The IceCaps played the final game of their ten game road trip on Saturday night against the North Division leading Syracuse Crunch. The IceCaps were looking for their first win of 2017, and they had an immediate advantage going into the game. Due to last minute recalls to Michael Bournival and Erik Condra, the Crunch ended up playing the game down one man, with 11 forwards and six defencemen.
The game started slowly, with Tom Parisi taking a puck off his helmet as a scary moment, but he would return to the game unscathed. The first shot did not come until 6:25 of the first period when former IceCaps captain Gabriel Dumont tested starter Yann Danis with a shot that was handled easily.