Bears Extend Winning Streak With 3-2 Victory in Bingo

January 28, 2011
Kathryn Hedrick
Game Recap

Giving Dany Sabourin a well-deserved rest, Braden Holtby led the Bears onto the ice against the Binghamton Senators tonight.

Boyd Kane scored the first goal of the game. He sniped the shot up high and gave Hershey the early lead. Before the end of the period, the Senators tied it up on the power play when Bobby Butler slammed home the rebound.

In the second period, the teams exchanged goals again. Bingo got their first lead of the game when they got the puck close up on the goal crease and beat Holtby. Hershey countered with a power play goal of their own. Brian Willsie gets all the credit on this one as he danced through the defense and placed a perfect backhand shot.

It looked like there was a game-changing penalty when Jim O’Brien of Binghamton was questionably penalized for a hit on Tyler Sloan. O’Brien recieved an elbowing major as well as a game misconduct. But the Senators came up big and killed off the penalty.

Just when it seemed as if not scoring on that power play was going to be their biggest regret, the Bears upped their offense and got moving. Kyle Greentree got the puck right between the face-off circles and scored five-hole on Mike Brodeur with about two and half minutes left in the game.

The Senators couldn’t muster up enough to tie the game again and the Bears won 3-2. They have now won five games in a row, their longest streak of the season!

Tonight’s Notes:

Sadly, Lawrence Nycholat is officially out of the AHL All Star game due to injury. However, it’s good news for Brian Fahey who the AHL announced to be Nycholat’s replacement.
With an assist on Kane’s goal, Keith Aucoin extends his point streak to seven straight games.
Steve Pinizzotto was out of the line-up because of the flu. Get well soon, Pinner!
Before the game, a zamboni broke down on the ice. Perhaps it acted as a sign of things to come as the Senators broke down at the end of the game.

Lines and Pairings:

Kane – Aucoin – Gordon
Greentree – Willsie – Bouchard
de Kastrozza – Joudrey – Rome
Lacroix – Bruess – Rechlicz

Souray – Miskovic
McNeill – Collins
Wellar – Sloan

Actual three stars of the game:

1. Kyle Greentree (HER)
2. Andre Benoit (BNG)
3. Brian Willsie (HER)

Sweetest Hockey On Earth’s three stars of the game:

1. Greentree: game-winning goal
2. Willsie: goal-tying goal
3. Kane: first goal of the night