When: Friday, April 27 at 6:00 pm
Where: Mile One Centre
Listen: The Score 1260
Watch: AHL Live
 
Playoff Series: This is the fourth game of the best-of-five Eastern Conference quarterfinals series between the St. John's IceCaps and the Syracuse Crunch. St. John's leads the series, 2-1, and can clinch the first series win in franchise history. St. John's defeated Syracuse, 5-1, Wednesday in Game 3. Derek Meech led the IceCaps, finishing with two points (1g, 1a). Thirteen other players recorded one point in the win. Dan Sexton tallied the lone Crunch goal, scoring his first of the series. Iiro Tarrki stopped 33 of 38 shots, taking his second loss of the postseason. Eddie Pasquale stopped 40 of 41 shots in the win.
 
Sexton leads the Crunch with four points (1g, 3a) against the IceCaps this postseason. His three assists are tied with Mathieu Carle for the team lead. Mark Bell leads Syracuse with two goals. In three games, Tarkki has recorded a 3.70 goals-against average and a .875 save percentage.
 
Aaron Gagnon and Meech lead St. John's with four points against the Crunch this postseason. Meech, injured for most of the regular season, has two goals and two assists. Gagnon leads the team with three goals. Postma is tied with Spencer Machacek for the team lead with three assists. In three games, Pasquale has recorded a 2.33 goals-against average and a .941 save percentage.
 
Crunch at a Glance: The Crunch are facing elimination for the first time this postseason. If the Crunch fail to win, they'll be eliminated in the first round for the first time since 2006, when they lost in six games to the Manitoba Moose. Sexton has eight points in seven meetings against St. John's this season.
 
Crunch Playoff Leaders
Goals: Mark Bell - 2
Assists: Dan Sexton and Mathieu Carle - 3
Points: Dan Sexton - 4
Plus/Minus: Ryan O'Marra - 4
PIM: Nate Guenin - 10
Wins: Iiro Tarrki - 1
G.A.A: Iiro Tarkki - 3.70
Save %: Iiro Tarkki - .875
 
Recent Crunch Transactions
4/12/2012 Dale Mitchell (RW) Syracuse ADD Reassigned by Anaheim (NHL) from Reading (ECHL)
4/12/2012 Emerson Etem (RW) Syracuse ADD Reassigned by Anaheim (NHL) from Medicine Hat (WHL)
4/11/2012 Nat Guenin (D) Syracuse ADD Returned on loan from Anaheim (NHL)
4/06/2012 Jeff Deslauriers (G) Syracuse ADD Returned on loan from Anaheim (NHL)
4/04/2012 Mat Clark (D) Syracuse ADD Returned on loan from Anaheim (NHL)
 
Who's Hot
Mark Bell - Two goals in his last three games
Dan Sexton - Four points (1g, 3a) in his last three games
Mathieu Carle - Three points (3a) in his last three games
 
St. John's at a Glance: The IceCaps entered the postseason the number two seed in the Eastern Conference, and they've played well on home ice, winning three of their last five home games. After their power play went scoreless during Game 1 and part of Game 2, St. John's has now scored power play goals in consecutive games. Aaron Gagnon led St. John's against Syracuse during the regular season, finishing with six points in just four games. He's now recorded 10 points (5g, 5a) in seven games.
 
St. John's Playoffs Leaders
Goals: Aaron Gagnon - 3
Assists: Paul Postma and Spencer Machacek - 3
Points: Derek Meech and Aaron Gagnon - 4
Plus/Minus: Aaron Gagnon - 5
PIM: Spencer Machacek - 10
Wins: Eddie Pasquale - 2
G.A.A: Eddie Pasquale - 2.33
Save %: Eddie Pasquale - .941
 
Recent St. John's Transactions
4/16/2012 Chris Carrozzi (G) St. John's ADD Reassigned by Winnipeg (NHL) from Ontario (ECHL)
4/13/2012 Jae Marto (D) St. John's ADD Recalled from loan to Colorado (ECHL)
4/13/2012 Joey Sides (LW) St. John's ADD Signed to PTO
4/09/2012 Josh Luden (LW) St. John's DEL Released from PTO
4/09/2012 Kyle Rogers (RW) St. John's DEL Released from PTO
 
Who's Hot
Derek Meech - Four points (2g, 2a) in his last three games
Aaron Gagnon - Four points (3g, 1a) in his last three games
Spencer Machacek - Three points (3a) in his last three games