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Syracuse broke open a tight game with goals two minutes apart in the third quarter of a 15-10 win over the Wings on Friday night in Syracuse, N.Y.
Neto’s power-play goal at 5:56 of the third quarter gave the Silver Knights an 8-4 lead, then Andriy Budnyy scored a three-point goal two minutes later to open up a seven-point lead.
The Wings drew within 13-10 on a goal by Freddy Moojen at 9:07 of the fourth quarter, but couldn’t score again.
| Wichita | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 10 |
| Syracuse | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | 15 |
First quarter — 1, Wichita, Ten Eyck, 8:16. 2, Syracuse, Neto, 10:54.
Second quarter — 3, Syracuse, Forbes, :07. 4, Syracuse, Popovich (Bourdeau), 6:14. 5, Wichita, Moojen (Tiguinho), 7:13.
Third quarter — 6, Syracuse, Neto, 5:56 (pp). 7, Syracuse, Budnyy, 7:56 (3 pt). 8, Wichita, Tiguinho, 11:03. 9, Syracuse, Ubiparapovic (Budnyy), 12:39. Penalty — Santana, Syracuse (striking), 14:25.
Fourth quarter — 10, Wichita, Gonzalez, 7:11. 11, Wichita, Moojen (Tiguinho), 9:07. 12, Syracuse, Santana (Ubiparapovic), 14:21. Penalties — Neto, Syracuse (tripping), 8:32; Gonzalez, Wichita (tripping), 13:25.
Power play — Wichita 0 for 2, Syracuse 1 for 1. Shots — Wichita 18-24—42, Syracuse 26-16—42. Saves — Wichita, Martinez 26 shots, 19 saves; Syracuse, O’Quinn 18-13.
