The Syracuse Crunch had their points streak snapped on Monday, but overall it was another solid as they picked up five out of a possible eight points in the four games they played. Early in the week it was their defense coming up strong (despite being a tad short staffed) and they battled a tough Rochester team to a shootout loss on Saturday. The 5-2 loss to Belleville on Monday afternoon shows that they still have a little ways to go to contend with the top teams in the league, but any improvement at this point is welcome.
The North is starting to show a bit of a divide in the standings.