SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Syracuse Crunch blew past the Hartford Wolf Pack, 7-3, tonight at the XL Center.
Seven different Crunch players scored a goal, while 13 different players recorded a point to help advance the team to 19-14-3-3 on the season.
Crunch goaltender Max Lagace turned aside 12-of-15 shots in victory. Dylan Garand stopped 8-of-13 shots in net for the Wolf Pack before being relieved by Olof Lindbom in the second period. Lindbom went on to turn aside 9-of-11.
Syracuse did not have a power play opportunity, while Hartford went 2-for-4 on the man-advantage.
The Wolf Pack were first to score just 4:27 into the game. Andy Welinski fired a shot from the right circle that was blocked, but the rebound dropped down for Ryan Carpenter to grab, turn and shoot into the net.
The Crunch quickly responded and rattled off three consecutive goals. Darren Raddysh kicked it off when he scored with a wrister from the top of the right circle at 7:26. Three minutes later, Jack Finely was down low to chip in the rebound of Jack Thompson’s long-range shot. At 15:05, Gabe Fortier redirected Trevor Carrick’s left-point shot to put the Crunch up, 3-1. With 3:26 remaining in the opening frame, Hartford stole one back on the power play when Sammy Blais tipped a shot up and over Lagace, then shoved the puck across the goal line.
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