Cory Conacher led the team with two goals and two assists. Adam Comrie and Tye McGinn both contributed to the goal total, while Matt Peca and Erik Condra added a pair of assists each. The win gives the Crunch their 30th of the year and moves the team to 30-19-5-5. Syracuse also takes a 4-1-1-1 lead in the eight-game season series.
Goaltender Kristers Gudlevskis stopped 25-of-27 shots in victory. Charlie Lindgren turned aside 23-of-26 shots in net for the IceCaps. Special teams led the charge with Syracuse going 3-of-7 on the power play and a perfect 4-for-4 on the penalty kill.
The Crunch opened scoring with 46 seconds remaining in the first period. Condra passed up to Conacher at the blue line. The forward sent the puck over to the left circle for Comrie to skate in and send home while on the power play.
Syracuse doubled their lead with another power-play goal just 1:44 into the second period. Peca sent a cross-slot feed for Conacher to one-time back door. His shot was stopped, but McGinn following behind to chip in the rebound from the left side of the crease.
The IceCaps stole one back with 7:59 remaining in the middle frame. After Gudlevskis made the save on Brett Lernout's shot from the left circle, Stefan Matteau jammed in a loose puck during a scrum.
Conacher put the Crunch back up by two before the second period came to an end. Condra sent a perfect cross-zone feed through traffic for him to redirect wide open from the left circle. Peca earned the secondary helper.
With one second remaining in the game, Conacher added an empty net goal with the help of Joel Vermin and Matt Taormina.
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