Crunch 2, Comets 1
First Period
No Scoring.
Penalties — Greer Uti, Crawley Syr (roughing) 1:36; Crawley Syr (checking to the head) 1:36; Masonius Uti, Day Syr (roughing) 11:53; Masonius Uti () 11:53.
Second Period
1. Syracuse, Element 1 (Koepke) 4:20.
2. Syracuse, Dumont 1 (Fortier) 18:08.
Penalties — Bahl Uti (cross-checking) 1:44; Raddysh Syr (tripping) 6:13; Okhotiuk Uti, Lohan Syr (fighting) 8:43; Okhotiuk Uti (misconduct, instigating; instigating) 8:43; Lohan Syr () 8:43; Huntington Syr (roughing) 14:59; Bahl Uti (roughing) 18:20.
Third Period
3. Utica, DiTomaso 1 (Vukojevic, Greer) 19:55.
Penalties — Rivera Uti (hooking) 15:08; Schnarr Uti (high-sticking) 17:15.
Shots on goal by
| Utica | 6 | 9 | 6 | _ | 21 |
| Syracuse | 11 | 7 | 20 | _ | 38 |
Goal — Utica: Daws (12 shots, 11 saves), Mitens (L, 8:43 second, ). Syracuse: Lagace (W, ).
Power plays (goals-chances) — Utica: 0-4; Syracuse: 0-5.
Referees — Rob Hennessey, Jim Curtin. Linesmen — Tory Carissimo, Brian Wasilewski.
Attendance — 1,285 at Syracuse.
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