After losing 6-4 in Belleville on Friday evening, Crunch head coach Ben Groulx demanded a response from his team, and he got one. Syracuse dominated possession and offensive-zone time for long stretches of their 3-1 win over the Marlies on Saturday.
First Period
The opening frame was a low-event 20 minutes as neither team asserted dominance over the game. Syracuse struck iron on the game’s first power play, but there we just five shots on goal between the teams through 13 minutes played (4-1 in favour of the Crunch).
The Marlies generated three opportunities of note, only one of which was a legitimate scoring chance.