Lightning Round: Syracuse Crunch fall, in overtime, to Laval Rocket

Midway through the game it looked like everything was heading in the right direction for the Syracuse Crunch, the AHL affiliate of the Tampa Bay Lightning. They were up 2-0 in Game Five against the Laval Rocket courtesy of goals from Anthony Richard (short handed) and Ryan Jones. All they had to do was hold the rest of the way and they would be through to the next round of the Calder Cup playoffs.

Anthony Richard

Ryan Jones (Alex Barre-Boulet, Gabriel Dumont)

By the time the final whistle sounded jubilation had turned to despair as Gabriel Bourque’s shot in overtime somehow eluded Max Lagace to give the Rocket a 3-2 (OT) win. Alex Belzile had pulled the Rocket within one in the second with a…