Tonight at the Syracuse War Memorial, the Syracuse Crunch not only held the first multi-goal lead of the series so far, they also defeated the Grand Rapids Griffins, 5-3. Down two games to none to the Grand Rapids Griffins, Wednesday night’s Game 3 of the Calder Cup Finals was one of those true cliches — a must-win game.
The Crunch have been perfect at home during the playoffs and that perfection was going to be put to the test after losing two tight contests to the Griffins in Grand Rapids. With three home games in a row, the Crunch will not be able to win the Cup on home ice.