AHL Game Preview: Springfield Thunderbirds at Syracuse Crunch with Line Combinations 3/14/2025

AHL Game Preview: Springfield Thunderbirds at Syracuse Crunch with Line Combinations 3/14/2025
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Springfield Thunderbirds (30-20-2-4, 66 pts) at Syracuse Crunch (25-19-8-4, 62 pts)

Venue: Upstate Medical University Arena
Date: Friday, March 14
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: FLO Sports 

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Springfield Thunderbirds News & Notes:

The Thunderbirds are one of the hottest teams in the AHL. They picked up their second straight win on Sunday with a 5-2 win over the Bridgeport Islanders. They are 4-1-0-0 in March averaging 3.2 goals per game while allowing 2.2 goals per game. Matthew Peca is on an 11-game point streak, in that span he has 13 points on nine goals and four assists.

Syracuse Crunch News & Notes:

The Crunch are coming off a 2-1 on Wednesday over the Utica Comets. The Crunch are 3-1-1-0 in March averaging 3.2 goals per game while allowing 2.8 goals per game. Conor Sheary is on a two-game point streak with a goal and two assists.

Springfield Thunderbirds Projected Lines

Kaskimaki-Peca-Luff
Maceachern-Dvorsky-Alexandrov
Stenberg-McGing-Andonovsky 
Bitten-Callin-Kessy 

Schunenman-Addison
Loof-Johannesson
Harrington-Skinner

Ellis
Zherenko 

Syracuse Crunch Projected Lines

Geekie-Brown-Angello 
Newkirk-Allard-Walcott
Duke-Finley-Sheary 
Teasdale-Szturc-Kersten

Pouliot-Santini
Bisson-Walford
Carlile-Crozier 

Tomkins
Halverson

Players To Watch:

Springfield Thunderbirds

Matthew Peca this season has 50 points on 26 goals and 24 assists in 53 games. He ranks fifth in the league in goals and ninth in points.

Syracuse Crunch

Conor Sheary this season has 41 points on 14 goals and 27 assists in 44 games.

Next Game

Springfield – March 15 vs. Syracuse Crunch
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