CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Syracuse Crunch suffered their first shutout of the season in a 2-0 loss to the Charlotte Checkers tonight at Bojangles' Coliseum.
 
The loss moves the Crunch to 29-18-2-3 on the season and snaps a four-game point streak. Syracuse is now 1-1-0-0 in the four-game series against Charlotte.
 
Crunch goaltender Eddie Pasquale turned aside 24-of-25 shots, while Alex Nedeljkovic recorded the shutout with 23 saves. Both teams went 0-for-2 on the power play.
 
After a scoreless first period, the Checkers opened scoring 7:25 into the middle frame. Marcus Kruger pull the puck away from the end boards and backhanded a feed across the crease for Trevor Carrick to chip in from the bottom of the right circle.
 
With 1:02 remaining in the game, Jake Chelios sent the puck the length of the ice for an empty-netter with the help of Carrick.
 
The Crunch return to Bojangles' Coliseum to rematch the Checkers tomorrow at 3 p.m.
 
Single game tickets and packages are on sale now and can be purchased in person at the Crunch office located inside the War Memorial Arena at 800 S. State St. in Syracuse, by calling the office at 315-473-4444. For the latest Crunch news, visit www.syracusecrunch.com or follow the club on Facebook (www.facebook.com/syracusecrunch), Twitter (@SyracuseCrunch) and Instagram (@syracusecrunch) using #SyrCrunch.
 
Crunchables: The Crunch are 1-for-33 on the power play in their last nine games…Eddie Pasquale had a three-game winning streak snapped…The Crunch visited Charlotte for the first time since the 2010-11 season.