Lightning Round: Crunch struggle to close out weekend

Syracuse Crunch players watch from the bench as the puck is dropped to start an American Hockey League (AHL) game against the Rochester Americans at the Upstate Medical University Arena in Syracuse, New York on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Rochester won 3-2. Photo by Scott Thomas (sthomasphotos.com)The Syracuse Crunch looked to follow up their win against the Belleville Senators on Friday with a win against one of the best teams in the AHL, the Hershey Bears. Due to some trades and injuries the Crunch weren’t quite at a fully operational status on Saturday. Brandon Halverson was in net due to Hugo Alnefelt starting on Friday and Matt Tomkins not available for the game. Halverson gave them a shot to win with 16 saves on 19 shots, but the offense just wasn’t there.

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