AHL Game Night: 3-3-23 Phantoms at Crunch

Syracuse keeps pushing ahead in tight North Division standings. LV-1SYR-4 Max Lagace allowed one goal on 36 shots for the victory. A commanding performance by a goaltender who hasn’t had a great year. Lehigh Valley came to play in the First Period and Lagace held them off. First Period18:15 SYR Koepke (5), (Usau, Thompson) Second … Read more

NHL Game Night: 3-2-23 Penguins at Lightning

Improvement, but still no cigar. PIT-5TB-4 (OT) Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed five goals on 32 shots for the loss. Two soft goals allowed ended up being more than the margin. He made some amazing saves in the game, too, but soft goals often end up being the margin. First Period5:39 TB Colton (14), (Jeannot, Sergachev) Second … Read more

AHL Game Night: 3-1-23 Monsters at Crunch

Big, wild win. CLE-5SYR-6 Hugo Alnefelt allowed five goals on 27 shots for the victory. Thank goodness for goal support. First Period4:14 SYR Barre-Boulet (18), (Carlile, Dumont)14:35 SYR Carrick (8), (Myers, Ryfors) Second Period8:34 CLE Fix-Wolansky (23), (unassisted)9:31 SYR Edmonds (8), (Balcers, Jones) Third Period1:40 CLE Christiansen (6), (Payne, Knazko)(PP)3:57 SYR Edmonds (9), (Robert, Usau)(PP)5:59 … Read more

NHL Game Night: 2-28-23 Panthers at Lightning

Still not good enough. FLA-4TB-1 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 40 shots for the loss. He did a good job stabilizing after a poor First Period but the team in front of him just isn’t playing well. First Period6:16 FLA E.Staal (12), (Mahura, Cousins)15:56 FLA Lundell (9), (Tkachuk, M.Staal)17:37 FLA Luostarainen (14), (unassisted) Second … Read more

NHL Game Night: 2-26-23 Lightning at Penguins

Now is the time for some concern. TB-3PIT-7 Brian Elliott allowed seven goals on 36 shots for the loss. The odds of Hugo Alnefelt being the backup next season went up tonight. First Period3:20 PIT O’Conner (4), (Pettersson, Petry)16:06 TB Cirelli (9), (Bogosian)18:05 TB Kucherov (23), (Point, Cole) Second Period6:17 PIT Malkin (23), (Archibald, Dumoulin)15:28 … Read more

AHL Game Night: 2-26-23 Crunch at Marlies

Mammoth victory secured by Alnefelt. SYR-1TOR-0 Hugo Alnefelt stopped all 16 shots he faced for the shutout victory. His season numbers improve to 13-8-1-3 on the campaign with 3 shutouts, a 2.25 GAA, and a .923 save percentage. First Period8:26 SYR Dumont (15), (Raddysh, Edmonds)(PP) Second PeriodNO SCORING Third PeriodNO SCORING Alnefelt and Gabriel Dumont … Read more

NHL Game Night: 2-25-23 Lightning at Red Wings

Vasilevskiy puts the team on his back. TB-3DET-0 Andrei Vasilevskiy had a 45 save shutout victory, tying the club record for saves in a shutout win. After a bum performance in Buffalo, he stood and delivered tonight when the club in front of him frankly did not. First Period9:04 TB Point (35), (Kucherov, Killorn) Second … Read more

AHL Game Night: 2-25-23 Wolf Pack at Crunch

Ex-Lightning Louis Domingue spoils Hugo Alnefelt’s return. HFD-4SYR-1 Hugo Alnefelt returned to the nets for Syracuse and allowed three goals on 24 shots for the loss in his first action in a little over two weeks. First Period1:16 HFD Carpenter (13), (Elson, Gettinger)2:49 SYR Dumont (14), (Day, Barre-Boulet)11:11 HFD Brodzinski (8), (Carpenter, Jones)(PP) Second Period14:57 … Read more

AHL Game Night: 2-24-23 Penguins at Crunch

Crunch take down the Atlantic basement dwellers. WBS-2SYR-3 Max Lagace allowed two goals on 28 shots for the loss. First Period9:53 SYR Barre-Boulet (17), (Ryfors, Dumont)(PP)12:46 WBS Nylander (23), (Caggiula, Puustinen)(PP) Second Period4:37 SYR Balcers (3), (Carrick, Ryfors)14:20 SYR Edmonds (7), (Finley, Walcott) Third Period18:49 WBS Puustinen (21), (Nylander, Caggiula) Simon Ryfors, Trevor Carrick, and … Read more

NHL Game Night: 2-23-23 Sabres at Lightning

Horrid non-call costs Lightning a point in sloppy performance. BUF-6TB-5 (OT) Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed six goals on 23 shots for the loss. Dude was a sieve tonight. First Period2:19 TB Stamkos (26), (Point, Kucherov)11:41 BUF Girgensons (7), (Dahlin, Jost) Second Period9:36 BUF Thompson (37), (Skinner, Dahlin)(PP)12:20 BUF Thompson (38), (Skinner)12:36 TB Hedman (5), (Maroon, Paul)13:25 … Read more