Sports stats



AHL Syracuse Crunch

Crunch Topped by IceCaps, 3-2, in Shootout

November 30, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Syracuse Crunch News Release


ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND - Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond and Adam Comrie both scored their first of the season as the Syracuse Crunch fell to the St. John's IceCaps, 3-2, in a shootout tonight at the Mile One Centre.

The loss pushes the Crunch to 11-5-0-2 and snaps a three-game win streak. Despite the loss, the Crunch pick up one point and maintain their lead of the North Division with a .667 points percentage.

Kristers Gudlevskis recorded the loss turning aside 28 shots for the Crunch and allowing two goals on two shootout attempts. Yann Danis made 26 saves for the IceCaps and stopped both shootout attempts. Syracuse was unable to convert on three power-play opportunities, but shut down both St. John's man-advantages.

Three minutes into the game, the Crunch scored first. Henri Ikonen threw the puck on net, but it was stopped. The rebound dropped down where Letourneau-Leblond was able to jam it in during a scuffle in front of the cage. Brian Hart earned the secondary assist.

The IceCaps tied the game with 3:18 remaining in the second period. After receiving the puck from Sven Andrighetto in the left circle, Nikita Scherbak stopped and fired over Gudlevskis's glove to put the team on the board. Markus Eisenschmid tallied the secondary helper on the equalizer.

With just one second remaining in the second period, the IceCaps took over the lead. Scherbak sent a centering pass from the left wing boards for Eisenschmid to redirect into the net. Andrighetto picked up an assist on the last second marker.

The Crunch tied the game for a second time five minutes into the final frame. Comrie ripped a slap shot from the left point for his first of the season. Helpers went to Jeremy Morin and Daniel Walcott.

The teams remained knotted through regulation and the overtime period. The IceCaps eventually took the win when Audette and Andrighetto both scored in the shootout, while the Crunch went 0-for-2. The teams now split the eight-game season series, 1-1.

The Crunch return home to host the Rochester Americans this Saturday, Dec. 3 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: Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond recorded his first goal in a Crunch uniform tonight...Brian Hart registered his first AHL assist tonight...The Crunch picked up their first loss when scoring first this season. They are now 8-0-0-1.

Check out the Syracuse Crunch Statistics

• Discuss this story on the American Hockey League message board...

American Hockey League Stories from November 30, 2016


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central