After three weeks away from the War Memorial, the Syracuse Crunch returned to home ice to play host to the pesky Binghamton Senators on Friday. With fellow north division teams Albany and St. John’s in hot pursuit of the number one spot, a home contest with the “B-Sens” should have been a rather easy two points to cushion their lead atop the division. Syracuse however, looked rather lethargic through the better part of 60 minutes and dropped a much-needed pair of points.
The first period proved to be a “feeling-out” period as both teams played a neutral-zone heavy game.