AHL Game Night: 11-17-21 Crunch at Monsters

Another quality start for Miftakhov nets Crunch a point. SYR-1CLE-2 (OT) Amir Miftakhov allowed two goals on 36 shots in the OT loss. His record has stretched out to 3-2-2-1, but he still is posting a very respectable 2.25 GAA and .924 sv% to go with his one shutout. First Period1:09 SYR Element (1), (Fortier, … Read more

NHL Game Night: 11-15-21 Islanders at Lightning

Tampa Bay still firmly owns the Isles. NYI-1TB-4 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 26 shots for the victory. First Period2:53 NYI Barzal (4), (Parise)3:16 TB Joseph (2), (Killorn)19:22 TB Cirelli (4), (Palat, Hedman) Second PeriodNO SCORING Third Period13:28 TB Point (6), (unassisted)15:30 TB Stamkos (8), (Hedman, Point)(PP) Vasilevskiy, Anthony Cirelli, and Victor Hedman were … Read more

NHL Game Night: 11-13-21 Panthers at Lightning

Vasilevskiy steals a big win, with Point driving the getaway car. FLA-2TB-3 (OT) Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 28 shots for the victory, including a handful of athletic Vasilarcenies. First Period12:17 TB Maroon (2), (Colton, Killorn)(PP) Second Period9:02 TB Hedman (2), (Katchouk, Bogosian)12:59 FLA Huberdeau (4), (Barkov, Carlsson)13:35 FLA Luostarainen (5), (Ekblad, Lomberg) Third … Read more

AHL Game Night: 11-13-21 Bears at Crunch

Syracuse mounts Third Period comeback to claim a point. HER-5SYR-4 (SO) Amir Miftakhov allowed four goals 35 shots before allowing both Bears to score in the penalty shot session for the SO loss. First Period0:43 HER Malenstyn (1), (Pilon, Snively)1:15 SYR Day (2), (Dumont, Walcott)11:25 HER Snively (4), (Nardella, Sgarbossa)(PP)15:00 SYR Elie (1), (Hudon, Goncalves) … Read more

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