The Syracuse Crunch fell to the Charlotte Checkers, 4-1, on Friday at Bojangles Coliseum.

The Crunch moved to 8-3 on the season and 0-1 in the four-game season series with the Checkers.

Syracuse was on the board first in the opening frame and held a 1-0 lead through the second. Charlotte came back with two goals early in the third period followed by two empty-net goals in the final minute to seal the win.

Crunch goaltender Ryan Fanti put a stop to 18-of-20 shots faced. Cooper Black turned aside 17-of-18 for the Checkers. The Syracuse power play converted on 1-of-3 opportunities while Charlotte converted on 1-of-2 man advantages.

The Crunch opened the scoring on the power play at the 10:34 mark of the first period. Declan Carlile fired a shot from the point, which Mitchell Chaffee tippe

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