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Eastern Conference Final — Game 1

AHL Game: M1

Who: Syracuse Crunch

Where: Onondaga County War Memorial at Oncenter

When: 7:00 p.m.

Series: Tied 0-0 (best of seven)

Media Kit

Season Series: Oct. 21: SYR 3 @ WBS 1 — Oct. 27: WBS 4 @ SYR 1 — Nov. 30: SYR 3 @ WBS 5 — Dec. 15: WBS 0 @ SYR 4 — Dec. 22: WBS 3 @ SYR 2 — Dec. 31: SYR 2 @ WBS 1 — Feb. 17: SYR 3 @ WBS 0 — Mar. 20: WBS o @ SYR 1

Top Four Scorers for the Penguins vs. the Crunch: 1. Trevor Smith (8 GP, 4-1-5) 2. Riley Holzapfel (8 GP, 2-3-5) 3. Brian Dumoulin (6 GP, 1-2-3) 4. Dylan Reese (6 GP, 0-3-3)

Top Four Scorers for the Crunch vs. the Penguins: 1. Brett Connolly (8 GP, 3-4-7) 2. Tyler Johnson (7 GP, 3-4-7) 3. Ondrej Palat (7 GP, 0-6-6) 4. Richard Panik (7 GP 3-1-4)

How the Crunch got here: Swept the Portland Pirates in Round One then swept the Springfield Falcons in Round Two.

How the Penguins got here: Swept the Binghamton Senators in Round One then won in seven games over the Providence Bruins in Round Two.

Referee(s): Geno Binda / Jamie Koharski

Linesmen: John Grandt / Jud Ritter

What to Watch For: How much momentum will the Penguins have coming into this series vs. how much “rink rust” the Crunch have after sitting idle for over a week. Will the Penguins be able to slow down a more complete Syracuse team? Will the Crunch get to Penguins goaltender Brad Thiessen early?

Twitter: @wbspenguins / @SyracuseCrunch

Facebook: /WilkesBarreScrantonPenguins // /syracusecrunch

Beat Writers: @CVBombulie / @PSCrunchHockey

Broadcasters: For WBS: Tom Grace @TGracePens and Mike O’Brien @MikeOBrienWBS / For SYR: Dan D’Uva @Dan_DUva

Fan Bloggers: @nafsnep / @Allovimo

Radio: For WBS: 102.3 The Mountain / For Syracuse: The Score 1260

Television: AHL Live

When is Game 2?: Tomorrow night in Syracuse at 7:00 in Syracuse