SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Syracuse Crunch defeated the Rochester Americans, 3-2, in overtime tonight at Blue Cross Arena.
The win keeps the Crunch in second place in the North Division standings as they move to 34-24-5-4 on the season and 6-5-0-0 in the 12-game season series against the Amerks.
Crunch goaltender Max Lagace recorded the victory stopping 18-of-20 shots. Malcolm Subban turned aside 27-of-30 in net for the Amerks.
Syracuse was held scoreless on two power play opportunities, while Rochester went 1-for-5.
The Crunch jumped out to a quick two-goal lead early in the game. Jack Finley opened scoring with a slick give-and-go goal just 1:06 in. Finley skated the puck down the right side and sent a drop pass back through his legs for Gabe Fortier. Fortier immediately returned the feed for Finley to send in. Syracuse doubled their lead at 4:38 when Lucas Edmonds set up Ilya Usau for a back door one-timer in the bottom of the right circle. The Amerks responded and stole one back halfway through the opening frame. Sean Malone forced a turnover behind the net and centered the puck for Linus Weissbach to score.
Rochester tied the game with a power-play goal 6:22 into the second period when Brandon Biro sent in a shot from the right circle.
After a scoreless third period, the game went to overtime. Just 32 seconds into the extra frame, Phil Myers carried the puck end-to-end and dropped it off for Alex Barre-Boulet before cutting across the slot. Barre-Boulet then threw the puck towards the net for Phil Myers to redirect in and give the Crunch the win.
The Crunch and Amerks will complete the week’s home-and-home series in Syracuse on Friday.
Single game tickets and ticket packages for the 2022-23 season are on sale now and can be purchased in person at the Crunch office located inside the Upstate Medical University Arena at Onondaga County War Memorial at 800 S. State St. in Syracuse, by calling the office at 315-473-4444 or online through Ticketmaster.
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