The Syracuse Crunch spooked the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, 3-1, on Friday at the Upstate Medical University Arena.

The win snapped a three-game skid and advanced the Crunch to 14-9-1 on the season.

Crunch goaltender Kevin Mandolese stopped 14-of-15 shots to earn the win in his first start for Syracuse. Phantoms netminder Aleksei Kolosov stopped 25-of-27 shots.

Both the Syracuse and Lehigh Valley power plays converted on 1-of-4 opportunities.

The Crunch opened scoring with a power-play goal just 36 seconds into the second period. Nick Abruzzese set up Conor Geekie for a one-timer from the right circle that Dylan Duke redirected into the net.

Syracuse doubled their lead with a shorthanded goal late in the frame. Jakob Pelletier got ahead for a short breakaway and beat Kolosov.

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