When: Friday, November 11 at 7:00 p.m.
Where: Glens Falls Civic Center
Radio: The Score 1260
Watch: AHL Live
 
Season Series: This is the second of ten meetings between the two rivals. It's the first time Syracuse faces Adirondack on the road this season. The Crunch defeated the Phantoms, 6-2, in Syracuse's home opener on October 15. In the win, Kyle Palmieri scored a hat trick and Nick Bonino collected four assists. Patrick Maroon, Rich Schofield and Sean Zimmerman all have a goal and assist against Adirondack this season. Jeff Deslauriers earned his first win as a member of the Crunch over the Phantoms, allowing two goals and stopping 36 shots. Syracuse chased Jason Bacashihua in the first meeting of the season, allowing four goals in just 24:47 of play. Leighton allowed two goals in relief of Bacashihua.
 
Syracuse can move above .500 in their all-time series with the Phantoms, who relocated from Philadelphia to Glens Falls in 2009. In 57 regular season meetings, the Crunch are 24-24-9 against the Phantoms.
 
Crunch At A Glance: Syracuse earned three out of four points in last weekend's home-and-home series with the Rochester Americans, winning at home on Saturday, 5-2, and falling on the road in overtime, 6-5, on Sunday. Despite missing Nick Bonino, Kyle Palmieri and Peter Holland, the Crunch totaled 10 goals, including six on the power play. The team's defensemen contributed to the offensive outburst, scoring four of the ten goals. Defenseman Kyle Cumiskey and Bryan Rodney both recorded their first goals as members of the Crunch. Right wing Dan Sexton, named AHL Player of the Week, recorded nine points (2 goals, 7 assists) and had a hand in nine of the ten goals scored last weekend. Sexton is tied for the team lead in points with Maroon with 13.
 
Crunch Leaders
Goals: Kyle Palmieri - 8
Assists: Dan Sexton and Nick Bonino - 9
Points: Dan Sexton and Patrick Maroon - 13
Plus/Minus: Kyle Palmieri - +7
PIM: Troy Bodie - 24
Wins: Jeff Deslauriers - 3
GAA: Iiro Tarkki - 2.46
Save %: Iiro Tarkki - .912
Shutouts: Iiro Tarkki - 1
 
Recent Crunch Transactions
11/05/2011 - Peter Holland (C) Syracuse DEL Recalled from loan by Anaheim (NHL)
10/31/2011 - J.F. Jacques (LW) Syracuse ADD Returned on loan from Anaheim (NHL)
10/31/2011 - Nick Bonino (C) Syracuse DEL Recalled from loan by Anaheim (NHL)
10/30/2011 - Bryan O'Hanley (D) Syracuse DEL Released from PTO
10/29/2011 - Brian O'Hanley (D) Syracuse ADD Signed to PTO
 
Phantoms At a Glance: Adirondack enters tonight's game riding a two-game win streak. The Phantoms defeated the Springfield Falcons, 2-1, at the MassMutual Center last Friday. Garrett Klotz and Jonathon Kalinski recorded their first goals of the season to power the offense. Michael Leighton stopped 20 shots for his sixth win of the season. Those six victories put Leighton in a tie for third place in the league in wins. Phantoms left wing Denis Hamel, held off the scoresheet, leads Adirondack with eight goals and 12 points. Tom Sestito, a former member of the Crunch, leads the team with 31 penalty minutes. The Phantoms are without three of their top players (forwards Brayden Schenn and Harry Zolnierczyk, and defenseman Erik Gustafsson), who are currently with Philadelphia.
 
Phantoms Leaders:
Goals: Denis Hamel - 8
Assists: Jason Akeson - 6
Points: Denis Hamel - 12
Plus/Minus: Garrett Roe - +6
PIM: Tom Sestito - 31
Wins: Michael Leighton - 6
GAA: Michael Leighton - 2.22
Save %: Michael Leighton - .923
 
Recent Phantoms Transactions
11/09/2011 Andy Bohmbach (LW) Adirondack DEL Returned on loan to Trenton (ECHL)
11/06/2011 Eric Wellwood (F) Adirondack ADD Returned on loan from Philadelphia (NHL)
11/04/2011 Eric Wellwood (F) Adirondack DEL Recalled on loan by Philadelphia (NHL)
11/03/2011 Ben Holmstrom (C) Adirondack ADD Returned on loan from Philadelphia (NHL)
11/01/2011 Andy Bohmbach (LW) Adirondack ADD Recalled on loan from Trenton (ECHL)