Braced by 19 goals in only three games, the Syracuse Crunch find themselves third in the North Division with a 15-8-1 record. The Crunch first beat the Rochester Americans on Wednesday night after overcoming a three-goal deficit (before almost blowing their own three-goal lead) to win 7-6. On Saturday, they met the Amerks again, but this time the Crunch came out with an early lead and held it (for the most part) until the end for a 5-3 win. And on Sunday, the Utica Comets came to town and were thoroughly beaten 7-1 by Syracuse.
The Crunch were buoyed in wins against Rochester and Utica thanks to a combined 12 goals from their top six.