Crunch Fall to Marlies, 5-2

March 6, 2020 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Syracuse Crunch News Release

SYRACUSE, N.Y. --- The Syracuse Crunch fell to the Toronto Marlies, 5-2, tonight at Coca-Cola Coliseum.

The loss moves the Crunch to 28-23-4-5 on the season and 2-1-0-0 in the six-game season series against the Marlies.

Goaltender Scott Wedgewood stopped 23-of-27 shots in net for the Crunch, while Parker Gahagen earned the win with 19 saves between the pipes for the Marlies. Both teams went 2-for-6 on the power play.

The Marlies were first on the board 13:06 into the game and quickly went up 2-0 with another goal just 12 seconds later. They opened scoring on the power play when Joseph Duszak sent a lead pass for Kenny Agostino at the blue line. He skated in and fired from the top of the left circle. Seconds later, Miikka Salomaki threw a feed across the crease for Tyler Gaudet to score back door.

The Crunch stole one back with a power-play goal of their own 8:26 into the middle frame. Cameron Gaunce passed over to Alex Barre-Boulet who sniped a shot from the left circle. Mathieu Joseph recorded the secondary helper.

Toronto regained their two-goal lead with 2:23 remaining in the second period. Hudson Elynuik was in the slot to tip in Michael Kapla's left point shot. They added another power-play goal 6:26 into the final stanza to go up 4-1. Matt Lorito dropped the puck back for Agostino to send home from the left circle.

Syracuse came back within two with their second power-play goal of the night 14:55 into the third. Dennis Yan centered a pass from along the goal line for Taylor Raddysh to redirect in with a quick stick.

Elynuik halted Syracuse's comeback effort with an empty-netter in the final minute and locked in a Toronto victory.

The Crunch rematch the Marlies tomorrow at 7 p.m.

Ticket packages and single game tickets for the 2019-20 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: Sami Tavernier made his pro debut with the Crunch tonight.

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