AHL Game Night: 4-2-22 Crunch at Wolf Pack

Wild game in Hartford includes two braces and very few saves. SYR-8HFD-5 Amir Miftakhov allowed five goals on 30 shots, and then purified himself in the waters of deep, deep goal support for the win. First Period1:50 SYR Barre-Boulet (14), (Hudon, Koepke)4:47 HFD Khodorenko (8), (Jones, Giuttari)9:05 HFD Ronning (16), (unassisted)10:28 SYR Ryfors (8), (Fortier, … Read more

NHL Game Night: 4-1-22 Blackhawks at Lightning

Chicago plays zero defense. CHI-2TB-5 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 23 shots for the victory. First Period6:11 TB Stamkos (31), (Point, Kucherov)10:12 TB Point (26), (Kucherov, Stamkos)12:11 CHI DeHaan (3), (Dach)17:21 CHI DeBrincat (39), (Jones, Strome)(PP) Second Period6:12 TB Colton (13), (Cernak, Paul)12:15 TB Colton (14), (Paul, Foote) Third Period19:41 TB Hagel (23), (Colton, … Read more

AHL Game Night: 4-1-22 Crunch at Comets

Syracuse loses despite massive possession advantage. SYR-3UTI-5 Max Lagace allowed four goals on 14 shots for the loss. Presented without comment but with plenty of judgement. First Period16:24 UTI Gauthier (8), (Greer, Okhotiuk)(SH) Second Period17:53 UTI Schmelzer (15), (Zetterlund, Greer)(PP) Third Period0:19 UTI DeLeo (15), (unassisted)(PP)11:06 UTI Talvitie (11), (Gambardella, Thompson)15:56 SYR Fortier (13), (Walcott, … Read more

NHL Game Night: 3-29-22 Hurricanes at Lightning

60+ minutes of real Lightning hockey. CAR-3TB-4 (OT) Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 19 shots for the win. One goal was gifted on a phantom waved off icing, and the other two were tips. Not mad at Vasiy despite that stat line. First Period7:59 CAR Niederreiter (21), (Staal, Cole) Second Period0:52 TB Killorn (21), … Read more

NHL Game Day: 3-27-22 Lightning at Islanders

Lightning starting to look like themselves again. TB-4NYI-1 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 24 shots for the win. First Period18:14 NYI Nelson (31), (Pelech) Second Period1:10 TB Hedman (18), (Point, Vasilevskiy)(PP)9:47 TB Killorn (20), (Cirelli) Third Period9:10 TB Colton (12), (Sergachev)16:56 TB Sergachev (6), (Stamkos, Kucherov) Mikhail Sergachev, Victor Hedman, and Ross Colton were … Read more

AHL Game Night: 3-26-22 Americans at Crunch

Syracuse has Rochester’s number. ROC-1SYR-5 Max Lagace allowed one goal on 27 shots for the victory. Five of his last six starts have been quality starts. First Period5:33 SYR Nash (1), (Goncalves, Ryfors)(PP)11:10 SYR Hudon (22), (unassisted)17:33 SYR Nash (2), (Richard, Claesson) Second PeriodNO SCORING Third Period7:46 SYR Richard (11), (Goncalves, Nash)10:05 ROC Ruostalainen (15), … Read more

NHL Game Day: 3-26-22 Lightning at Red Wings

Maybe the OT winner that will turn the tide? TB-2DET-1 (OT) Brian Elliott allowed one goal on 27 shots for the win. He gave the Lightning everything you can ask from your backup in that spot. First PeriodNO SCORING Second PeriodNO SCORING Third Period8:41 DET Sundqvist (6), (Suter, Erne)15:22 TB Stamkos (29), (Point, Cirelli)(PP) Overtime2:32 … Read more

AHL Game Night: 3-25-22 Crunch at Comets

Crunch lose a tight one to the division leaders. SYR-1UTI-3 Max Lagace allowed two goals on 23 shots for the loss. First PeriodNO SCORING Second Period0:51 SYR Goncalves (15), (Richard)3:55 UTI Zetterlund (22), (Stevens, Gauthier)7:29 UTI Zetterlund (23), (Gauthier) Third Period19:15 UTI Flynn (10), (Russo)(EN) This is a Gage Goncalves stan website. 21 years old … Read more

NHL Game Night: 3-24-22 Lightning at Bruins

Everything is bad. TB-2BOS-3 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed three goals on 39 shots for the loss. Gave his club a chance. First PeriodNO SCORING Second Period7:11 TB Hagel (22), (Palat)(SH)9:55 BOS Pastrnak (34), (Haula, Lindholm)(PP) Third Period3:51 Stamkos (28), (Point, Kucherov)8:17 BOS Pastrnak (35), (Haula, Clifton)15:50 BOS Pastrnak (36), (Hall, Haula) Stupid turnovers cost them from … Read more

AHL Game Night: 3-23-22 Monsters at Crunch

Max Lagace on a heater? CLE-0SYR-4 Max Lagace stopped all 21 shots he faced for his second shutout win in his last three starts. That’s also three quality starts in his last four. Maybe he saved all his best for last this season? First Period18:45 SYR Labrie (6), (Day, Green) Second Period13:42 SYR Koepke (18), … Read more