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Crunch Downed by Comets, 4-2

January 2, 2019 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Syracuse Crunch News Release


UTICA, N.Y. - The Syracuse Crunch were downed by the Utica Comets, 4-2 tonight at the Adirondack Bank Center.

The loss snaps a five-game winning streak and moves the Crunch to 20-9-2-0 on the season. The 12-game season series against the Comets is now knotted, 2-2.

Eddie Pasquale turned aside 27-of-30 shots in net for the Crunch, while Thatcher Demko earned the win with 31 saves between the pipes for the Comets. Syracuse went 2-for-7 on the power play and stopped 4-of-5 Utica man-advantages.

The Comets opened scoring with seven seconds remaining in the first period. Zack MacEwen picked off a pass and sent it ahead for Reid Boucher to come in on a breakaway. He switched to the backhand and beat Pasquale five-hole.

The Crunch evened the score on the man-advantage 8:16 into the middle frame. Cory Conacher passed down low for Alex Barre-Boulet to tuck in his league-leading 10th power-play goal of the season. Cameron Gaunce tallied the secondary helper.

Utica regained the lead with back-to-back goals less than two minutes apart in the third period. Brendan Gaunce won the faceoff in the left circle at the 5:59 mark and sent it back for Jesse Graham to send home from the blue line while on the power play. At 7:54, Evan McEneny split the defense and scored as he sped towards the net. Tanner Kero earned the assist.

The Crunch came back within one off a power-play goal with 1:23 remaining in the game. Conacher ripped a one-timer from the top of the right circle with the help of Gaunce and Carter Verhaeghe. However, 27 seconds later, Gaunce hit the empty net to secure a 4-2 Comets win.

Syracuse returns to the War Memorial Arena to host the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Friday at 7 p.m.

Single game tickets and packages for the 2018-19 season 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 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) using #SyrCrunch.

Crunchables: Alex Barre-Boulet leads the league with 10 power-play goals...Cameron Gaunce has tied a career-high six-game scoring streak (1g, 7a).

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