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Senators Roll Past Crunch, 7-3

December 20, 2019 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Syracuse Crunch News Release


SYRACUSE, N.Y. --- The Belleville Senators rolled past the Syracuse Crunch, 7-3, tonight at the Upstate Medical University Arena.

After giving up the first goal, the Crunch potted two to go on top, but the Senators responded with a five-goal run to build a demanding lead on their way to victory. The loss moves Syracuse to 15-12-2-0 on the season and 1-1-0-0 in the four-game season series against Belleville.

Crunch netminder Spencer Martin turned aside 20-of-26 shots, while Joey Daccord stopped 22-of-25 in net for the Senators. Syracuse converted on 2-of-5 power plays and went a perfect 2-for-2 on the penalty kill.

Belleville was first on the board 2:45 into the game. Joseph LaBate dug the puck out from the end boards for Parker Kelly to fake a shot before flipping to his backhand to net the opening tally. Cole Cassels recorded the secondary helper.

The Crunch tied the game with a shorthanded goal 1:19 into the second period. Chris Mueller and Alex Volkov came in on a 2-on-1 rush. Volkov held Mueller's feed and centered it for Dominik Masin to send into an open net as he followed behind the play. At 12:22, Syracuse went on top when Mueller cleaned up the rebound of Cory Conacher's left wing shot while on the power play. Cameron Gaunce earned a point on the goal.

Belleville was quick to respond and knotted the game just 1:10 later. Martin made the save on Drake Batherson's shot, but the rebound dropped down for Vitaly Abramov to chip in.

The Senators regained their lead 2:21 into the third period when LaBate capitalized on a loose puck in the slot with the help of Cassels and Kelly. They added another at the seven-minute mark to make it 4-2. Rudolfs Balcers cut towards the net and dropped a pass back for Jordan Szwarz to score from between the circles.

At 10:29, Josh Norris tipped in Frank Corrado's right point shot. Filip Chlapik then hit the shorthanded empty-netter.

Syracuse stopped the onslaught with a power-play goal at 17:42. Cal Foote fired home a one-timer from the high slot off a feed from Volkov. Boris Katchouk earned the secondary helper.

Belleville put up a final goal with 1:38 remaining in the game when Kelly redirected a long point shot from Corrado for his second of the night.

The Crunch host the Binghamton Devils 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: Belleville earned their first franchise win in Syracuse tonight. They are now 1-6-1-1....Chris Mueller leads the team with eight multi-point games this season...Dominik Masin is on a three-game points streak (1g, 2a).

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