Binghamton Edges Hershey in 2-1 Victory
As the Washington Capitals wrapped up a win against the Ottawa Senators, their farm teams dropped the puck in Binghamton.
It was a rough start for the Bears as the Binghamton Senators took an early lead. Maybe they were feeling a little tired after a late game the night before and travelling today. Whatever the reason, they were rudely awakened by a goal by Andrew Sweetland. Sweetland just signed a PTO with Binghamton and he was definitely impressing everyone tonight.
Boyd Kane tied the game up after a play that he deserves all the credit for. He was harassed by David Hale on the boards behind the goal but was able to keep the puck. He passed it briefly to Keith Aucoin but it returned to him. He powered to the front of the goal and beat Barry Brust to tie it up.
The second period saw no scoring change although the Senators were awarded a penalty shot after Mike Hoffman was hooked on a breakaway. Braden Holtby was ready to make the big save and it all came down to the third period.
Unfortunately, penalties ultimately won this game for the Senators. Patrick McNeill took his second penalty of the night and the best power play unit in the league got to work. They got Holtby moving and Ryan Keller scored the game-winning goal. Bingo takes this one 2-1.
Hershey gets a couple days to rest up and prepare for their next weekend of games. Hopefully it will be better than this weekend’s.
Tonight’s Notes:
- Another two referee game. It’s not incredibly apparent as there were only nine penalties called throughout the game.
- Steve Pinizzotto was a little shaken up after he was boarded in the first period. Thankfully, he returned to the game and seemed to be alright.
- Barry Brust had quite the emotional night. Despite leading by one goal in the final two minutes, he took a stupid roughing penalty by shoving Kane after the whistle. He also received a ten minute misconduct. After the final whistle and the Senators get the win, he took offense to Pinizzotto and gave him a shove. He received a pointless two minute penalty at the 20:00 mark.
Lines and Pairings:
Kane – Aucoin – Bouchard
Greentree – Willsie – Pinizzotto
Lacroix – Joudrey – Rome
Kugryshev – Bruess – Rechlicz
Fahey – Yeo
P McNeill – Collins
Kroll – Miskovic
Actual three stars of the game:
1. Barry Brust (BNG)
2. Braden Holtby (HER)
3. Ryan Keller (BNG)
Sweetest Hockey On Earth’s three stars of the game:
1. Holtby: stopped 35 of 37 shots, including a penalty shot
2. Kane: scored Hershey’s only goal
3. Willsie: strong game