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  • Connolly Records Hat Trick, Crunch Top Amerks 5-1
    5 weeks 1 day ago


    By Jeremy Houghtaling

    In his first game since being sent down, Brett Connolly made an immediate impact.

    Reassigned by the Tampa Bay Lightning Friday, Connolly scored three times to lead the Syracuse Crunch to a 5-1 win over the Rochester Americans at the Onondaga County War Memorial Saturday.

    "I didn't expect to get three, but I wanted to help out and help the team win," he said. "I was fortunate enough to get a couple good looks and they went in for me."

    With the victory, Syracuse remains two points ahead of Binghamton in the East Division, and clinches home ice advantage in the first round of the postseason.

  • AHL Game Night: 4-13-13 Americans at Crunch
    5 weeks 1 day ago

    Back on track.

    RCH-1
    SYR-5

    Cedrick Desjardins allowed 1 goal on 21 shots for the victory.

    First Period
    SYR Connolly, (28) (Namestnikov, Korobov), 1:37

    Second Period
    SYR Connolly, (29) (Johnson, Palat), 8:28 (PP)
    SYR Johnson, (33) (Palat, Taormina), 10:11 (PP)
    SYR Wyman, (12) (Angelidis, Cote), 19:33

    Third Period
    SYR Connolly, (30) (Paradis, Lee), 2:08
    RCH Biega, (5) (Ellis, Mancari), 4:53

    Brett Connolly, Tyler Johnson, and Ondrej Palat were the game's three stars.

    The cavalry arrived, and just in time. Brett Connolly threw in a hat trick, his first as a pro, to get to 30 goals. For my money, this guy needs to be in the AHL MVP discussion prominently. He's been the most consistent Crunch player all year long, even more so than Tyler Johnson whose stats sagged a little after coming back from Lightning camp midway through the year. Connolly and Johnson are tied for 8th in the league in scoring at 60 points.

    Binghamton absolutely throttled Albany 5-0 to start the day, which put huge pressure on Syracuse to win. Meanwhile, Providence beat Springfield 2-0 in a head-to-head matchup that was advantageous for the Crunch. Syracuse remains 4 back of the Bruins, pulls into a tie with Springfield at 93 points, and remains 2 up on the Senators. All three teams have a game in hand on Syracuse, though. Next weekend, starting Friday, will be a 3-games-in-3-nights set to complete the regular season, all at home: Norfolk, Worcester, and a game against Binghamton that may well decide the East Division title. With Mark Barberio out of the lineup for Tampa Bay tonight and Victor Hedman back in, I would think more reinforcements are on the way, too.

    Box score from TheAHL.com.

  • NHL Game Night: 4-13-13 Lightning at Capitals
    5 weeks 1 day ago

    Moral victory?

    TB-5
    WSH-6 (OT)

    Ben Bishop allowed 3 goals on 20 shots before being pulled after the first period. Mathieu Garon allowed 3 on 18 the rest of the way for the old back door loss.

    First Period
    13:45 WSH Brouwer (16), (Ribiero, Ovechkin)(PP)
    18:45 WSH Hillen (2), (Beagle, Oleksy)
    19:22 WSH Ovechkin (27), (Backstrom)

    Second Period
    02:41 WSH Chimera (2), (Perrault, Oleksy)
    03:55 TB Panik (3), (Pyatt, Purcell)
    05:26 WSH Fehr (8), (Perreault)
    18:47 TB St. Louis (10), (Stamkos, Pouliot)

    Third Period
    04:23 TB Panik (4), (Gudas, Aulie)
    08:17 TB St. Louis (11), (Hedman, Pyatt)
    17:25 TB Purcell (11), (Pyatt, Panik)

    Overtime
    02:59 WSH Green (10), (Ribiero, Fehr)(PP)

    Richard Panik was the game's third star.

    I expected the Lightning to get routed tonight. That's why I spent most of it watching Peca in the Quinnipiac game. And, it pretty much went to plan until all of a sudden the Lightning decided not to lay down. Whatever Jon Cooper said to them, they had the hearts of lions in the Third Period and to start Overtime. It's a shame one bad defensive play (Matt Carle) got them in the box and they lose on a 4-on-3 situation. Still, you have to like the show of character.

    Alex Killorn was -1 with 4 shots and 1 hit in 20:14.

    Panik went insane with 2 goals, 1 assist, and a +4 rating. 4 shots and 4 hits too in 15:32. He's got this kind of ability, folks. He's a beast when it comes together.

    Radko Gudas had a helper, 1 shot, and 4 hits in 17:14.

    Box score and extended statistics from NHL.com.

  • ECHL Playoff Game Night: 4-12-13
    5 weeks 1 day ago

    (4)Florida Everblades 5 @ (5)Elmira Jackals 4
    Quarterfinals: Florida leads the best-of-seven series 3-1

    D Charles Landry, FLA: 0-1-1, E, 0 SOG, 0 PIM
    Playoff totals: 4 GP, 0-1-1, E, 2 PIM
    Season totals: 51 GP, 4-12-16, +7, 33 PIM

    Florida, after squandering a two-goal lead built up nearing the midpoint of the middle period and falling behind minutes later, scored twice in the final frame to narrowly edge Elmira and take a commanding series lead. Both teams mustered 37 shots on goal for the game, though the Everblades again won the special teams battle, burying two of its five sequences with the man-advantage while foiling the Jackals on all but one of their power play opportunities. Everblades netminder Jesse Deckert, who has played in all four matches so far, stopped 33 of 37 shots against. Charles Landry, the lone Tampa Bay Lightning prospect to appear in the series, notched his first point of the playoffs when he was credited with a secondary helper Florida's first goal, though it was largely the result of a tremendous individual effort by Brandon MacLean. Both clubs will square off one last time in New York on Saturday night.

    Official Recap | Box Score

  • Crunch Offense Fizzles in Overtime Loss to Sound Tigers, 3-2
    5 weeks 2 days ago


    By Jeremy Houghtaling

    After getting off to a quick start, the Syracuse Crunch offense fizzled.

    The Crunch lost a pair of one-goal leads, and fell in overtime to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers at the Onondaga County War Memorial Friday. Syracuse, reeling after two straight overtime losses, clings to a two point lead in the East Division.

    "Always when you lose, it's tough," said Crunch forward Ondrej Palat. "We just need to focus for the playoffs. (We have to) be better, finish the season strong."

  • AHL Game Night: 4-12-13 Sound Tigers at Crunch
    5 weeks 2 days ago

    Clinging to the division lead as the finish line nears.

    BRI-3
    SYR-2 (OT)

    Cedrick Desjardins allowed 3 goals on 34 shots for the overtime loss.

    First Period
    SYR Sexton, (9) (Richard, Palat), 2:09
    BRI Campbell, (6) (Donovan), 7:25
    SYR Palat, (13) (Sexton, Taormina), 12:45

    Second Period
    NO SCORING

    Third Period
    BRI Niederreiter, (27) (Nilsson, DeFazio), 7:27 (PP)

    Overtime
    BRI Nelson, (24) (Donovan, Wishart), 2:42

    Providence, Springfield, and Binghamton all won tonight, meaning Syracuse lost 1 point worth of ground on the entire field. So, Syracuse is now 4 points back of Providence, 2 back of Springfield, and 2 ahead of Binghamton with all three of those clubs holding a game in hand. Tyler Johnson and Brett Connolly did not play for Syracuse tonight after being sent down to the club today. Their arrival may be critical to the Crunch hanging onto the division title. Rochester is up next tomorrow night.

    Box score from TheAHL.com.

  • KHL Playoff Game Day: 4-12-13
    5 weeks 2 days ago

    KHL Playoffs (Russia):

    Gagarin Cup Finals
    Chelyabinsk 0 vs. Dynamo Moscow 1
    Dynamo Moscow Leads the Series 3-1
    Nikia Nesterov, Chelyabinsk, 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM, 1 SOG
    Playoff totals: 17 GP, 0-3-3, -3, 6 PIM
    Regular season totals (KHL): 35 GP, 0-1-1, +6, 14 PIM
    Regular season totals (MHL): 2 GP, 0-0-0, E, 0 PIM

    Ex-Lightning draft pick Marek Kvapil assisted on the game's only goal in Dynamo Moscow's 1-0, Game Four win over Traktor Chelyabinsk. Nikita Nesterov played 6:27 in the match for Traktor, which now rests on the edge of elimination. Game Five is Monday.

  • NA Juniors Playoff Game Night: 4-12-13
    5 weeks 2 days ago

    Quebec Major Junior Hockey League

    (5)Quebec Remparts 1 @ (8)Rouyn-Noranda Huskies 6
    Rouyn-Noranda wins Best-of-7 second round series, 4-1

    W Nikita Kucherov, R-N: 3-3-6, +3, 0 PIM, 7 SOG, 0 Hits, *First Star*
    Playoff totals: 10 GP, 7-11-18, +10, 10 PIM
    Season totals: 33 GP, 29-34-63, +17, 14 PIM
    With R-N: 27 GP, 26-27-53, +18, 12 PIM
    With Quebec: 6 GP, 3-7-10, -1, 2 PIM

    Coming into Game 5, Bolt prospect Nikita Kucherov had three points in his series against the Remparts, but he broke out in a huge way on Friday night. The Russian had a hat trick and three assists for six points and first star honors, helping the Huskies to a 6-1 win. He could have had another goal, but missed on a penalty shot.

    Rouyn-Noranda advances to play top-seeded Halifax and top-5 picks Jonathan Druin and Nathan MacKinnon in the league semifinals. Kucherov had the last laugh against Remparts GM and coach, Patrick Roy. The NHL Hall-of-Famer had Kucherov on his roster in the fall but chose to keep two other import players instead of Kucherov. The Lightning’s 2011 second round pick requested to be traded if he wasn’t going to play, and Roy moved him to the Huskies. Like his statue of liberty pose for the Avs against the Red Wings in the playoffs, this probably wasn’t Roy’s best decision.

  • NCAA Game Night: 4-11-13
    5 weeks 2 days ago

    (Midwest-3) St. Cloud State Huskies 1 vs (East-1) Quinnipiac Bobcats 4
    National Semifinals

    F Matthew Peca, QU: 0-0-0, +1, 2 PIM, 2 SOG
    Season totals: 38 GP, 15-15-30, +17, 36 PIM

    Peca and his line with the twins, Conner and Kellen Jones, were flying all night but only scored one goal – a wrist shot by Kellen Moore from the slot. It didn’t matter as QU jumped out to an early 3-0 lead and coasted to a 4-1 win and a berth in the national championship game against conference and state rival Yale. That game will be played on Saturday night on ESPN. Peca received constant compliments from the ESPN 2 crew throughout the game as he showed off his speed and stickwork, creating multiple scoring chances. John Buccigross and former Lightning coach Barry Melrose called Peca’s line one of the best in the country this year.

  • NHL Game Night: 4-11-13 Penguins at Lightning
    5 weeks 3 days ago

    Like Lou Rawls said, "Love is a hurtin' thing."

    PIT-6
    TB-3

    Ben Bishop allowed 6 goals on 45 shots for the loss. Guessing he's out of gas after spending much of the year in a deep goaltending rotation.

    First Period
    04:07 PIT Jokinen (8), (Morrow, Dupuis)
    06:02 PIT Dupuis (20), (Kennedy, Niskanen)(PP)
    16:00 TB Purcell (9), (Stamkos, Salo)(PP)

    Second Period
    01:48 PIT Kunitz (21), (Iginla, Letang)(PP)
    05:46 TB Connolly (1), (Panik, Killorn)

    Third Period
    01:24 PIT Malkin (8), (unassisted)
    04:45 PIT Jokinen (9), (Murray, Dupuis)
    16:40 PIT Glass (1), (Jokinen, Iginla)(PP)
    19:42 TB Purcell (10), (St. Louis, Carle)(PP)

    I actually thought the Lightning set themselves up well to pull the upset heading into the Third Period, but after Bishop allowed the soft goal to Malkin the wheels started to come off. It's time to face facts, Steve Yzerman pulled the trigger on Boucher about 1 month too late to give Cooper the time he needed to turn this season around. The good news is that most, not all, but most of the Syracuse kids played decent games against the Pittsburgh machine tonight. That bodes well for next season.

    Mark Barberio was -1 with 1 blocked shot in 16:47. I wish he didn't play so tentative. Would've loved for him to score and then punch Pierre McGuire in the mush whilst explaining, "Learn to pronounce my name baldy." He was named a Second Team AHL All-Star today.

    Alex Killorn had a helper but was -2 with 1 shot and 2 hits in 17:31. He's been logging a ton of ice time lately and I wonder if he's hitting a bit of a rookie wall.

    Tyler Johnson was -1 with 1 shot and 1 hit in 12:29. Looked darned good with the puck on his stick. Looked fast and dangerous. He was also named a First Team AHL All-Star today.

    Richard Panik had a helper and was -1 with 3 hits in 11:36. He had the primary helper on Connolly's beautiful tic-tac-toe goal. Connolly was named a Second Team AHL All-Star today, by the way.

    Radko Gudas was -1 with 16 penalty minutes, 3 shots, 5 hits, and 1 blocked shot in 15:43. He's getting caught up ice too much. I like the effort level and toughness, but he needs to clean up some of his decision making.

    Pierre-Cedric Labrie had 2 penalty minutes, 1 shot, and 1 hit in 9:31.

    Time to start sending the kids back to Syracuse for the playoffs. With the roster they have right now, the Crunch are in danger of a first round upset. It's too valuable a developmental opportunity and the NHL season is lost. Put Pouliot and Pyatt back in and send a couple key players down. It's the shrewd thing to do.

    Box score and extended statistics from NHL.com.

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