ALLENTOWN, Pa. (Interstat) — Jakob Pelletier recorded a hat trick as the Syracuse Crunch beat the Lehigh Valley Phantoms 7-2 on Saturday at PPL Center. Pelletier, the game’s top star, finished with three goals, six shots on goal and 12 penalty minutes, scoring at 1:27, 17:26 and 19:48 of the second period. Elliot Desnoyers added two goals, one assist and three shots. Nick Abruzzese had three assists and two shots, while Michael Callahan and Ethan Gauthier each added two assists. Alex Ciernik also scored for Lehigh Valley and had two shots. Gabriel Szturc contributed a goal, an assist and two shots, and Jansen Harkins also scored for Syracuse. Zayde Wisdom opened the scoring for Lehigh Valley 30 seconds into the first period and finished with a goal, one shot and 12 penalty minutes. Syracuse scored twice in the first period and four times in the second. Attendance at PPL Center was 5,328. Syracuse improved to 4-5. Lehigh Valley fell to 3-4.