Cleveland Offense Comes Up Big In Win Against Syracuse In Game Three of North Division Semifinals
The Cleveland Monsters defeated the Syracuse Crunch 4-3 in overtime during Game Three of the North Division Semifinals of the 2026 Calder Cup Playoffs. Despite being outshot in the first period, Cleveland responded quickly in the second period and eventually secured the win with a wraparound goal by Hudson Fasching. Goaltenders Zach Sawchenko and Brandon Halverson made 31 and 28 saves respectively, with Sawchenko posting a higher save percentage.
- ▪The Cleveland Monsters beat the Syracuse Crunch 4-3 after overtime in Game Three of the North Division Semifinals.
- ▪Syracuse outshot Cleveland 9-3 in the first period and scored first via Spencer Kersten at 10:08.
- ▪Cleveland's Hudson Fasching scored the game-winning goal in overtime after missing on a breakaway.
- ▪Goaltender Zach Sawchenko made 31 saves on 34 shots for a 0.912 save percentage.
- ▪Syracuse goalie Brandon Halverson recorded 28 saves on 32 shots for a 0.875 save percentage.
Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
{"@context":"http://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","mainEntityOfPage":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/cleveland-offense-comes-big-win-025057581.html","headline":"Cleveland Offense Comes Up Big In Win Against Syracuse In Game Three of North Division Semifinals","datePublished":"2026-05-02T02:50:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-02T02:50:57.000Z","keywords":["Syracuse Crunch","Cleveland Monsters","The Crunch","Hudson Fasching","Luca del Bel Belluz","Cleveland","Kevin Fiala","Los Angeles Kings","Zach Sawchenko","Blue Jackets","Brandon Halverson"],"description":"The Cleveland Monsters beat the Syracuse Crunch 4-3 after overtime in Game Three of the North Division Semifinals of the 2026 Calder Cup Playoffs.","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Yahoo…
Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at Yahoo Sports.