AHL Game Day: 11-11-21 Crunch at Comets

Syracuse offense continues to sputter. SYR-1UTI-3 Amir Miftakhov allowed three goals on 25 shots for the loss. Hard to ask a rookie goaltender to make hay on one goal of support a contest. First PeriodNO SCORING Second Period12:16 SYR Fortier (2), (Huntington, Day)13:27 UTI Greer (1), (Clarke) Third Period15:24 UTI Zetterlund (2), (Studenic, Bahl)17:24 UTI … Read more

AHL Game Night: 11-10-21 Islanders at Crunch

I jinxed Miftakhov. BRI-3SYR-2 Amir Miftakhov allowed three goals on 29 shots for his first regulation AHL loss. First Period13:29 SYR Dumont (6), (Walcott, Lees)17:17 BRI Hutton (2), (Vande Sompel, Koivula) Second PeriodNO SCORING Third Period9:44 BRI Terry (5), (Golyshev, Salo)(PP)16:25 BRI MacLean (2), (Wotherspoon, Terry) Gabriel Dumont was the game’s second star. The big … Read more

NHL Game Night: 11-9-21 Hurricanes at Lightning

Despite shot disparity, Lightning extend points streak. CAR-2TB-1 (OT) Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 31 shots for the OT loss. Get my dude some goal support, please. First PeriodNO SCORING Second Period9:00 TB Stamkos (7), (Joseph, Killorn) Third Period9:56 CAR Teravainen (3), (Trocheck, Svechnikov)(PP) Overtime3:26 CAR Necas (3), (unassisted) Rough possession night for the … Read more

AHL Game Night: 11-6-21 Rocket at Crunch

Miftakhov magic grounds the Rocket. LVL-0SYR-4 Amir Miftakhov stopped all 29 shots he faced for his first career AHL shutout. He begins his AHL career 3-0-0-1 with 1 SO, a 1.29 GAA, and a .953 sv%. This is pretty much the best minor pro start to a career for a Lightning prospect goaltender in the … Read more

NHL Game Day: 11-6-21 Lightning at Senators

Lightning handle business in Ottawa. TB-5OTT-3 Brian Elliott allowed three goals on 27 shots for the victory. He played pretty well. Didn’t allow anything soft and gave his guys time to pull away from a subpar team. First Period4:27 TB Hedman (1), (Stamkos, Point)(PP) Second Period1:39 OTT Brown (2), (unassisted)10:06 TB Rutta (1), (Palat)19:17 OTT … Read more

AHL Game Night: 11-5-21 Comets at Crunch

Alnefelt roughed up in rivalry tilt. UTI-6SYR-3 Hugo Alnefelt allowed six goals on 27 shots for the loss. The rookie’s save percentage has sagged to .864 as he’s been pressed into more service early due to the injury to Lagace. First Period6:03 UTI Thompson (1), (De Leo, Schnarr)(PP)8:48 SYR Goncalves (4), (Dumont, Koepke) Second Period9:57 … Read more

NHL Game Night: 11-4-21 Lightning at Maple Leafs

Despite late collapse, Lightning clinch successful opening segment. TB-1TOR-2 (OT) Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 34 shots for the OT loss. He played well and really helped get the point the Lightning needed out of this game. First Period13:16 TB Maroon (1), (Perry, Cernak) Second PeriodNO SCORING Third Period19:18 TOR Tavares (4), (Marner, Matthews) … Read more

NHL Game Night: 11-1-21 Capitals at Lightning

Lightning close to pulling off segment one rescue mission. WSH-2TB-3 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 33 shots for the victory. First Period1:13 WSH Leason (1), (Jensen) Second Period3:18 TB Killorn (7), (Cirelli)8:40 TB Cirelli (2), (Barre-Boulet, Hedman)(PP) Third Period2:56 TB Point (4), (Raddysh, Cirelli)11:38 WSH Sheary (1), (Kuznetsov, Carlson)(PP) Anthony Cirelli, Vasilevskiy, and Erik … Read more

AHL Game Night: 10-30-21 Crunch at Phantoms

Crunch continue to provide extra value for money. SYR-3LHV-2 (OT) Amir Miftakhov allowed two goals on 26 shots for the win. He’s off to a 2-0-0 start to his AHL career with a .925 sv%. I feel like if he was two inches taller we’d be talking about him a lot more. First Period2:33 LHV … Read more

AHL Game Night: 10-29-21 Monsters at Crunch

The Great Gonzo leads Syracuse to victory. CLE-2SYR-3 (SO) Hugo Alnefelt allowed two goals on 28 shots before blanking all three shooters in the penalty shot session for the win. First Period18:58 SYR Goncalves (3), (Green, Ryfors) Second PeriodNO SCORING Third Period1:45 CLE Stenlund (1), (Christianson, Danforth)2:45 SYR Fortier (1), (Morand, Huntington)6:33 CLE Danforth (1), … Read more