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Crunch Fall to Admirals 6-3

December 28, 2013 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Syracuse Crunch News Release


Syracuse, NY - The Syracuse Crunch fell to the Norfolk Admirals 6-3 tonight at the War Memorial Arena.

The loss puts the Crunch at 13-13-1-3 on the season and 2-2-0-1 in the season series with the Admirals. Syracuse was able to convert on one of five power-play opportunities, while the penalty kill unit allowed one goal on three Admiral man-advantages.

Crunch goaltender Kristers Gudlevskis stopped eight of 12 shots before being relieved by Cedrick Desjardins in the second period. Desjardins stopped 16 of 18 in relief. Admirals goaltender Igor Bobkov stopped 37 of 40 shots on goal in victory.

Norfolk led Syracuse 2-0 after the first period with two short-handed goals on the same Jason Cramarossa high-sticking penalty. Emerson Etem skated past Crunch defenders after receiving a feed from Dave Steckel and flipped the puck into the back of the net on the breakaway to give the Admirals the lead at the 5:26 mark. Max Friberg extended the lead 54 seconds later. Friberg took a shot from the left circle off a pass from Jesse Blacker that ricocheted off the right post and past Gudlevskis. John Kurtz picked up the secondary assist.

Norfolk extended their lead to four before the Crunch cut it in half to end the second period down 4-2. Rakell added to Norfolk's lead when he beat Gudlevskis from the crease just 42 seconds into the period with an assist by Etem. Chris Wagner chased Gudlevskis from the game when he scored the eventual game-winner at the 4:11 mark. Stefan Warg and Joseph Cramarossa picked up points on the goal.

Mike Angelidis scored the Crunch's first of the game with a power-play goal 10:30 into the second. Evan Rankin took a shot from the top of the right circle after receiving the puck from Brett Connolly that was stopped by Bobkov. Angelidis scored on the rebound from the right side of the crease. The Crunch finished the second trailing by two when Rankin pushed a puck that landed behind Bobkov across the goal line. Dana Tyrell and Joey Mormina were credited with the assists.

The Crunch opened the third period with a goal at the 2:17 mark. Drew Olson pulled the puck from behind the net and scored from the right side of the crease to beat Bobkov on his glove side. Max Parent assisted on the play.

Norfolk added to their lead with a goal 9:28 into the period. Etem beat Desjardins to pick up his second goal and third point of the night. The Admirals made the final score 6-3 with a power-play goal with 1:10 left. After a battle in front of the net, Maxime Sauve was able to get the puck past Desjardins assisted by Wagner and Steven Whitney.

The Crunch travel to face the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Tuesday.

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