An inauspicious return to the ice for Max Lagace. SYR-3LAV-6 Lagace allowed five goals on 19 shots for the loss. He was relieved by Jack LaFontaine who allowed one goal on 14 shots in the final frame. First Period5:04 LAV Pitlick (2), (unassisted)10:01 LAV Teasdale (5), (Abbandonato, Bourque)16:36 LAV Schueneman (4), (Bourque, Teasdale) Second Period6:11 … Read more
Lightning blunder their way into holiday break. TB-4DET-7 Brian Elliott allowed five goals on 29 shots for the loss. He was bad tonight. I count two goals where he was grossly off positionally and there was of course one puckhandling gaffe that also led to a goal against. I don’t want to bag on the … Read more
Rocket get Jack’ed. LAV-1SYR-2 Ex-University of Minnesota star Jack LaFontaine allowed just one goal on 32 shots for the win in his first start for the Crunch. First Period4:39 SYR Smith (11), (Goncalves, Dumont)5:50 SYR Edmonds (2), (Robert, Koepke) Second PeriodNO SCORING Third Period19:17 LAV Harvey-Pinard (10), (Pitlick, Beaudin) LaFontaine, Lucas Edmonds, and Gemel Smith … Read more
Lightning undergo a little stock correction in Toronto. TB-1TOR-4 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 38 shots for the loss. He gave the team in front of him a chance, but getting outshot 40-19 as a club just isn’t good enough. First Period16:45 TOR Bunting (8), (Nylander) Second Period1:01 TOR Matthews (17), (Sandin, Marner)(PP) Third … Read more
Lightning end third segment of season dismantling lowly Montreal. TB-5MTL-1 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 23 shots for the win. First Period2:57 TB Hagel (11), (Cole, Cernak)11:39 TB Paul (13), (Perbix, Stamkos) Second Period9:26 TB Cirelli (1), (Perry, Kucherov)(PP)17:47 TB Hagel (12), (Hedman, Stamkos)(PP) Third Period0:16 MTL Suzuki (15), (Guhle)18:01 TB Kucherov (12), (Hagel) … Read more
Another lock down Third Period seals Syracuse win. BRI-3SYR-4 Hugo Alnefelt allowed three goals on 39 shots for the victory. Again, kept a clean sheet in the final frame of a close game. Situational saves. First Period8:56 SYR Dumont (4), (Myers, Raddysh) Second Period5:19 SYR Dumont (5), (Smith, Goncalves)7:29 BRI Andreoff (14), (Terry, Dufour)(PP)11:51 SYR … Read more
Crunch’s top goal scorers do their thing. SPR-2SYR-4 Hugo Alnefelt allowed two goals on 19 shots for the victory. First PeriodNO SCORING Second Period7:10 SYR Element (4), (Carlile)11:43 SPR Neighbours (3), (Frk, Tucker)(PP)14:13 SPR Santini (2), (Brown, McGing)18:00 SYR Robert (12), (Raddysh, Barre-Boulet) Third Period10:59 SYR Ryfors (12), (Barre-Boulet, Myers)18:15 SYR Smith (9), (unassisted)(EN) Simon … Read more
Patient Lightning eventually put away lowly Blue Jackets. CBJ-1TB-4 Brian Elliott allowed one goal on 25 shots for the win. The one was a bit soft in my mind and he probably should’ve had the clean sheet. First Period3:57 TB Bellemare (1), (Namestnikov, Hedman) Second Period3:10 CBJ Marchenko (2), (Sillinger, Gudbranson) Third Period9:02 TB Point … Read more
Lessons were given. SEA-2TB-6 Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed two goals on 38 shots for the victory. First Period1:31 TB Cole (3), (Hagel, Kucherov)7:24 TB Cernak (1), (Point, Kucherov)18:39 SEA McCann (13), (Eberle) Second Period12:13 TB Perry (5), (Colton, Sergachev)(PP)13:28 TB Point (15), (Kucherov, Hedman)15:36 TB Colton (7), (Sergachev, Cirelli) Third Period5:29 TB Stamkos (16), (Hedman, Cirelli)19:55 … Read more
Syracuse smothers Utica on teddy bear toss night. UTI-1SYR-5 Hugo Alnefelt allowed one goal on 29 shots for the victory. His season save percentage rose back to .910 in the effort. First Period4:25 UTI Stevens (5), (Gambardella, Clarke)7:19 SYR Element (3), (Smith, Dumont)12:19 SYR Koepke (2), (Smith, Raddysh) Second Period5:23 SYR Raddysh (9), (Fortier, Ryfors)11:55 … Read more