When: Friday, April 6 at 7 p.m.
Where: Webster Bank Arena
Radio: The Score 1260
Watch: AHL Live

Season Series: This is the second and final meeting between the Syracuse Crunch and the Bridgeport Sound Tigers this season. Bridgeport defeated Syracuse, 5-4, in a shootout January 28 at the War Memorial Arena. Casey Cizikis led the Sound Tigers with three points (1g, 2a), and Micheal Haley chipped in two points (1g, 1a) in the win. Peter Holland scored two goals in the loss. Kyle Palmieri and Mathieu Carle finished with two points. Iiro Tarkki stopped 29 shots in regulation, but could only stop two of four shooters in the skills competition. Kevin Poulin stopped 30 shots in regulation, and blanked Syracuse in the shootout.

Crunch At A Glance: Syracuse enters tonight's game seventh in the Eastern Conference, two points ahead of the Manchester Monarchs. They're two points behind the Connecticut Whale for six in the conference. Syracuse defeated the Binghamton Senators, 5-1, Wednesday at the War Memorial Arena. Five different skaters scored for the Crunch, who earned a point in their 11^th straight game. J.F. Jacques, Dan Sexton and John Mitchell finished with a goal and assist. Brandon McMillan collected two assists, and Iiro Tarkki stopped 28 shots for the win.

Patrick Maroon leads Syracuse with 72 points (31g, 41a). He's third in the league in points, one behind Norfolk's Cory Conacher. He's also tied for fourth in the league in goals. Kyle Palmieri leads Syracuse with 32 goals, and is third in the league in goals. Jacques has 11 points (4g, 7a) in his last nine games. He's one of four skaters with 20 or more goals this season.

Crunch Leaders
Goals: Kyle Palmieri – 32
Assists: Patrick Maroon – 41
Points: Patrick Maroon – 72
Plus/Minus: Patrick Maroon - +18
PIM: Troy Bodie – 114
Wins: Iiro Tarkki – 22
G.A.A: Igor Bobkov – 1.97
Save %: Igor Bobkov - .931
Shutouts: Iiro Tarkki – 2

Recent Crunch Transactions
4/4/2012 Mat Clark (D) Syracuse ADD Returned on loan to Anaheim (NHL)
4/2/2012 Dale Mitchell (RW) Syracuse DEL Reassigned by Anaheim (NHL) from Reading (ECHL)
3/31/2012 Mat Clark (D) Syracuse DEL Recalled from loan by Anaheim (NHL)
3/30/2012 Ryan Hegarty (D) Syracuse ADD Signed to ATO
3/26/2012 Kyle Palmieri (RW) Syracuse ADD Returned on loan to Anaheim (NHL)

Who's Hot
Riley Holzapfel – 12 points (4g, 8a) in his last 11 games
Patrick Maroon – Four points (3g, 1a) in his last four games
Dan Sexton – Five points (2g, 3a) in his last five games

Sound Tigers At A Glance: Bridgeport enters tonight's game third in the Eastern Conference. They trail the second-place St. John's IceCaps by five points. The Sound Tigers defeated the Springfield Falcons, 3-2, Wednesday afternoon to clinch a playoff berth. David Ullstrom scored the game-winning goal, snapping a 2-2 at the 15:15 mark in the third period. Tony Romano led Bridgeport with two points (1g, 1a). Kevin Poulin stopped 33 shots in the win.

Rhett Rakhshani is the team's active leader in points, entering tonight's game with 43 (18g, 25a). He trails Casey Cizikas, who is with the New York Islanders, by one point for a tie of the team lead. David Ullstrom leads the team with 22 goals. Matt Donovan leads Bridgeport with 32 assists.

Sound Tigers Leaders
Goals: David Ullstrom - 22
Assists: Matt Donovan - 32
Points: Casey Cizikas - 44
Plus/Minus: Casey Cizikas - +25
PIM: Michael Haley - 123
Wins: Kevin Poulin - 23
G.A.A: Anders Nillson – 2.42
Save % - Mikko Koskinen and Kevin Poulin - .909
Shutous: Kevin Poulin - 3

Recent Sound Tigers Transactions
4/2/2012 Matt Donovan (D) Bridgeport DEL Recalled from loan by N.Y. Islanders (NHL)
4/2/2012 Tyler Gron (F) Bridgeport DEL Released from ATO
3/31/2012 Michael Haley (LW) Bridgeport DEL Recalled from loan by N.Y. Islanders (NHL)
3/31/2012 Mike Halmo (F) Bridgeport ADD Signed to ATO
3/29/2012 David Ullstrom (RW) Bridgeport ADD Returned on loan from N.Y. Islanders (NHL)

Who's Hot
Justin DiBenedetto – Nine points (2g, 7a) in his last seven games
David Ullstrom – Five points (3g, 2a) in his last four games
Kevin Poulin – Recorded a win in six straight stars