AHL Game Preview: Syracuse Crunch at Springfield Thunderbirds with Line Combinations 3/15/2025

AHL Game Preview: Syracuse Crunch at Springfield Thunderbirds with Line Combinations 3/15/2025

Syracuse Crunch (26-19-8-4, 64 pts) at Springfield Thunderbirds (30-21-2-4, 66 pts)

Venue: MassMutual Center
Date: Saturday, March 15
Time: 7:05 pm EST
TV: FLO Sports 

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Syracuse Crunch News & Notes:

The Crunch picked up their third straight win last night against Springfield. They improved to 4-1-1-0 on March averaging 4.17 goals per game while allowing three goals per game.

Springfield Thunderbirds News & Notes:

The Thunderbirds had their two game winning streak snapped last night to the Crunch in a 9-4 loss. The loss dropped them to 4-2-0-0 in March averaging 3.33 goals per game while also allowing 3.33 goals per game. Matthew Peca did continue his goal streak scoring in his third straight game which also continues his point streak which is now up to 12. During the 12-game streak he has 16 points on ten goals and six assists.

Syracuse Crunch Projected Lines

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

Pouliot-Santini
Bisson-Walford
Carlile-Crozier 

Tomkins
Halverson

Springfield Thunderbirds Projected Lines

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

Schunenman-Addison 
Loof-Johannesson
Harrington-Skinner

Ellis
Zherenko 

Players To Watch:

Syracuse

Logan Brown this season has 24 points on ten goals and 14 assists. Brown recorded a hat trick last night, his second multi-goal game of the season.

Springfield

Matt Luff this season has 48 points on 19 goals and 28 assists. He recorded two goals and an assist in last night’s Springfield loss.

Next Game

Syracuse – March 21 at Lehigh Valley Phantoms
Springfield – March 16 vs. Providence Bruins

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