Overview
- Syracuse routed Hartford 7-2 with six different goal scorers, led by Jakob Pelletier’s shorthanded penalty shot and a later power-play tally.
- Connor Mackey opened the scoring for Hartford with his first of the season, and Brennan Othmann added his fourth, his third in four games.
- Crunch goaltender Ryan Fanti stopped 21 of 23 shots, Spencer Martin made 25 saves on 32 for Hartford, the Syracuse power play went 1-for-4, and its penalty kill finished 4-for-4.
- One night earlier, Hartford edged Utica 2-1 on two shorthanded goals from Othmann and Adam Sýkora, with Dylan Garand’s late stops preserving the win after a 4-on-3 equalizer.
- Hartford returns home Friday for a rematch against Syracuse with puck drop scheduled for 7 p.m.