Riku is hulking up.
SYR-3
WBS-0
Riku Helenius [6] (pictured) stopped all 23 shots he faced for his 2nd shutout in the past 3 games and his 4th shutout of the season. He's allowed just 1 goal over the span of those 3 games. We've seen this before with Helenius, when he had a string of shutouts early in the season for JYP en route to backstopping them to a SM-liiga title. His save percentage is still just .891 for the season, and the Lightning just acquired Cedrick Desjardins [7] for a reason, but when Riku starts getting on a roll like this, he can be unbelievable.
First Period
NO SCORING
Second Period
NO SCORING
Third Period
SYR Wilson, (2) (Labrie), 2:02
SYR Connolly, (21) (Palat, Johnson), 3:25
SYR Wilson, (3) (Johnson, Palat), 11:44
Helenius, Kyle Wilson [8], and Brett Connolly [9] were the game's three stars.
Syracuse draws Albany tomorrow night as they try to run down Springfield and Binghamton for the conference lead.
Box score [10] from TheAHL.com.