4
0
Crunch fail to hold onto all two points in the comeback bid.
SYR-4
CLE-5 (OT)
Hugo Alnefelt allowed five goals on 26 shots for the OT loss. Syracuse recalled Amir Miftakhov to backup with Lagace taking a knock last night. And, um, early in this season it might be fair to say the goaltending looks like the limiting factor thus far.
First Period
7:18 CLE Scott (2), (Meyer, Carlsson)
10:11 CLE Meyer (1), (Christiansen, Scott)
Second Period
8:16 CLE Chinakhov (1), (Angle, Sikura)
11:32 SYR Huntington (2), (Morand)
Third Period
1:56 SYR Huntington (3), (Morand, Green)(PP)
2:54 SYR Huntington (4), (Fortier, Dumont)
6:04 SYR Koepke (1), (Claesson, Fortier)
18:48 CLE Meyer (2), (Bayreuther, Angle)(SH)
Overtime
1:59 CLE Foudy (1), (Bayreuther)
Jimmy Huntington was the game’s second star with the natural hat trick.
Frustrating to blow a Third Period lead on a shorthanded goal with 1:12 to go on the clock. Yes, they did it with the extra attacker making it 5 skaters on 5, but still, you have to find a way to see that across the finish line. It overshadowed a furious comeback that has put several Crunch players off to a blistering start to the campaign. Huntington, for the moment, leads the league in goals
Box score from TheAHL.com.
