CRUNCH COLLECT ONE STANDINGS POINT

 
The Syracuse Crunch returned to action after playing just one game in a 12-day span, but they failed to earn a win in Week 6.
 
Syracuse faced off against the Utica Comets on the road Friday. The Crunch were chasing the whole way after falling behind early. They ended up losing to the Comets, 5-2, in the first game of the 12-game series between the clubs. The Crunch hosted the Hartford Wolf Pack Saturday night; both teams held leads, but the Wolf Pack prevailed with a 3-2 overtime win.
 
The Crunch are 5-5-2-0 this season and sit in sixth place in the North Division.
 
TOP PERFORMERS
 
Forward Jakob Pelletier extended his goal scoring streak to four straight games with a tally in both contests in Week 6. Pelletier pulled the Crunch within 3-2 with a second period goal Friday at Utica, and he tied the game at one with his goal in the first period Saturday against Hartford.
 
This marks the third four-game goal streak in Pelletier's career. He had a four-game run Dec. 6-13, 2025, and a career-high six-game stretch from Nov. 18 to Nov. 27, 2022.
 
Pelletier leads the Crunch and is tied for fifth in the AHL with nine goals this season. He also paces the team with 14 points (9g, 5a) in 12 games. 
 
O'REILLY RECALLED TO TAMPA BAY
 
Rookie forward Sam O'Reilly has been recalled to the Tampa Bay Lightning from the Crunch today. O'Reilly, 20, has skated in 12 games with the Crunch this season, earning two goals and four points. The center made his AHL debut on Oct. 2 at Laval and picked up his first pro point — an assist — in the Crunch's 2-0 win.
 
The Toronto native was originally drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the first round, 32nd overall, of the 2024 NHL Draft and was acquired by Tampa Bay via trade on July 8, 2025.
If O'Reilly makes his NHL debut this week, he will become the 106th player to skate in a game for both the Crunch and Lightning during the clubs' affiliation.
 
CRUNCH TO HOST MILITARY APPRECIATION
 
The Syracuse Crunch are proud to honor veterans and active military members during Military Appreciation Night presented by Visions Federal Credit Union tomorrow night.
 
The Crunch will wear Military Appreciation specialty jerseys, which feature a tribute to the New York Air National Guard's 174th Attack Wing.
 
UPCOMING WEEK     
              
Wednesday, November 11 vs. Laval | 7 p.m.
The Crunch host the Laval Rocket tomorrow night for the fourth game of their six-game season series. The first three games took place in Laval; after the Crunch won the opener, the Rocket responded by winning the next two.
 
The Rocket are one of three AHL teams with 10 wins this season. They top the North Division with 21 points in 14 games and are 10-3-1-0. They sport a 5-1-0-0 road record and their only road setback was in Calgary on Oct. 29.
 
Reilly Walsh and Sasha Pastujov have been tough to handle for the Crunch. Both players have three goals in the series, and Walsh leads all players with six points in three games.
 
Friday, November 13 vs. Toronto | 7 p.m.
The Crunch conclude a three-game homestand Friday against the Toronto Marlies at Upstate Medical University Arena. It's the first of six meetings between the Crunch and the defending Calder Cup champions.
 
The Marlies are in the home stretch of a six-game road trip that has already had stops in Belleville, Hamilton and Manitoba. They are 1-1-2-0 on the trip, which concludes Sunday in Providence. Toronto is 7-4-3-0 overall this season and begins the week in second place in the division.
 
Toronto won three out of four last season against the Crunch, including a 2-0 mark in Syracuse.
 
Saturday, November 14 at Utica | 6 p.m.
The Crunch visit the Utica Comets for the second time in just over a week Saturday night. The Comets bested the Crunch, 5-2, last week and sit at 8-2-0-0 this season. They ride a four-game winning streak into the week and have the best points percentage in the AHL.
 
Utica features a balanced attack that sees 21 different players with a point; no one has more than eight points.
 
WEEK 6 RESULTS
 
Friday, Nov. 6 | Game 11 at Utica | L, 5-2
Syracuse    0 2 0 - 2         Shots: 6-13-7-26           PP: 1/5
Utica          1 3 1 - 5         Shots: 10-6-5-21           PP: 2/3
2nd Period-Duke 2 (Harkins, Pelletier), 6:31 (PP). Pelletier 8 (Pietroniro), 16:03. Sogaard 3-3-1 (20 shots-16 saves), A-2,986
 
Saturday, Nov. 7 | Game 12 vs. Hartford | OTL, 3-2
Hartford    1 1 0 1 - 3     Shots: 7-10-6-2-25        PP: 0/4
Syracuse    1 1 0 0 - 2     Shots: 10-10-5-1-26     PP: 0/4
1st Period-Pelletier 9 (Abruzzese, James), 11:50. 2nd Period-Mercuri 3 (Santini, Groshev), 3:17. Rodrigue 2-2-1 (25 shots-22 saves), A-6,032
 

Category	Average/Total	AHL Rank (Prev)
Power Play	18.9% (10-for-53)	14th (12th)
Penalty Kill	76.5% (39-for-51)	T-23rd (25th)
Goals For	2.92 GFA (35)	T-17th (T-14th)
Goals Against	3.25 GAA (39)	22nd (20th)
Shots For	25.83 SF/G (310)	28th (28th)
Shots Against	26.42 SA/G (317)	8th (10th)
Penalty Minutes	25.50 PIM/G (306)	1st (1st)

 

Category		Leader
Points	14	Pelletier
Goals	9	Pelletier
Assists	9	Abruzzese
PIM	43	Mercuri
Plus/Minus	+7	Gill
Wins	3	Sogaard
GAA	2.33	Sogaard
Save %	.907	Sogaard

 

North Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	PTS	PCT	GF	GA	PIM	HOME	ROAD	LAST 10	STREAK	S/O
1. Laval	14	10	3	1	0	21	0.750	53	30	265	5-2-1-0	5-1-0-0	7-2-1-0	3-0-1-0	0-0
2. Toronto	14	7	4	3	0	17	0.607	44	41	243	3-2-1-0	4-2-2-0	4-3-3-0	1-0-2-0	1-0
3. Utica	10	8	2	0	0	16	0.800	31	24	118	5-1-0-0	3-1-0-0	8-2-0-0	4-0-0-0	1-0
4. Belleville	14	7	5	2	0	16	0.571	44	43	176	4-3-2-0	3-2-0-0	5-3-2-0	3-0-0-0	1-0
5. Rochester	13	7	5	0	1	15	0.577	42	32	195	5-2-0-0	2-3-0-1	5-5-0-0	0-1-0-0	0-1
6. Syracuse	12	5	5	2	0	12	0.500	35	39	306	2-1-2-0	3-4-0-0	4-4-2-0	0-1-1-0	0-0
7. Cleveland	13	6	7	0	0	12	0.462	40	50	270	3-3-0-0	3-4-0-0	4-6-0-0	0-4-0-0	1-0
8. Hamilton	15	4	9	0	2	10	0.333	41	61	244	2-5-0-1	2-4-0-1	3-6-0-1	1-0-0-0	0-2