AHL Game Night: 1-10-25 Marlies at Crunch

Late comeback falls short. TOR-3SYR-2 Brandon Halverson allowed three goals on 24 shots for the loss. First Period17:46 TOR Grebenkin (7), (Minten, Nylander) Second PeriodNO SCORING Third Period12:12 TOR Steeves (18), (Abruzzese)12:35 TOR Grebenkin (8), (Nylander, Mermis)17:51 SYR Khaira (1), (Crozier, Sheary)(PP)19:09 SYR Fortier (6), (Finley, Pouliot) Jujhar Khaira was the game’s third star after … Read more

NHL Game Night: 1-9-25 Bruins at Lightning

Lightning rebound still on track. BOS-1TB-4 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 28 shots for the victory. First PeriodNO SCORING Second Period14:07 TB Cirelli (16), (Hagel, McDonagh)(SH)19:10 TB Eyssimont (4), (Paul, McDonagh) Third Period2:05 BOS Lohrei (2), (Peeke, Marchand)18:28 TB Hagel (19), (Kucherov, Cernak)(EN)19:24 TB Point (25), (Kucherov, Hedman)(PP) Brandon Hagel, Ryan McDonagh, and Anthony … Read more

AHL Game Night: 1-8-25 Crunch at Comets

Crunch embarrass themselves against lowly rival. SYR-1UTI-5 Matt Tomkins allowed five goals on 24 shots for the loss. I’d be madder, but it’s not like he had goal support. First Period1:31 UTI Hardman (10), (Nemec, White)4:17 UTI Bowers (1), (White, Parent)13:19 SYR Brown (3), (Duke, Pouliot) Second PeriodNO SCORING Third Period4:43 UTI Malone (3), (Gambardella)6:48 … Read more

NHL Game Night: 1-7-25 Hurricanes at Lightning

Tampa Bay snaps losing skid with strong performance. CAR-2TB-3 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 33 shots for the victory. Normally when you allow a soft goal like the backhander Vasiy allowed for the first Carolina tally it comes back to bite you, but he got away with it. First Period16:38 TB Hagel (18), (Raddysh) … Read more

NHL Game Night: 1-5-25 Lightning at Ducks

Offense dries up as road trip disaster concludes. TB-1ANA-4 Jonas Johansson allowed three goals on 25 shots for the loss. Held the team close for a long time, but never got the goal support. First Period5:24 ANA Terry (14), (Strome, Vatrano)17:03 ANA Vatrano (10), (Trouba, Terry) Second Period9:12 TB Guentzel (21), (Kucherov, Point)(PP) Third Period16:26 … Read more

NHL Game Night: 1-4-25 Lightning at Kings

Small mistakes extend losing streak to three. TB-1LA-2 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 21 shots for the loss. First Period1:09 TB Hedman (5), (Point, Guentzel)7:58 LA Anderson (5), (Danault) Second PeriodNO SCORING Third Period14:12 LA Kempe (19), (Turcotte) The Lightning actually outshot the Kings 34-21 in the game and controlled the vast majority of … Read more

AHL Game Night: 1-4-25 Phantoms at Crunch

Shorthanded Crunch manage to steal a point. LV-3SYR-2 (OT) Brandon Halverson allowed three goals on 29 shots for the OT loss. First Period8:06 LV Gendron (10), (Abols)17:40 LV Grans (4), (Andrae, Wisdom) Second Period18:52 SYR Ylonen (7), (Teasdale, Walford) Third Period19:43 SYR Fortier (5), (Pouliot, Ylonen) Overtime2:02 Furry (3), (Belpedio) Jesse Ylonen was the game’s … Read more

AHL Game Night: 1-3-25 Senators at Crunch

Makeshift Crunch lineup manufactures two points thanks to Tomkins. BEL-2SYR-3 Matt Tomkins allowed two goals on 43 shots for the victory. After a somewhat rocky start to his year he’s now 5-3-1 with 1 SO, a 2.81 GAA, and a .907 sv%. First PeriodNO SCORING Second Period4:27 SYR Ylonen (6), (Walcott)5:59 SYR Crozier (3), (Edmonds, … Read more

NHL Game Night: 1-2-25 Lightning at Sharks

Two straight bad results. TB-1SJ-2 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 25 shots for the loss. First Period13:53 SJ Toffoli (15), (Vlasic, Rutta) Second Period12:55 SJ Ferraro (3), (Granlund)17:44 TB Cirelli (15), (Cernak, Hagel) Third PeriodNO SCORING Shots were an even 25-25. I get it’s the first game of a long roadie but also losing … Read more

AHL Game Day: 1-1-25 Crunch at Marlies

Halverson leads Crunch to massive win to start the year. SYR-2TOR-0 Brandon Halverson stopped all 28 shots he faced to outduel Matt Murray for the SO victory. Halverson’s numbers are now a gaudy 10-4-4 on the campaign with 4 SO (tied for league lead), a 1.70 GAA (tops in the league) and a .937 save … Read more