Game 47: Syracuse Crunch (19-19-8-1) at St. John's IceCaps (19-18-7-3)6 p.m., Mile One Centre, St. John's, Newfoundland
The IceCaps, like the Crunch, enter Week 19 winless in five games. After a strong start to the season, St. John's has five wins in its last 19 games. At 19-18-7-3, the IceCaps are one point ahead of the Crunch heading into the two-game set at Mile One Centre. Each side earned an overtime win when Syracuse visited Newfoundland in November. Montreal's affiliate visits Syracuse Feb. 17, Feb. 27, March 19 and March 20.Broadcast Coverage | Countdown to Crunch Time at 5:45 p.m.Radio: ESPN | 97.7FM & 1200AM Syracuse | 100.1FM & 1440AM Oswego |Â
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AHL Live AppSocial: @SyracuseCrunch for in-game updates and @Dan_DUva for insights from the broadcast booth. | #BelieveInBlueLast time outMike Blunden put Syracuse ahead 1-0 early in the first, but the Springfield Falcons scored the next five goals en route to a 6-3 win over the Crunch Saturday in Syracuse. The four-game season series is even, 1-1.
Former Oswego State Laker Eric Selleck was the game's No. 1 star with a goal and an assist.Â
Mike Blunden's pair of goals boost his total to 13 for the year, three short of the team lead and his 27 points are four shy ofÂ
Tanner Richard's team-high 31. Richard had two assists for his ninth multi-point game.Â
Mike Angelidis added his fifth goal, his first on the power play.Â
Yanni Gourde andÂ
Anthony DeAngelo notched assists.
Adam Wilcox stopped 28 of 33 shots in the loss, slipping to 5-7-4 and a 3.35 goals-against average. Marek Langhamer turned away 32 of 35 bids from Syracuse. Syracuse has been outscored 27-16 in its five-game skid.
Scouting the IceCapsBud Holloway, the 27-year-old who spent the last four seasons in Europe, leads the team at 37 points, tied for 14th in the AHL. Charles Hudon, 21, leads the club in goals with 14; he had 57 points (19g, 38) in 75 games with Hamilton last year. NHL All-Star Classic MVP John Scott has played four games for the IceCaps since the trade from Arizona. Â He's currently on paternity leave. The three former Crunch players who had been with St. John's when Syracuse last visited, Mark Barberio,
Eric Neilson and Dustin Tokarski, are no longer with the team.
Tokarski, who was 3-3-4 in 10 games for St. John's, was traded to Anaheim Jan. 7 leaving rookie Zachary Fucale (10-11-3, 3.26) and Eddie Pasquale (6-4-3, 2.93) as the goaltending tandem. Fucale is winless in three while Pasquale suffered the overtime loss to Utica in the IceCaps' last game.
