Team: Syracuse Crunch (12-4-1-1), AHL affiliate for the Tampa Bay Lightning
Opponent: Connecticut Whale (9-8-1-0), AHL affiliate for the New York Rangers
Where: XL Center, Hartford, Connecticut
When: 7 pm ET
Media: Live stream via AHL Live; Radio: The Score 1260 AM
Through 18 games, the AHL leaders on the Crunch are:
C Tyler Johnson: 18 games, 13 G, 8 A, 21 Pts, 14 PIM – 4th in overall scoring, 1st in overall goal scoring
LW Cory Conacher: 18 games, 9 G, 9 A, 18 Pts, 24 PIM – tied for 7th overall scoring, tied for 5th in goal scoring
RW Richard Panik: 18 games, 9 G, 9 A, 18 Pts, 28 PIM – tied for 7th overall scoring, tied for 5th in goal scoring
D Mark Barberio: 18 games, 3 G, 10 A, 13 Pts, 10 PIM – tied for 5th in scoring by defensemen
LW Ondrej Palat: 18 games, 2 G, 14 A, 16 Pts, 18 PIM – tied for 3rd in overall assists
G Dustin Tokarski: 12 games, 2.04 GAA, 0.913 SV% – 6th in GAA, 17th in SV%
