The Syracuse Crunch tamed the Hartford Wolf Pack, 7-2, on Saturday night at the Upstate Medical University Arena.

The Crunch had six different goal scorers led by Jakob Pelletier, who potted a shorthanded penalty shot and a power-play goal. The win advances the Crunch to 15-9-1 on the season.

Crunch goaltender Ryan Fanti earned the win and stopped 21-of-23 shots. Spencer Martin turned aside 25-of-32 between the pipes for the Wolf Pack. The Syracuse power play converted on 1-of-4 opportunities, while the penalty kill went a perfect 4-for-4.

The Wolf Pack were first on the board just 1:58 into the game. Fanti appeared to make the save on Connor Mackey’s long left-point shot, but the puck trickled past him and across the goal line. Finley evened the score halfway through the frame when he

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