
Crunch Downed by Marlies, 5-3
October 26, 2022 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Syracuse Crunch News Release
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Syracuse Crunch were downed by the Toronto Marlies, 5-3, tonight at Coca-Cola Coliseum.
Simon Ryfors, Gemel Smith and Felix Robert scored the Crunch goals, but a five-goal third period gave the Marlies the win. The Crunch are now 1-2-0-2 on the season.
Crunch goaltender Max Lagace stopped 31-of-35 shots. Keith Petruzzelli turned aside 20-of-23 between the pipes for the Marlies.
Syracuse went 1-for-4 on the power play while Toronto was successful on 2-of-5 man-advantages.
After a scoreless first period, the Crunch broke the stalemate with a power-play goal late in the middle frame. Smith's shot from the left circle ricocheted off a skate and directly to Ryfors who had a wide-open net to chip the puck in backdoor.
The Marlies scored two goals just 1:02 apart early in the third period to steal the lead. At the 1:08 mark, Toronto converted on the power-play when Adam Gaudette faked a slap shot then skated in and netted a shot from the top of the right circle. A minute later, Danny DeKeyser scored with a wrister from the high slot.
Syracuse quickly responded and evened the score at the 2:39 mark. Ryfors carried the puck into the zone on an odd-man rush and sent a cross-slot feed for Smith to one-time past Petruzzelli.
The Marlies regained the lead with another power-play goal at the 7:54 mark. Lagace made the initial save, but Semyon Der-Arguchintsev got his stick on the puck during a scramble in front of the net and sent it across the goal line. Two minutes later, Joey Anderson scored on a shorthanded breakaway to build a 4-2 lead.
The Crunch came back within one with 3:08 remaining in the game when Robert jammed a loose puck in, but Anderson hit the empty net to lock in a Marlies victory.
The Crunch return home to Syracuse to host the Marlies 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: The Crunch have scored a power-play goal in all five games this season...Gemel Smith has a point in all five games this season...Felix Robert has four goals in his last two games.
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