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Tomkins helps Crunch nab home opener against pesky Belleville.
BEL-1
SYR-2 (SO)
Matt Tomkins allowed just one goal on 31 shots in regulation and OT before stopping all three he faced in the PS session for the SO win. That included six stops in OT when his club was outshot 6-0.
First Period
16:57 BEL Jenik (1), (Pilon, Ostapchuk)
Second Period
9:28 SYR Teasdale (1), (Edmonds, Smith)
Third Period
NO SCORING
Overtime
NO SCORING
Shootout
BEL- NONE
SYR- Dureau
Jaydon Dureau, Joel Teasdale, and Steven Santini were the game’s three stars.
Syracuse was a horrific 1-4-1-2 against the Sens last season, which directly cost them the North Division title. So any win against Belleville to help break that curse is a good thing.
The Crunch are now on a pace to surrender just 36 goals this season. Joel Bouchard can coach some defensive systems.
Box score from TheAHL.com.
