AHL Syracuse Crunch

Crunch Fall to Devils 2-1 in a Shootout

Published on November 16, 2013 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Syracuse Crunch News Release


Syracuse, NY - The Syracuse Crunch fell to the Albany Devils 2-1 in a shootout tonight at the War Memorial Arena.

The loss drops the Crunch to an overall record of 9-4-1-1 and moves them to third in the East Division with 20 points. The Crunch are now 1-0-0-1 in the season series with the Devils.

Crunch goaltender Cedrick Desjardins stopped 32 of the 33 shots he faced, while Devils goaltender Keith Kinkaid saved 29 of 30.

After a scoreless first period, the Devils took the lead with a power-play goal on a shot from the blue line by Reece Scarlett with 2:05 left in the second. The Crunch responded with a goal by Nikita Kucherov 24 seconds later. Kucherov's shot deflected off the right post and found the back of the net on a breakaway pass from J.P. Cote. The goal tied the game and forced overtime after a scoreless third period.

Both teams failed to convert on two shots on goal during the overtime period.

Reid Boucher scored the game-winning goal for the Devils in the second round of the shootout. The Crunch were unable to convert on any of their attempts and fell to the Devils 2-1.

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