AHL Syracuse Crunch

Syracuse Crunch Open Preseason Play with 4-1 Win over St. John's IceCaps

Published on October 4, 2012 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Syracuse Crunch News Release


Corner Brook, Newfoundland - The Syracuse Crunch opened preseason play with a 4-1 victory over the St. John's IceCaps tonight in Corner Brook, Newfoundland.

Goals from Cory Conacher, Philip-Michael Devos, Richard Panik and Alex Killorn lifted the Crunch over the IceCaps in the first game of a three-game series.

The Crunch opened the scoring at the 11:26 mark of the first period. Mark Barberio fed a wide open Conacher, who was easily able to get the puck past IceCaps netminder Chris Carrozzi to give the Crunch a 1-0 lead. Barberio was last season's defenseman of the year and Conacher is the reigning rookie of the year and league MVP.

Ben Maxwell tied the game with a power-play goal at the 17:56 mark of the first period. While Crunch defenseman Evan Oberg was serving two minutes for elbowing Maxwell shoved a loose puck past Crunch goaltender Dustin Tokarski for the unassisted goal. Shots were 13-11 in favor of the IceCaps during the first period.

Both teams made a goalie change halfway through a scoreless second period. Riku Helenius replaced Tokarski in the Crunch net and the IceCaps replaced Carrozzi with Tyler Plante. Shots were 17-6 in favor of the Crunch during the second period.

The Crunch took a 2-1 lead early in the third period thanks to a shorthanded goal from Devos, assisted by Alex Hutchings. Right wing Panik made it 3-1 at the 5:56 mark with an unassisted goal that sailed over Plante's shoulder. Killorn made it a 4-1 final with a goal late in the frame.

The Crunch and IceCaps will meet again tomorrow night in Stephenville, Newfoundland. Puck drops at 6:00 p.m. eastern time.

The Crunch will travel to Rochester on Oct. 12 to start the regular season and host the Hershey Bears on Oct. 13 at the War Memorial. Tickets for the 2012-13 Crunch campaign are now on sale and can be purchased by calling the Crunch office at 315- 473-4444, or by stopping by the Crunch office in the War Memorial Arena located at 800 South State Street in downtown Syracuse. For the latest Crunch information, fans can visit the team's official website (www.syracusecrunch.com), or follow the club on Facebook (www.facebook.com/syracusecrunch) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/syracusecrunch).

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