AHL Syracuse Crunch

Crunch Fall to Penguins, 6-1

Published on October 30, 2016 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Syracuse Crunch News Release


WILKES-BARRE, Pa. - The Syracuse Crunch wrapped up their first three-in-three of the season with a 6-1 loss to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins this afternoon at the Mohegan Sun Arena.

Mike Halmo was the sole goal scorer for the Crunch as the team moves to 4-3-0-0 on the season and 0-2-0-0 in the six-game season series against the Penguins.

Crunch goaltender Kristers Gudlevskis turned aside 21 shots, while Casey DeSmith earned the win with a 22-save performance for the Penguins. Syracuse was unable to convert on four power play opportunities. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton went 2-for-3 on the man-advantage.

The Penguins put a stop to the Crunch's recent trend of scoring first and took a 3-0 lead in the opening period. At the 3:52 mark, Carter Rowney tipped a shot past Gudlevskis with the help of Steve Oleksy and Barry Goers. Kevin Porter then netted back-to-back markers. With 5:09 remaining in the frame, Porter received a pass in the high slot from Cameron Gaunce and lit the lamp. Four minutes later, he scored on the power play off a second chance opportunity from the right wing side.

Tom Kostopoulos built a 4-0 lead for the Penguins at the 13:54 mark of the second period. Jake Guentzel threw a centering pass from behind the cage for Kostopoulos to redirect from the slot.

The Crunch finally got on the board 4:56 into the final frame. Cameron Darcy wrapped around the net and had his scoring attempt turned aside, but Halmo was there to chip in the rebound and end a shutout chance for DeSmith.

With 6:10 remaining in the game, the Penguins went back up by four. Gudlevskis stopped Patrick McGrath's shot, but the puck bounded off his glove and dropped down for Jean-Sebastien Dea to score backdoor. Minutes later, Oskar Sundqvist scored a power-play marker from the right circle to secure a 6-1 victory over the Crunch.

The Crunch are back in action on Friday when they travel to face the Rochester Americans at 7:05 p.m.

Ticket packages for the 2016-17 season are on sale now and can be purchased either in person at the Crunch office located in the War Memorial Arena at 800 S. State St. in Syracuse or by calling the office at 315-473-4444. 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, #WeAreOne and #BLUnited.

Crunchables: Adam Comrie made his Crunch debut today...The Crunch have not allowed six or more goals since March 12 in a 7-4 loss to Rochester.

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