With their season on the line, the Syracuse Crunch went into a building where they were 0-5 on the season and dominated the Laval Rocket in a 3-0 victory that kept the Crunch’s playoff hopes alive. Cole Koepke scored early while Remi Elie and Anthony Richard added third period goals to send the series back to Syracuse for a decisive Game Five on Tuesday. Hugo Alnefelt made 24 saves in his playoff debut as he came on just ten minutes into the game in relief of injured starter Max Lagace.
The Crunch came out like a team that knew it was facing elimination and the only way to avoid it was to hit everything in sight.