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Crunch Surpassed by Bears, 4-2

December 4, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Syracuse Crunch News Release


HERSHEY, Pa. - After going down by a two-goals, Cory Conacher and Yanni Gourde scored 1:30 apart in the third period to knot the game. However, the Syracuse Crunch were unable to claim the lead and fell to the Hershey Bears, 4-2, tonight at the Giant Center.

The loss snaps a five-game points streak and moves the team to 12-6-0-2 on the season.

Kristers Gudlevskis stopped 9-of-12 shots in goal for the Crunch, while Joe Cannata made 35 saves for the Bears. Syracuse went 2-for-7 on the power play and stopped all four Hershey man-advantages.

The Bears were first on the board with 4:58 remaining in the first period. Garrett Mitchell skated down the left wing side and beat Gudlevskis from a sharp angle.

Hershey doubled their lead just seconds into the third period. During 4-on-4 play, Nathan Walker chipped the puck out from the end boards for Zach Sanford to send home. Christian Djoos earned a point on the marker.

The Crunch finally got on the board at the 3:38 mark of the final frame. Tanner Richard started off some tic-tac-toe passing along the left boards during a 5-on-3 advantage. He passed to Matt Taormina in the high slot, who then sent it to the right circle for Conacher to one-time past Cannata. Just 1:30 later, the Crunch evened the score with a second power-play goal. Matt Peca passed ahead for Gourde who skated into the zone and netted a wrist shot. Gudlevskis earned the secondary assist.

The Bears went back up on top with 1:29 remaining in the game. Travis Boyd fed Aaron Ness on the backdoor for a quick redirection. Tyler Lewington tallied a helper on the go-ahead goal. In the final seconds, Zach Sill added an empty net marker to take the win and build a 2-0 lead in the four-game season series.

The Crunch return to the War Memorial Arena to host the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Syracuse Crunch single game and 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: Kristers Gudlevskis earned his fourth career assist tonight. His last assist was on Jan. 18...The Crunch are 10-for-10 on the penalty kill in the last three games...Matt Taormina has points in 12-of-15 games this season. He leads the team with 18 (6g, 12a).

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