Comets 6, Crunch 3
First Period
1. Syracuse, Goncalves 5 (Green) 1:59.
2. Utica, Holtz 10 (Walsh, De Leo) 3:13 (pp).
3. Utica, Holtz 11 (Walsh, Schmelzer) 4:29 (pp).
4. Utica, Walsh 5 (De Leo, Zetterlund) 5:53 (pp).
Penalties — Raddysh Syr (roughing) 3:09; Dumont Syr, Schnarr Uti (misconduct, unsportsmanlike conduct) 3:13; Element Syr (slashing; cross-checking) 3:35; Element Syr, Huntington Syr, Laberge Uti (misconduct, unsportsmanlike conduct) 3:35; Jones Syr (tripping) 5:36; Bahl Uti (interference) 17:52.
Second Period
5. Utica, Flynn 7 (Laberge, Wotherspoon) 7:51.
6. Syracuse, Jones 3 (Dumont) 13:32.
7. Utica, De Leo 7 (Schmelzer, Holtz) 19:52 (pp).
Penalties — Morand Syr (slashing) 19:17.
Third Period
8. Syracuse, Elie 7 (Morand) 3:38.
9. Utica, Foote 7 (Gauthier) 16:54.
Penalties — Schmelzer Uti (delay of game) 15:49; Groleau Uti (interference) 17:11.
Shots on goal by
| Syracuse | 11 | 9 | 10 | _ | 30 |
| Utica | 7 | 6 | 9 | _ | 22 |
Goal — Syracuse: Lagace (L, ). Utica: Daws (W, ).
Power plays (goals-chances) — Syracuse: 0-3; Utica: 4-5.
Referees — Mike Dietrich, Terry Koharski. Linesmen — Tory Carissimo, Rob Sauda.
Attendance — 3,917 at Utica.
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