawchenko earned the win turning aside 46-of-47 in net for the... Full Story


May 1, 2026 - SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Syracuse Crunch were edged by the Cleveland Monsters, 4-3, in overtime in Game 3 tonight at the Upstate Medical University Arena. Syracuse opened scoring in a back-and-forth affair that saw four lead changes. Cleveland now holds a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five North Division Semifinals series. Crunch goaltender Brandon Halverson stopped 28-of-32 shots. Zach Sawchenko earned the win turning aside 31-of-34 shots between the pipes for the Monsters. The Syracuse power play ... Full Story

May 1, 2026 - SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Syracuse Crunch and Empower Federal Credit Union partnered for the Empower FCU Goals For Charity Program for the 2025-26 regular season. For every Crunch goal scored at home during the season, Empower FCU pledged to donate $25 to Clear Path For Veterans - a nonprofit that empowers veterans, service members, and families in Central New York and beyond. This season, the Crunch scored 129 goals and Empower FCU will be making a $3,225 donation. Empower FCU will present the... Full Story

April 28, 2026 - SERIES TIED AS PLAYOFFS RETURN TO SYRACUSE The Syracuse Crunch split the first two games of their North Division Semifinals series against the Cleveland Monsters. The remainder of the series will be contested in Syracuse, beginning with Game 3 on Friday and Game 4 on Sunday. The Monsters won Game 1, 3-2, Friday at Rocket Arena in Cleveland. They scored three times on six shots in the first period and held off a furious Crunch rally over the final 40 minutes. Syracuse pulled within one off ... Full Story

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Syracuse Crunch centers Dylan Duke (left) and Matthew Peca vs. the Cleveland Monsters (Eric Payne)

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May 3	AHL	Cleveland 2 at Syracuse 1 (Playoff Gm. 4)	Final (OT)
May 1	AHL	Cleveland 4 at Syracuse 3 (Playoff Gm. 3)	Final (OT)
April 26	AHL	Syracuse 4 at Cleveland 1 (Playoff Gm. 2)	Final
April 24	AHL	Syracuse 2 at Cleveland 3 (Playoff Gm. 1)	Final
April 18	AHL	Belleville 0 at Syracuse 4	Final
April 17	AHL	Syracuse 4 at Belleville 6	Final
April 12	AHL	Toronto 4 at Syracuse 1	Final
April 11	AHL	Utica 1 at Syracuse 5	Final
April 8	AHL	Rochester 3 at Syracuse 2	Final
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• Monsters win 3-OT thriller in Game 4 at Syracuse, take series, 3-1 - AHL Lorain Morning Journal (May 4)
• Monsters win in OT at Syracuse, take 2-1 series lead - AHL Lorain Morning Journal (May 2)
• Syracuse jumps Monsters with fast start to win, 4-1, and even playoff series 1-1 - AHL Willoughby News-Herald (April 27)
• Utica Comets miss opportunity with loss at rival Syracuse - AHL Rome Sentinel (April 13)
• Monsters finish trip with 6-3 loss to Syracuse - AHL Lorain Morning Journal (March 23)
• Monsters drop 6-2 decision to Crunch in first of two at Syracuse - AHL Lorain Morning Journal (March 22)
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• Lightning re-assign defenseman Steven Santini to AHL Syracuse - AHL NHL.com (March 13)
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