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Crunch Trounce Thunderbirds, 6-1

January 25, 2019 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Syracuse Crunch News Release


SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The Syracuse Crunch exploded for a four-goal third period in a 6-1 victory over the Springfield Thunderbirds tonight at the War Memorial Arena.

Five Crunch players tallied both a goal and an assist on the night - Boris Katchouk, Jan Rutta, Taylor Raddysh, Alex Volkov, Brady Brassart - while Gabriel Dumont and Cory Conacher recorded multi-point games with two helpers. Syracuse has now won three consecutive as they move to 24-13-2-1 on the season and take the four-game season series against Springfield, 3-1.

Goaltender Eddie Pasquale recorded the win with 28 saves and an assist between the pipes for the Crunch. Samuel Montembeault stopped 21-of-27 in net for the Thunderbirds. Syracuse went 1-for-5 on the power play and 5-for-6 on the penalty kill.

Syracuse opened scoring 4:18 into the first period during a 2-on-1 rush. Dumont carried the puck down the right wing before feeding Katchouk for a quick redirection. Raddysh earned the secondary assist. The Crunch doubled their lead at the 11:38 mark when Rutta scored his first with the Crunch unassisted on a breakaway.

Springfield finally answered while on the power play with 3:10 remaining in the first period. Jacob MacDonald's slap shot was stopped, but Anthony Greco was down low to clean up the rebound from the goal line. Dryden Hunt recorded a point on the play.

After a scoreless second stanza, the Crunch put up four unanswered goals beginning at the 4:17 mark. Dumont missed on the centering feed from Katchouk, but Raddysh was at the bottom of the left circle to chip it in. Halfway through the frame, Syracuse converted on another 2-on-1 rush. Conacher skated the puck into the zone and sauced it over for Volkov to finish off. Brassart tallied the secondary assist. Just a minute later, Alex Barre-Boulet backhanded a shot from the slot on the man-advantage with the help of Conacher and Rutta.

With 3:50 remaining in the game, the Crunch added a shorthanded goal. Pasquale sent the puck down the ice where Volkov grabbed it at the end boards. He centered a feed for Brassart to send home as he came in down the slot.

The Crunch host the Rochester Americans tomorrow at 7 p.m.

Single game tickets and packages for the 2018-19 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: Alex Barre-Boulet regained the league-lead with 12 power-play goals and leads rookie scoring with 38 points (21g, 17a)...Eddie Pasquale earned his first point since Dec. 12 at Toronto...The Crunch scored four goals in a period for the first time since Dec. 28 in the third period against Utica.

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