Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2012 15:46:19 GMT -6
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(7)Syracuse Crunch at (2)St. John's IceCaps
Game 3, Eastern Conference Quarterfinal
April 25, 2012
Mile One Centre
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
5:00 CDT
Best of five series tied 1-1
St. John's Affiliate: Winnipeg Jets
Syracuse Affiliate: Anaheim Ducks
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Splits on the road are a bittersweet thing. Bitter because you have that feeling you could have won that one game, but sweet because now you get home for 2, in this case, 3 games.
In these AHL Hunger Games, we have already heard three cannons go off, as Bridgeport, Rochester, and Houston all ended their season early. Hershey is on their deathbed after taking two shellackings on the road, as is Milwaukee, although the Ads are now going on the road against Abbotsford.
And tonight marks the return of Scheifelin', as Mark Scheifele is expected to make his AHL debut.
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GAME 2 RECAP
Of all the games in this series, this would likely be the one to forget. Aaron Gagnon gave the IceCaps the lead less than a minute in, but with 9 minutes to go, the Crunch pulled even, with a goal by Mark Bell. They took the lead and padded it in the early part of the second on goals by Mat Clark and John Mitchell, the latter going in off of Jason DeSantis's leg. Patrice Cormier sliced the lead in half later in the period. Gagnon added another goal early in the third on the power play, but the Crunch would equalize that power play goal with one of their own, by Brandon McMillan. Despite a 36 save effort by Eddie Pasquale, the IceCaps fell, 4-3.
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THE BRACKET
EASTERN CONFERENCE
(1) Norfolk (TB) vs (8) Manchester (LA)
Tied 1-1
Game 1 - MCH 2 @ NOR 3
Game 2 - MCH 5 @ NOR 2
Game 3 - 4/25 (@mch)
(2) ST. JOHN'S (WPG) vs (7) SYRACUSE (ANA)
Tied 1-1
Game 1 - SJNL 3 @ SYR 2
Game 2 - SJNL 3 @ SYR 4
Game 3 - 4/25 (@sjnl)
(3) Bridgeport (NYI) vs (6) Connecticut (NYR)
Whale win 3-0
Game 1 - CT 3 @ BRI 0
Game 2 - CT 3 @ BRI 0
Game 3 - BRI 3 @ CT 4 (OT)
(4) W-B/Scranton (PIT) vs (5) Hershey (WSH)
Penguins lead 2-0
Game 1 - HER 1 @ WBS 3
Game 2 - HER 2 @ WBS 7
Game 3 - 4/25 (@her)
WESTERN CONFERENCE
(1) Oklahoma City (EDM) vs (8) Houston (MIN)
Barons win 3-1
Game 1 - OKC 5 @ HOU 0
Game 2 - OKC 4 @ HOU 1
Game 3 - HOU 1 @ OKC 0
Game 4 - HOU 2 @ OKC 5
(2) Toronto (TOR) vs (7) Rochester (BUF)
Marlies win 3-0
Game 1 - RCH 3 @ TOR 4
Game 2 - RCH 3 @ TOR 4
Game 3 - TOR 3 @ RCH 0
(3) Chicago (VAN) vs (6) San Antonio (FLA)
Rampage Lead 2-1
Game 1 - CHI 4 @ SA 5 (OT)
Game 2 - CHI 3 @ SA 4
Game 3 - SA 2 @ CHI 3
Game 4 - 4/25 (@chi)
(4) Abbotsford (CGY) vs (5) Milwaukee (NSH)
Heat Lead 2-0
Game 1 - ABT 6 @ MIL 2
Game 2 - ABT 4 @ MIL 2
Game 3 - 4/25 (@abt)
