The Syracuse Crunch defeated the Rochester Americans, 5-3, on Wednesday at Blue Cross Arena.

The Crunch improve to 8-2 on the season and 2-1 in the 12-game season series with the Americans.

Wojciech Stachowiak led Syracuse scorers with two goals and an assist. Max Groshev added three helpers while Dylan Duke and Scott Sabourin also notched multi-point outings.

Ryan Fanti backstopped the Crunch by turning aside 33-of-36 shots faced. Devon Levi put a stop to 24-of-29 for the Americans. The Syracuse power play converted on 2-of-3 opportunities while Rochester scored on 1-of-6 man advantages.

The Crunch were first on the board just 38 seconds into the opening frame after an icing call against Rochester led to an offensive zone faceoff for Syracuse.

Devon Levi made the initial save on a sh

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