AHL Game Night: 1-8-23 Crunch at Bears

Groundhog’s night. SYR-3HER-4 Max Lagace allowed four goals on 22 shots for the loss. His save percentage drops to .874 for the season. First Period4:19 HER Malenstyn (1), (Rybinski, Sutter) Second Period2:49 HER McMichael (7), (Protas)8:22 SYR Finley (5), (Fortier, Myers)10:36 HER Sgarbossa (11), (Frank, Iorio)14:32 HER Vecchione (13), (Protas, Frank)(PP) Third Period8:37 SYR Dumont … Read more

AHL Game Night: 1-7-23 Americans at Crunch

Crunch can’t recover after spotting Rochester three goals. ROC-4SYR-3 Max Lagace allowed three goals on 16 shots before being lifted at the First Intermission. Jack LaFontaine allowed one goal on 13 shots the rest of the way for the back door loss. Lagace now has a .876 save percentage whereas the injured Hugo Alnefelt checks … Read more

NHL Game Night: 1-6-23 Lightning at Jets

Penalties and bad luck conspire against Tampa Bay to conclude roadie. TB-2WPG-4 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 19 shots for the loss. Two 5-on-3 goals can hardly be faulted, especially given he’s coming off a pretty bad bug that kept him out last night. First Period11:48 TB Cirelli (2), (Stamkos)19:28 WPG Dubois (18), (Connor, … Read more

AHL Game Night: 1-6-23 Senators at Crunch

Syracuse offense can’t capitalize on quality start by Lagace. BEL-3SYR-2 (SO) Max Lagace allowed two goals on 32 shot in regulation and OT before surrendering to both shooters in the penalty shot session for the SO loss. I feel like as much firepower as Syracuse has, they can’t waste a night when Lagace allows two … Read more

NHL Game Night: 1-4-23 Lightning at Wild

Weird night ends in resounding defeat. TB-1MIN-5 Brian Elliott was the surprise starter with Vasilevskiy out with illness and allowed four goals on 32 shots for the loss. First Period14:30 MIN Eriksson-Ek (13), (Addison, Foligno) Second Period7:09 MIN Kaprizov (21), (Boldy, Addison)(PP)9:27 MIN Addison (3), (Hartman, Boldy)13:37 TB Point (22), (Hagel, Kucherov)15:35 MIN Steel (7), … Read more

NHL Game Night: 1-3-23 Lightning at Blackhawks

Tampa Bay grinds out a win against outmatched Chicago. TB-4CHI-1 Brian Elliott allowed one goal on 26 shots for the victory. Had a lot of work to do in the First Period. Could’ve played in a hammock the final 40 minutes. First Period4:50 CHI Jones (2), (Raddysh, Domi)11:24 TB Maroon (2), (Hedman) Second PeriodNO SCORING … Read more

NHL Game Night: 12-31-22 Coyotes at Lightning

Lightning end 2022 by crushing Arizona. ARI-3TB-5 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 31 shots for the victory. First Period6:12 ARI Boyd (4), (Keller)6:46 ARI Fischer (7), (Ritchie, Hayton)10:53 TB Point (21), (Kucherov) Second Period10:44 TB Sergachev (6), (Point, Hedman)11:12 TB Stamkos (17), (Hedman, Kucherov)(PP)12:44 ARI Bjugstad (9), (Crouse)18:59 TB Killorn (11), (unassisted) Third Period4:26 … Read more

AHL Game Night: 12-30-22 Crunch at Rocket

Laval continues to be a house of horrors for Syracuse. SYR-1LAV-5 Jack LaFontaine allowed four goals on 27 shots for the loss. First Period10:23 SYR Carlile (5), (Walcott) Second Period1:06 LAV Harvey-Pinard (11), (Dello, Belzile)9:51 LAV Teasdale (5), (Trudeau, Abbandonato) Third Period8:03 LAV Pitlick (3), (Norlinder, Ylonen)(PP)10:57 LAV Belzile (5), (Ylonen, Pitlick)(PP)19:18 LAV Galipeau (2), … Read more

NHL Game Night: 12-29-22 Rangers at Lightning

Like a heavyweight fight that went the distance. NYR-1TB-2 (SO) Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 46 shots before stopping four of five in the penalty shot session for the SO victory. He’s starting to get on a heater. First Period12:45 NYR Zibanejad (16), (unassisted) Second PeriodNO SCORING Third Period5:32 TB Point (20), (Stamkos, Kucherov) … Read more

NHL Game Night: 12-28-22 Canadiens at Lightning

Lightning dominate Habs in first game back from break. MTL-1TB-4 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 26 shots for the victory. It’s a shame he couldn’t finish off the SO, which was the lone blemish on the night. First Period1:55 TB Killorn (10), (Hedman)14:09 TB Point (18), (Kucherov, Sergachev)(PP) Second Period16:00 Point (19), (unassisted) Third … Read more