ALLENTOWN (Interstat) — The Syracuse Crunch (3-5) will visit the Lehigh Valley Phantoms (3-3) on Saturday in a minor league hockey game. Syracuse enters after a 3-2 overtime loss to Rochester. Syracuse’s other results this season include a 5-1 loss at Laval, a 4-3 win at Hamilton, a 4-2 win over Rochester, a 3-2 loss to Belleville, a 7-1 loss at Rochester, a 6-1 loss at Laval and a 2-0 win at Laval. Syracuse’s past three games were a 3-2 overtime loss to Rochester, a 5-1 loss at Laval and a 4-3 win at Hamilton. Lehigh Valley enters after a 3-2 overtime win at Springfield. The Phantoms have won three straight. Their other results this season include a 6-3 win at Springfield, a 4-1 win at Hartford, a 5-2 loss to Cleveland, a 5-4 overtime loss to Cleveland and a 5-2 loss to Hartford. In Lehigh Valley’s most recent game, forward Alex Bump scored twice on 11 shots, goaltender Aleksei Kolosov made 30 saves on 32 shots and defenseman Cam Dineen had an assist on six shots.

Michael Callahan is a player to watch for Syracuse. Over his past five games, Callahan had one shot on goal in a 0-0 tie at Laval, two shots in a 4-2 win over Rochester, one shot in a 2-3 loss to Belleville, two penalty minutes in a 1-6 loss at Laval and two shots in a 2-0 win at Laval. Callahan recorded six shots on goal and two penalty minutes over that stretch. Forward Alex Bump is a player to watch for Lehigh Valley. Over his past five games, Bump has seven goals and two assists, including two goals on 11 shots in a 3-2 overtime win at Springfield, two goals and one assist on five shots in a 6-3 win at Springfield, one goal on four shots in a 4-1 win at Hartford, one goal and one assist on two shots in a 2-5 loss to Cleveland and one goal on five shots in a 4-5 overtime loss to Cleveland. Bump recorded 27 shots on goal and four penalty minutes over that stretch.

Following the game, Syracuse is scheduled to face Hamilton, Utica, Hartford, Laval, Toronto, Utica, Rochester, Belleville, Hamilton and Rochester in its next 10 games. Syracuse’s next 10 games include six home games and four road games. Lehigh Valley is scheduled to face Belleville, Rochester, Providence, Laval, Belleville, Hamilton, Hamilton, Charlotte, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in its next 10 games. Lehigh Valley’s next 10 games include five home games and five road games.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Lehigh Valley 3, Syracuse 2. Interstat’s ELO system gives Syracuse a 55 percent probability to win.