It may look like just one extra night in your own barn but in this series it could very well be a deciding factor. Syracuse's War Memorial at Oncenter doesn't look like much from the outside but it's one of the more difficult buildings in the AHL for visiting clubs to play. The Crunch like to employ a testy style and are far more comfortable doing so in their own arena. It's definitely an edge for Syracuse and the Moose could have avoided it.

"We came into this weekend battling for home ice in the first round and we've put it in another team's hands," said Moose winger Jannik Hansen. "We needed to take care of our own business this weekend and we haven't done that so far. We want to go into the playoffs feeling comfortable about our game and not struggling. We have to fix some things and we have to do it quickly.

Since watching him shuffle off to Dallas, Manitoba's blue-line has developed fever blisters without the cool compress of [Nolan Baumgartner]. The Crunch bring a hectic forecheck and they'll look to feast on a rattled Moose defence.