SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Syracuse Crunch fell to the Belleville Senators, 2-1, in a shootout tonight at CAA Arena.
Despite the loss, the Crunch earned one point as they move to 38-23-4-5 on the season. Syracuse finishes the eight-game season series against Belleville with a 1-4-1-2 record.
Crunch goaltender Brandon Halverson stopped 17-of-18 shots and 1-of-2 shootout attempts. Mads Sogaard turned aside 20-of-21 shots and all three shootout attempts in net for the Senators. The Syracuse power play was held scoreless on five opportunities, while Belleville went 1-for-5.
The Crunch were first on the board with a goal at the 15:57 mark of the opening frame. Max Crozer fired a long shot from the point that was stopped, but Devante Stephens was down low to chip in the rebound.
Belleville knotted the score with a power-play goal seven minutes into the second period when Egor Sokolov sent in a wrister from the right circle.
The teams remained tied through regulation and the overtime period to send the game to a shootout. Rourke Chartier scored the only goal in the first round to give Belleville the win.
The Crunch return home to host the Utica Comets on Friday.
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