Mediocrity continues despite greater goal support.
SYR-4
CLE-5 (OT)
Matt Tomkins allowed five goals on 33 shots for the OT loss.
First Period
17:39 SYR Santini (2), (Groshev, Walcott)
18:53 SYR Duke (8), (Huuhtanen, Pouliot)
19:52 CLE LaBate (2), (Svozil, Malatesta)(PP)
Second Period
0:56 SYR Szturc (1), (Huuhtanen, Duke)
7:56 CLE Malatesta (6), (LaBate, Del Del Belluz)(PP)
Third Period
10:20 SYR Szturc (2), (Duke, Pouliot)
17:49 CLE Del Del Belluz (12), (Svozil, Hunt)
18:55 CLE Del Del Belluz (13), (Hunt, LaBate)
Overtime
2:36 CLE Ceulemans (2), (Sillinger, Malatesta)
Dylan Duke was the game’s third star. Gabriel Szturc with the first two goals of his AHL career.
That’s a gut punch to allow two goals in the final three minutes or so of regulation to have to go to OT and lose it. The Crunch really are on the struggle bus right now.
Box score from TheAHL.com.