CRUNCH CONSUME PENGUINS, 5-1
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins fell to the Syracuse Crunch, 5-1, on Sunday afternoon at Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (31-16-7-1) scored the day’s first goal, but Syracuse rattled off five-straight tallies in front of strong goaltending by Brandon Halverson.
Mathias Laferrière gave the Penguins an early lead, cleaning up a rebound in front of a stickless Halverson 3:15 into the game.
Tristan Allard launched a wrist shot that beat Filip Larsson to his glove side with under four minutes to go in the opening stanza, evening the scoreboard at one apiece.
After a Laferrière breakaway bid was turned aside by Halverson, Syracuse took the lead with under three minutes to go in the second. Former Penguins Anthony Angello swept in a rebound to put his team up, 2-1.
Conor Geekie swiftly moved past a Penguins defender and lifted a backhand shot behind Larsson midway through the third period, increasing Syracuse’s lead to two.
Max Crozier lobbed a puck down the ice from his defensive zone into the Penguins’ empty net at 17:23 of the third, followed by Joël Teasdale scoring at even strength 33 seconds later.
Larsson stopped 25 of 29 shots faced in defeat. Halverson made 26 saves in the win.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s next game is Wednesday, Mar. 12, when the Hershey Bears come to town for another installation of the historic Penguins/Bears rivalry. Puck drop from Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza is set for 7:05 p.m.
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