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  • AHL Playoff Game Night: 4-27-13 Pirates at Crunch
    3 weeks 3 days ago

    Syracuse withstands Portland's best punch.

    POR-3
    SYR-4 (OT)

    Syracuse Leads the Best-of-Five Series 1-0

    Cedrick Desjardins allowed 3 goals on 31 shots for the victory. 2 of those goals were softies on wrap-arounds that Desjardins needs to wipe out of his game quickly moving forward in these playoffs. He scares me. Point blank, the guy scares me.

    First Period
    POR Dziurzynski, (1) (Werek), 10:53
    POR Rundblad, (1) (Gormley, Martinook), 17:16 (PP)

    Second Period
    SYR Johnson, (1) (Panik, Palat), 6:37 (PP)
    POR Brown, (1) (Lane, Miele), 8:23
    SYR Barberio, (1) (Palat, Johnson), 13:32 (PP)

    Third Period
    SYR Sexton, (1) (Sustr, Devos), 7:54

    Overtime
    SYR Panik, (1) (Palat, Johnson), 6:36 (PP)

    Richard Panik, Tyler Johnson, and Radko Gudas were the game's three stars. While not terribly visible at even strength, Panik showed great hands around the net on the PP setting up Johnson's goal and outwaiting Portland's netminder on the game winner. Panik attack, y'all.

    That, I suspect, was Portland's best chance to seize upset momentum in this series. They got a couple of softies out of Desjardins and had the 2 goal lead on the road with a chance to steal home ice in a short 5-game series. The Crunch kept chipping away at it though and eventually wore out the Pirates, who now may have to go without Boris Valabik for a few games after a vicious elbowing major that led to Panik's winner. Syracuse now just has to make sure Brett Connolly, the recipient of that elbow, is healthy along with Johnson and Mark Barberio, each of whom also got banged up during the game. All three returned to action, so hopefully everything is going to be fine.

    As quiet as a 3 assist night can be, I thought Ondrej Palat along with Johnson were Syracuse's best players tonight. Palat also drew three penalties out of Portland on top of his scoresheet production.

    Game Two is tomorrow night. We'll see what Portland has in the tank.

    Box score from TheAHL.com.

  • AHL Game Day: 4-21-13 Senators at Crunch
    4 weeks 2 days ago

    Get away day at War Memorial.

    BNG-5
    SYR-1

    Pat Nagle allowed 5 goals on 37 shots for the loss. That was Nagle's second appearance of his AHL career and his first decision as the Crunch threw out a B lineup and B effort with nothing much to play for in the last regular season game.

    First Period
    BNG Cowick, (16) (Grant, Schneider), 14:13

    Second Period
    BNG Grant, (19) (Wideman), 1:56
    BNG Ceci, (1) (Da Costa, Stone), 4:28

    Third Period
    SYR Sustr, (2) (Barberio, Sexton), 6:47 (PP)
    BNG Schneider, (17) (Cowick), 12:13
    BNG Robinson, (2) (Cannone), 19:17

    Dan Sexton was the game's third star.

    Tyler Johnson was not allowed to sniff the ice. Not surprising. Artem Sergeev made his AHL debut in the game. Again, not surprising. The kids were going to play in this one.

    With Portland getting thumped by Bridgeport 4-1, Syracuse's first round opponent is now set. The third seeded Crunch will draw the sixth seeded Pirates. To be honest, if I had to pick an opponent, Portland's not the scariest one on the board. When you look at their lineup, they have some nice defensemen but lack scoring depth up front and, above all, their goaltending doesn't really terrify you. This first round series may be the toughest one for Syracuse to get past, so I am fairly relieved they didn't draw a team like Wilkes-Barre/Scranton right away.

    Box score from TheAHL.com.

  • Crunch Clinch Division With Win Over Sharks, 4-3
    4 weeks 3 days ago


    By Jeremy Houghtaling

    JT Wyman doesn't classify himself as a shootout specialist.

    But after the Syracuse surrendered a three-goal lead in the third period, the Crunch forward found himself up in the shootout with a chance to win the game and clinch the East Division title.

    Wyman tried to focus on the task at hand. He had an idea of where he wanted to shoot, and did his best to read Worcester Sharks goalie Alex Stalock.

    "I'm not really thinking about that when I'm going down there," Wyman said of the division implications.

    Wyman made it to the top of the circles and wired a shot over Stalock's glove. The goal emptied the Crunch bench, as the team celebrated the 4-3 win and the franchise's second division title and first since 2001-02.

  • AHL Game Night: 4-20-13 Sharks at Crunch
    4 weeks 3 days ago

    Syracuse wins the AHL East Division title... barely.

    WOR-3
    SYR-4 (SO)

    Cedrick Desjardins allowed 3 goals on 22 shots before stopping all 3 shooters he faced in the penalty shot session for the SOW.

    First Period
    SYR Connolly, (31) (Sexton, Barberio), 11:39

    Second Period
    SYR Devos, (7) (Connolly, Namestnikov), 3:50
    SYR Johnson, (37) (Brown, Cote), 5:40

    Third Period
    WOR Gogol, (4) (Comrie, Demelo), 6:37
    WOR Hayes, (3) (Comrie, Tarasov), 8:20
    WOR Tarasov, (14) , 12:26

    Overtime
    NO SCORING

    Shootout
    WOR- NONE
    SYR- Sexton, Connolly, Wyman

    Brett Connolly and Tyler Johnson were the game's first and second stars.

    My God, they made that so much harder than it needed to be. Syracuse needed the win tonight to nail down the division title with Binghamton defeating Hershey, and they looked in good shape holding a 3-0 lead heading into the final frame against a non-playoff team. And then the bottom fell out. Thank goodness they were able to get the extra point in the skills gimmick, because if they didn't Binghamton coming to town tomorrow could've stole the division title with a regulation win.

    Now tomorrow's game looks to be rather meaningless, and I wouldn't be surprised if certain key players like Mark Barberio, Connolly, and Johnson find most of their ice time given to younger players for precautionary reasons.

    Box score from TheAHL.com.

  • Johnson Wins MVP, Scores Three as Crunch Beat Admirals 6-1
    4 weeks 4 days ago


    By Jeremy Houghtaling

    Tyler Johnson isn't one for grand acceptance speeches.

    After winning the award as the American Hockey League's Most Valuable Player, the Syracuse Crunch forward gave most of the credit to his teammates, the coaching staff and the organization.

    Johnson preferred to show how he earned it. He registered his second hat trick of the season, leading the Crunch to a 6-1 rout of the Norfolk Admirals at the Onondaga County War Memorial Friday.

    "I though tonight we played a good solid team game, a full 60," Johnson said. "I thought we played pretty well. If we keep doing that, I think we'll be alright."

    Syracuse, which has points in five straight games, has a three-point lead over Binghamton in the East Division, and can clinch with a win or a Senators loss Saturday.

  • AHL Game Night: 4-19-13 Admirals at Crunch
    4 weeks 4 days ago

    Wow. I feel like we need to issue a formal apology to all our friends in Norfolk for that savage beat down tonight.

    NOR-1
    SYR-6

    Cedrick Desjardins allowed 1 goal on 27 shots for the victory. For those wondering, Pat Nagle has been backing up Desjardins because Riku Helenius had some family issues back in Finland that required attention. Hopefully Riku will be back for the playoffs.

    First Period
    SYR Angelidis, (11) (Wyman, Brown), 14:20
    SYR Johnson, (34) (Sexton, Wyman), 14:58
    SYR Wyman, (13) (Palat, Johnson), 19:02

    Second Period
    SYR Namestnikov, (7) (Devos, Connolly), 11:56
    NOR Maroon, (25) (Guenin), 13:32
    SYR Johnson, (35) (Palat, Sexton), 19:11

    Third Period
    SYR Johnson, (36) , 7:48

    Tyler Johnson, J.T. Wyman, and Mike Angelidis were the game's three stars. The freshly minted AHL MVP, Johnson, celebrated with an incredible 3 goal, 4 point effort to start off a 3 game weekend set that will be so critical for playoff position.

    Brian Lee was +4 in the contest. Several members of the Bolt Prospects message board's heads just exploded after reading that. Mind you, he also took a major for slashing and got kicked out of the game. I would suspect a suspension may follow.

    Two games remain in the regular season. Providence toppled Springfield tonight 5-3, which clinches the top seed in the East for Providence. However, with Springfield going down and Syracuse winning, the Crunch now move to within 2 points of the Falcons with a game in hand. The Crunch also expanded their division lead over Binghamton to 3 points after Bingo lost to Manchester tonight. Each team has 2 games left on their schedules, including the head-to-head matchup Sunday. The loss for Norfolk was a particularly bad one with the Admirals, at this moment, in a 4-way tie at 79 points for one of the last 2 playoff spots in the Eastern Conference. How deeply ironic would it be if Syracuse had to face Norfolk in the first round? That prospect looks much more remote after tonight, but it's still at least on the edge of the table right now.

    So here's the schedule for Saturday: Springfield draws Adirondack (eliminated from playoff contention), Binghamton gets Hershey (one of the clubs in that 4-way tie), and Syracuse gets Worcester (eliminated from playoff contention). Syracuse can make the division elementary with a win, thereby clinching not less than the 3 seed for the playoffs. Jumping Springfield may be a harder task for the Crunch with the Falcons likely holding the tiebreak at the finish line with a 2 game lead in the regulation win column right now.

    Some other accounting issues heading into the end of the regular season:
    - Syracuse still leads the AHL in goals scored by 10.
    - Tyler Johnson is 8th in the AHL in scoring and Brett Connolly is currently tied for 10th.
    - Mark Barberio is in 6th amongst AHL defensemen in scoring.
    - Johnson also leads the league in goals by 3 with Connolly tied for 4th.
    - Johnson is also 6th in power play goals.
    - Connolly is tied for tops in game winning goals.
    - Ondrej Palat is tied for 8th in the league in helpers.
    - Despite being in Tampa for about a month, Radko Gudas is still 6th in the AHL in penalty minutes.
    - Gudas is also still leading the league in +/- with teammates Johnson, Palat, and J.P. Cote all tied for 3rd. Dmitry Korobov is tied for 8th.
    - Barberio is 9th in the league in shots on goal.

    Box score from TheAHL.com.

  • Connolly Records Hat Trick, Crunch Top Amerks 5-1
    5 weeks 3 days ago


    By Jeremy Houghtaling

    In his first game since being sent down, Brett Connolly made an immediate impact.

    Reassigned by the Tampa Bay Lightning Friday, Connolly scored three times to lead the Syracuse Crunch to a 5-1 win over the Rochester Americans at the Onondaga County War Memorial Saturday.

    "I didn't expect to get three, but I wanted to help out and help the team win," he said. "I was fortunate enough to get a couple good looks and they went in for me."

    With the victory, Syracuse remains two points ahead of Binghamton in the East Division, and clinches home ice advantage in the first round of the postseason.

  • AHL Game Night: 4-13-13 Americans at Crunch
    5 weeks 3 days ago

    Back on track.

    RCH-1
    SYR-5

    Cedrick Desjardins allowed 1 goal on 21 shots for the victory.

    First Period
    SYR Connolly, (28) (Namestnikov, Korobov), 1:37

    Second Period
    SYR Connolly, (29) (Johnson, Palat), 8:28 (PP)
    SYR Johnson, (33) (Palat, Taormina), 10:11 (PP)
    SYR Wyman, (12) (Angelidis, Cote), 19:33

    Third Period
    SYR Connolly, (30) (Paradis, Lee), 2:08
    RCH Biega, (5) (Ellis, Mancari), 4:53

    Brett Connolly, Tyler Johnson, and Ondrej Palat were the game's three stars.

    The cavalry arrived, and just in time. Brett Connolly threw in a hat trick, his first as a pro, to get to 30 goals. For my money, this guy needs to be in the AHL MVP discussion prominently. He's been the most consistent Crunch player all year long, even more so than Tyler Johnson whose stats sagged a little after coming back from Lightning camp midway through the year. Connolly and Johnson are tied for 8th in the league in scoring at 60 points.

    Binghamton absolutely throttled Albany 5-0 to start the day, which put huge pressure on Syracuse to win. Meanwhile, Providence beat Springfield 2-0 in a head-to-head matchup that was advantageous for the Crunch. Syracuse remains 4 back of the Bruins, pulls into a tie with Springfield at 93 points, and remains 2 up on the Senators. All three teams have a game in hand on Syracuse, though. Next weekend, starting Friday, will be a 3-games-in-3-nights set to complete the regular season, all at home: Norfolk, Worcester, and a game against Binghamton that may well decide the East Division title. With Mark Barberio out of the lineup for Tampa Bay tonight and Victor Hedman back in, I would think more reinforcements are on the way, too.

    Box score from TheAHL.com.

  • Crunch Offense Fizzles in Overtime Loss to Sound Tigers, 3-2
    5 weeks 4 days ago


    By Jeremy Houghtaling

    After getting off to a quick start, the Syracuse Crunch offense fizzled.

    The Crunch lost a pair of one-goal leads, and fell in overtime to the Bridgeport Sound Tigers at the Onondaga County War Memorial Friday. Syracuse, reeling after two straight overtime losses, clings to a two point lead in the East Division.

    "Always when you lose, it's tough," said Crunch forward Ondrej Palat. "We just need to focus for the playoffs. (We have to) be better, finish the season strong."

  • AHL Game Night: 4-12-13 Sound Tigers at Crunch
    5 weeks 4 days ago

    Clinging to the division lead as the finish line nears.

    BRI-3
    SYR-2 (OT)

    Cedrick Desjardins allowed 3 goals on 34 shots for the overtime loss.

    First Period
    SYR Sexton, (9) (Richard, Palat), 2:09
    BRI Campbell, (6) (Donovan), 7:25
    SYR Palat, (13) (Sexton, Taormina), 12:45

    Second Period
    NO SCORING

    Third Period
    BRI Niederreiter, (27) (Nilsson, DeFazio), 7:27 (PP)

    Overtime
    BRI Nelson, (24) (Donovan, Wishart), 2:42

    Providence, Springfield, and Binghamton all won tonight, meaning Syracuse lost 1 point worth of ground on the entire field. So, Syracuse is now 4 points back of Providence, 2 back of Springfield, and 2 ahead of Binghamton with all three of those clubs holding a game in hand. Tyler Johnson and Brett Connolly did not play for Syracuse tonight after being sent down to the club today. Their arrival may be critical to the Crunch hanging onto the division title. Rochester is up next tomorrow night.

    Box score from TheAHL.com.

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