Syracuse Crunch Score 4 Goals on First 6 Shots to Even up Series vs. Cleveland

Syracuse Crunch’s four-goal first period sinks Monsters, 4-1, in Game 2 of their AHL playoff series

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Syracuse Crunch rolled into Rocket Arena on Sunday afternoon with a big four-goal first period and coasted for a 4-1 win over the Monsters in Game 2 of their American Hockey League Calder Cup first-round playoff series.

Syracuse Crunch score 4 goals on first 6 shots to even up series vs. Cleveland

Syracuse, N.Y. — The Syracuse Crunch erupted for four goals on its first six shots to defeat the Cleveland Monsters, 4-1 in Game 2 of the North Division Semifinals at Rocket Arena on Sunday night.

Crunch get four in first, tame Monsters in Game 2

Looking to build on their Game 1 momentum, the Syracuse Crunch scored four times in the first period of Game 2 and defeated Cleveland, 4-1, to even the teams’ best-of-five North Division semifinal series. The series heads to Syracuse for the final three games, with Game 3 set for Friday night (7 ET, ). The Crunch nearly came back from a 3-0 deficit before falling in Friday’s opener, 3-2. They extended their run to six consecutive goals with Lucas