The Syracuse Crunch had a bit of a line-up problem in their game against Binghamton. Their captain, Gabriel Dumont, was scratched from the line-up due to feeling ill. Another one of their key forwards, Alex Volkov, was a bit “banged up” and also out of the line-up. With the injuries to two of their top-six forwards, their league-leading power play would be key to getting back on the winning track.
They got their opportunities in the first period, as they generated three power play opportunities against Binghamton. The only problem was they didn’t convert on any of them (granted, one was only 40 seconds long).