Sports stats

AHL Syracuse Crunch

Crunch Blow Past Rocket, 7-3

January 13, 2023 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Syracuse Crunch News Release


SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Syracuse Crunch blew past the Laval Rocket, 7-3, tonight at the Upstate Medical University Arena.

The win snaps a five-game skid for the Crunch and advances the team to 14-13-2-3 on the season. Syracuse is now 2-2-0-0 in the eight-game season series against Laval.

Crunch goaltender Max Lagace earned the win turning aside 28-of-31 shots. Joseph Vrbetic stopped 18-of-23 in net for the Rocket before being relieved by Kevin Poulin in the second period. Poulin went on to stop 11-of-13. The Syracuse power play was highly productive going 3-for-4, while the penalty kill was 4-for-5.

The Rocket were first on the board just one minute into the game when Rem Pitlick netted a wrister from between the circles. A little over three minutes later, the Crunch evened the score. Lucas Edmonds sent the puck out from along the end boards for Cole Koepke to take a shot from the bottom of the left circle. His initial shot was stopped, but he shoveled in his own rebound to tie the game.

Laval regained their lead at the 8:03 mark with a power-play goal. Pitlick's shot from the left point was blocked, but Rafael Harvey-Pinard grabbed the rebound and dished a feed over for Alex Belzile to score from a sharp angle along the goal line. Syracuse answered yet again to knot the score at 15:46 when Shawn Element fired a long left-point shot that deflected off a Laval skater and past Vrbetic.

Syracuse took over the lead with three goals in the middle frame. The scoring onslaught started just 1:39 into the period when Simon Ryfors went intentionally wide for Gabriel Dumont to redirect in on the back door. Three minutes later, Gage Goncalves potted a goal from along the right-wing boards. The Crunch made it a 5-2 lead halfway through the period as Trevor Carrick chipped the puck in from the bottom of the left circle.

The Crunch continued scoring with two power-play goals to start the third period. Just 4:11 into the frame, Alex Barre-Boulet skated down the right wing and beat Poulin short side. Less than a minute later, Barre-Boulet fed Simon Ryfors for a one-timer in the right circle. Laval stole one back at the 7:58 mark with a goal fromJoel Teasdale as he cut across the slot, but the Crunch stifled a comeback effort and took the win.

The Crunch travel to face the Lehigh Valley Phantoms tomorrow.

Single game tickets and ticket packages for the 2022-23 season are on sale now and can be purchased in person at the Crunch office located inside the Upstate Medical University Arena at Onondaga County War Memorial at 800 S. State St. in Syracuse, by calling the office at 315-473-4444 or online through Ticketmaster. For the latest Crunch news, visit www.syracusecrunch.com or follow the club on Facebook (www.facebook.com/syracusecrunch), Twitter (@SyracuseCrunch) and Instagram (@syracusecrunch).

Crunchables: Shawn Element is on a four-game goal-scoring streak...This is the second time this season the Crunch have scored seven goals. The first was Nov. 12 in an 8-3 win against Utica.

Check out the Syracuse Crunch Statistics



American Hockey League Stories from January 13, 2023


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

Other Recent Syracuse Crunch Stories



Sports Statistics from the Stats Crew
OurSports Central