The Syracuse Crunch ran their season-opening winning streak to three games before dropping Saturday night’s contest to the Cleveland Monsters, 4-2. A combination of solid goaltending and timely scoring have them off to one of their best starts in recent memory. Throw in a very productive power play (26.3%) and a stingy penalty kill (94.7%) and it’s no wonder they sit atop the North Division with 6 points after 4 games.
Hugo Alnefelt was stellar in his second start as he stopped all 35 shots he faced on Friday night and now has a .966 SV% and a 1.