A split of the two games this weekend has to feel like a bit of a victory in and of itself after the previous week. Despite losing to Utica on the back end of the weekend, the Crunch played well overall. Their special teams generated offense and their goaltending was solid. Rotating in some veteran players definitely seemed to stabilize their play a bit.
The Standings
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Injuries:
“That’s concerning for the Crunch,” uttered play-by-play announcer Lukas Favarle once he realized Gabriel Dumont had not been on the ice since early in the first period on Saturday.