SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Syracuse Crunch were blanked by the Providence Bruins, 5-0, tonight at the Amica Mutual Pavilion.
 
The Crunch fall to 17-12-5-4 on the season and close out the two-game season series with the Bruins, 0-1-0-1. 
 
Crunch goaltender Brandon Halverson put a stop to 29-of-34 shots. Michael DiPietro turned aside all 26 shots faced for the Bruins. Syracuse special teams went 0-for-5 on power play opportunities while the penalty kill went 2-for-3. 
 
The Bruins opened scoring on the power play at the 12:58 mark of the first period. Patrick Brown fed the puck from the left side of the crease to Max Jones who fired a one-timer from the slot. 
 
Providence took a 2-0 lead at the 7:42 mark of the second frame. The rebound of Joey Abate's shot was kicked out into the slot where Trevor Kuntar dished it in. John Farinnaci added another for the Bruins a little over two and a half minutes later. Jackson Edward fired a shot from the left point which Farinnaci deflected down into the net. With 35 seconds remaining in the middle frame, the Bruins extended their advantage to 4-0 as Georgii Merkulov capitalized on a Crunch turnover and potted it from the slot. 
 
Jones scored his second of the night at the 8:53 mark of the final period. Halverson made a glove save but bobbled a pass, which Jones picked up and dished in from the left circle.
 
The Crunch return home to take on the Utica Comets on Monday for the 1 p.m. Monday Matinee game.
 
Single game tickets and ticket packages for the 2024-25 season are on sale now and can be purchased in person at the Crunch office located inside the Upstate Medical University Arena at Onondaga County War Memorial at 800 S. State St. in Syracuse, by calling the office at 315-473-4444 or online through Ticketmaster. For the latest Crunch news, visit www.syracusecrunch.com or follow the club on Facebook (www.facebook.com/syracusecrunch), X (@SyracuseCrunch) and Instagram (@syracusecrunch).
 
Crunchables: The Crunch have been shut out three times this season.