Crunch Defeat Monsters, 6-5
March 1, 2023 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Syracuse Crunch News Release
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Syracuse Crunch defeated the Cleveland Monsters, 6-5, tonight at the Upstate Medical University Arena.
The win advances the Crunch to 26-19-4-3 on the season and gives the team their only win in the four-game season series against the Monsters.
Goaltender Hugo Alnefelt now has back-to-back wins stopping 22-of-27 shots between the pipes for the Crunch. Daniil Tarasov turned aside 24-of-29 in net for the Monsters.
Syracuse converted on their sole power play opportunity, while Cleveland went 2-for-2.
The Crunch jumped out to a 1-0 lead just 4:14 into the game. Tarasov made the initial save on Declan Carlile's long point shot, but left the rebound out for Alex Barré-Boulet to chip into the net. Trevor Carrick doubled the lead at 14:35 with a slap shot from the top of the left circle.
Cleveland stole one back 8:34 into the second period off a breakaway goal from Trey Fix-Wolansky, but the Crunch responded just over a minute later when Lucas Edmonds got behind the defense and put Syracuse back up by two.
The Crunch and Monsters exchanged goals throughout the third period. It started just 1:40 into the final frame when Jake Christiansen fired in a slap shot from the high slot while on the power-play. Two minutes later, Edmonds netted his second of the game on the man-advantage with a wrister from between the circles. At 5:59, Josh Dunne capitalized on a turnover, but 31 seconds later, the Crunch responded yet again and Simon Ryfors chipped in a feed from Edmonds who was along the goal line. Yegor Chinakhov added another for Cleveland at the 14:50 mark to make it a 5-4 game and then Gabriel Dumont hit the empty net with 49 seconds remaining in the third. The Monsters continued to push for a comeback off a one-timer by Owen Sillinger with 19 seconds left in the game, but the Crunch held on to take the win.
The Crunch host the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on Friday.
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: Alex Barre-Boulet is on a six-game points streak (3g, 6a)...Gabriel Dumont is on a four-game points streak (3g, 2a) and has goals in three consecutive games.
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