Scott Wedgewood made his first start as the undisputed number one goaltender for the Syracuse Crunch a solid one as he stopped fifteen of sixteen shots to backstop the Crunch to victory over the Bridgeport Sound Tigers with a 5-1 score. The Crunch exploded for three goals in less than a minute in the third period to secure the victory.
Shortly before the puck dropped in the War Memorial Arena, the organization announced that they had traded disgruntled goaltender Louis Domingue to the New Jersey Devils for a conditional 2021 7th round pick.