SYRACUSE, N.Y. (Interstat) — Jakob Pelletier recorded a hat trick and an assist as the Syracuse Crunch shut out the Hamilton Hammers 7-0 Friday at Upstate Medical University Arena. Mads Søgaard made 17 saves for Syracuse, which scored three first-period goals and led 6-0 after two periods. Dyllan Gill added one goal and two assists, Maxim Groshev had one goal and one assist, Nick Abruzzese contributed three assists, Michael Callahan had one assist, and Noah Steen also scored. Brendan Furry added two assists, Jansen Harkins also scored, and Elliot Desnoyers had three shots on goal. Groshev opened the scoring at 2:12 of the first period. Pelletier scored in the first and second before completing his hat trick at 11:38 of the third. Syracuse scored three times in the second period. Pelletier finished with five shots on goal and two penalty minutes. Syracuse improved to 5-5, while Hamilton dropped to 3-8. Attendance was 4,855.