The Syracuse Crunch rallied back to force overtime before being downed by the Cleveland Monsters, 3-2, on Saturday at Rocket Arena.

Mitchell Chaffee sent the game to overtime with just 41 seconds remaining in regulation to help secure one point for the Crunch on their two-game road trip to Cleveland. The team now sits at 13-8-1-0 after suffering their first overtime loss of the year.

Crunch goaltender Ryan Fanti stopped 28-of-31 shots. Zach Sawchenko earned the win between the pipes for the Monsters turning aside 27-of-29 shots. The Syracuse power play was held scoreless on two opportunities, while the penalty kill went 1-for-2.

The Monsters were first on the board just shy of six minutes into the game. Jordan Dumais chased the puck down along the left-wing boards and centered a feed fo

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