When: Sunday, February 26 at 3:00 p.m.
Where: Glens Falls Civic Center
Radio: The Score 1260
Watch: AHL Live
 
Season Series: This is the sixth of 10 meetings between the Syracuse Crunch and the Adirondack Phantoms this season. Adirondack leads the series, 3-2-0, winning the last three meetings. The Phantoms won the most recent meeting, 4-3, at the War Memorial Arena December 17. Ben Holmstrom led the Phantoms offense, recording two points (1g, 1a). Seven other players tallied a point. J.F. Jacques recorded a hat trick in the loss. Patrick Maroon and Mathieu Carle finished with two assists.
 
Kyle Palmieri and Maroon lead all Crunch skaters with seven points against Adirondack. Palmieri leads the team with five goals in four games. Maroon, a former Phantom, is second on the team with five assists. Jacques has six points (4g, 2a) against Adirondack. In two starts against Adirondack, Iiro Tarkki is 1-1-0 with a 3.02 goals-against average and a .891 save percentage.
 
Denis Hamel leads Adirondack with six points (3g, 3a) against the Crunch. He's in a three-way tie for the team lead in assists. Holmstrom leads the team with four goals against Syracuse. In three games against the Crunch, Jason Bacashihua is 2-1-0 with a 3.73 goals-against average and a .902 save percentage.
 
Crunch At A Glance: Syracuse enters tonight's game 14^th in the Eastern Conference, seven points behind the Manchester Monarchs for the eighth seed. Syracuse defeated the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, 2-1, last night in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Dan Sexton and Patrick Maroon scored second period goals to lead Syracuse. Ryan Craig scored the lone goal for the Penguins. Antero Niittymaki stopped 35 shots for his second consecutive win. The win snapped Syracuse's eight-game losing streak in one-goal games.
 
Maroon enters tonight's game leading the Crunch with 55 points (25g, 30a). He also leads the team in assists and is tied for sixth in the league in points. Kyle Palmieri leads the team with 30 goals. He's the top goal scorer in the entire league. Mathieu Carle leads all Syracuse defensemen with 31 points (3g, 28a).
 
Crunch Leaders
Goals: Kyle Palmieri - 30
Assists: Patrick Maroon - 30
Points: Patrick Maroon - 55
Plus/Minus: Three tied - +14
PIM: Troy Bodie - 105
Wins: Iiro Tarkki - 11
GAA: Iiro Tarkki - 2.74
Save %: Iiro Tarkki - .918
Shutouts: Iiro Tarkki - 2
 
Who's Hot
Patrick Maroon – Three points (1g, 2a) in his last three games
Kyle Palmieri – 10 points (5g, 5a) in his last eight games
Riley Holzapfel – Seven points (2g, 5a) in his last six games
 
Recent Crunch Transactions
12/20/2012 Nick Schaus (D) Syracuse ADD Recalled from loan to Elmira (ECHL)
2/19/2012 Kyle Cumiskey (D) Syracuse DEL Recalled from loan by Anaheim (NHL)
2/19/2012 Nate Guenin (D) Syracuse ADD Returned on loan from Anaheim (NHL)
2/16/2012 Bryan Rodney (D) Syracuse DEL Recalled from loan by Anaheim (NHL)
2/16/2012 Ryan O'Marra (C) Syracuse ADD Loaned from Anaheim (NHL)
 
Phantoms At a Glance: Adirondack enters today's game 13^th in the Eastern Conference, one point ahead of the Crunch. The Phantoms defeated the Binghamton Senators, 2-1, in a shootout last night. Rob Bordson scored the Phantoms only goal during regulation, recording his first score of the year in the first period. Dan Jancevski and Shane Harper tallied assists. Denis Hamel and Bordson recorded goals in the shootout. Michael Leighton stopped 41 shots and blanked the Senators in the shootout for the win.
 
Jason Akeson leads the Phantoms with 41 points (10g, 31a) in 54 games. He also leads the team in assists. Denis Hamel leads the team with 16 goals, and has 32 points this season. Matthew Ford, traded to Philadelphia from Washington, has six points (5g, 1a) in nine games. Leighton leads the team with 17 wins.
 
Phantoms Leaders:
Goals: Denis Hamel - 16
Assists: Jason Akeson - 31
Points: Jason Akeson - 41
Plus/Minus: Tyler Brown - +5
PIM: Tom Sestito - 120
Wins: Michael Leighton - 17
GAA: Michael Leighton - 2.76
Save %: Michael Leighton - .911
Shutouts: Michael Leighton - 1
 
Recent Phantoms Transactions
2/25/2012 Brad Phillips (G) Adirondack ADD Recalled from loan to Trenton (ECHL)
2/23/2012 Tyler Hostetter (D) Adirondack DEL Released from PTO
2/21/2012 Andy Thomas (D) Adirondack DEL Released from PTO
2/21/2012 Rob Bordson (LW) Adirondack ADD Signed to SPC
2/18/2012 Jonathon Kalinski (C) Adirondack DEL Recalled from loan by Philadelphia (NHL)
 
Who's Hot
Shane Harper – Four points (3g, 1a) in his last five games
Harry Zolnierczyk – Five points (1g, 4a) in his last six games
Matt Ford – Four goals in his last six games