When: Wednesday, October 26 at 7:00 p.m.
Where: Quicken Loans Arena
Radio: The Score 1260
Watch: AHL Live
 
Season Series: This is the third of four meetings between the Crunch and the Lake Erie Monsters, and the third meeting in the past six days. The two teams split back-to-back games this past weekend. Syracuse won the first matchup of the season, 4-3, in overtime Friday night, with Patrick Maroon scoring the game-winner. Lake Erie flipped the script Saturday night, beating the Crunch in overtime, 3-2, to win their first game of the season.
 
Crunch At A Glance: The Crunch's point streak to begin the season came to end Sunday against the Hershey Bears. Before their 7-0 loss, they recorded at least one point in each of their first five games. The seven goals were the most they've given up in a game this season. It was the first time since February 26^th of last season they allowed seven goals in a game. Syracuse lost two straight games for the first time all season.
 
Kyle Palmieri, the team's leading scorer, saw his goal streak end at five games in the loss Sunday. He's tied for sixth in the league with ten points and leads all scorers with eight goals. He leads all Crunch skaters with three goals against Lake Erie. Nick Bonino has three points, all assists, against the Monsters.
 
Crunch Leaders
Goals: Kyle Palmieri - 8
Assists: Nick Bonino - 8
Points: Kyle Palmieri - 10
Plus/Minus: Kyle Palmieri - +7
PIM: Troy Bodie - 16
Wins: Jeff Deslauriers - 3
GAA: Iiro Tarkki - 2.83
Save %: Iiro Tarkki - .908
 
Recent Crunch Transactions
10/24/11 – Patrick Maroon (LW) Syracuse DEL Recalled on loan by Anaheim (NHL)
10/24/11 – Derrick LaPoint (D) Syracuse DEL Released from PTO
10/23/11 – Derrick LaPoint (D) Syracuse ADD Signed to PTO
10/23/11 – Jean-Francois Jacques (LW) Syracuse DEL Recalled on loan by Anaheim (NHL)
10/18/11 – Nate Guenin (D) Syracuse ADD Loaned from Anaheim (NHL)
 
Monsters At A Glance: After going winless in their first six games, the Monsters have won two straight heading into Wednesday's game. They defeated the North Division-leading Toronto Marlies, 5-4, in overtime Sunday. It was their third straight overtime game and second overtime win of the season.
 
David van der Gulik leads the team with five assists and seven points. He recorded two assists during the weekend series against the Crunch. Adrian Foster leads all Monsters with two goals against Syracuse. Rookie Trevor Cann started both games against the Crunch, recording a 2.98 goals-against average and a .895 save percentage.
 
Monsters Leaders:
Goals: David van der Gulik and Adrian Foster - 2
Assists: David van der Gulik – 5
Points: David van der Gulik - 7
Plus/Minus: Jake Newton - +3
PIM: Hugh Jessiman – 27
Wins: Trevor Cann - 2
GAA: Trevor Cann – 2.86
Save %: Trevor Cann – 0.895
 
Recent Monsters Transactions
10/18/2011 – Adrian Foster (C) Lake Erie ADD Signed to SPC
10/18/2011 – Mike Kompon (C) Lake Erie ADD Signed to PTO
10/17/2011 – Billy Ryan (C) Lake Erie DEL Released from PTO
10/17/2011 – Scott Langdon (C) Lake Erie DEL Loaned to Allen (CHL)
10/15/2011 – Jonas Holos (D) Lake Erie DEL Reassigned by Colorado (NHL) to Vaxjo (SEL)