SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The Syracuse Crunch were defeated by the Belleville Senators, 4-1, tonight at the Upstate Medical University Arena.

After going down by three, Dylan Duke scored a power-play goal for the Crunch in the third period, but the Senators added one more late in the game to lock in the win. Syracuse is now 9-6-0-0 on the season.

Crunch goaltender Ryan Fanti stopped 10-of-13 shots. Jackson Parsons earned the win turning aside 34-of-35 in net for the Senators. The Syracuse power play converted on 1-of-6 opportunities, while Belleville went 2-for-3 on the man-advantage.

Belleville was first on the board with a goal just 1:46 into the game. Mark Duarte sped into the zone, stole a mishandled puck and shoveled a backhander into the net. They doubled their lead with a power-play goal

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