Americans 5, Crunch 2

First Period

1. Syracuse, Jones 1 (Morand, Walcott) 5:31.

2. Rochester, Malone 1 (Quinn, Weissbach) 7:03.

3. Rochester, Murray 1 (MacInnis, Mersch) 16:52.

4. Rochester, Murray 2 (Pekar, Fitzgerald) 19:04.

Penalties — Day Syr (tripping) 0:20.

Second Period

5. Rochester, MacInnis 1 (Laaksonen, Schuldt) 8:59 (pp).

6. Rochester, Malone 2 (Quinn, Prow) 10:27 (pp).

Penalties — Davidson Roc (roughing) 0:00; Morand Syr (tripping) 4:29; Day Syr (boarding) 7:15; Huntington Syr (delay of game) 9:13; Element Syr (interference) 17:53.

Third Period

7. Syracuse, Element 2 (Hill) 8:03.

Penalties — Franco Roc (roughing) 3:03.

Shots on goal by

Syracuse	9	6	4	_	19
Rochester	11	14	13	_	38

Goal — Syracuse: Alnefelt (L, ). Rochester: Dell (W, ).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Syracuse: 0-2; Rochester: 2-5.

Referees — Mitch Dunning, Jim Curtin. Linesmen — Dan Kelly, Tory Carissimo.

Attendance — 00 at Rochester.

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