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Crunch Edged by Senators, 3-2

November 24, 2021 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Syracuse Crunch News Release


SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Syracuse Crunch were edged by the Belleville Senators, 3-2, tonight at the Upstate Medical University Arena.

The loss moves the winless streak to six games and drops the Crunch to 5-7-2-1 on the season.

Goaltender Amir Miftakhov started in net for the Crunch and turned aside all five shots he faced before being relieved by Max Lagace six minutes into the game. Lagace went on to stop 14-of-17. Mads Sogaard made 38 saves on 40 shots between the pipes for the Senators. Syracuse went 1-for-3 on the power play and 1-for-2 on the penalty kill.

The Senators struck first while on the man-advantage 7:15 into the game. After Lagace made the initial save, the rebound was loose for Chris Wilkie to eventually send in during a scramble in the crease. Belleville doubled their lead three minutes later. The Crunch broke up an odd-man rush, but Cedric Pare followed behind the play and chipped the puck in.

Belleville added another one 5:11 into the second stanza when Jake Lucchini poked the puck off a defender's stick and across the goal line.

The Crunch finally responded with a power-play goal at the 12:36 mark of the second period. Gabe Fortier left a drop pass in the slot for Gabriel Dumont to fire home.

Syracuse came back within one halfway through the third. Sogaard turned aside Jimmy Huntington's shot, but the rebound came out for Fortier to score from the bottom of the left circle. The Crunch fired off 21 shots in the third period, but the Senators staved off a comeback and took the game.

The Crunch are back in action when they host the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on Friday.

Single game tickets and ticket packages for the 2021-22 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: Gabe Fortier is on a career-high three-game scoring streak (2g, 2a).

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