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Commissioner's Cup | |
Empire - Series B Game 1 | |
April 19, 2024 | |
Away | Home |
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4 | 2 |
Binghamton | Watertown |
Black Bears | Wolves |
Watertown Arena | |
Attendance: 1,500 | |
Bing Battles Back, Take 1-0 Series Lead |
MINI RECAP |
The Binghamton Black Bears (1-0) defeated the Watertown Wolves (0-1) in Watertown in a close game, 4-2. The Wolves score first as Trevor Lord scores glove side high to beat Connor McAnanama for the game’s first goal at the 4:48 mark. The Wolves scored their second goal of the game off the stick of Michael Mercurio as he was able to squeak the puck through the five hole of the Black Bears net-minder. The Black Bears cut the lead for the Wolves down to 1 as Kyle Stephan scores at the 2:14 mark to make this a 2-1 game. Colan Fitzgerald who started the play on Stephan's goal, scored the game tying goal just 43 seconds later knotting this game at 2 goals apiece. With Justin Schmit in the penalty box for an instigator penalty at the end of the 2nd period, Dakota Bohn put the Black Bears up with a power play goal up just 1:40 into the 3rd period. Gavin Yates scored the Black Bears 4th goal of the game at the 10:34 mark of the 3rd. The Black Bears take a 1 game lead in the best of 3 series in the Commissioner's Cup Quarterfinals Empire Division B Series. |
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3 STARS | |||
1 | BIN | Kyle Stephan | 1G |
2 | BIN | Tyson Kirkby | 2A |
3 | WAT | Michael Mercurio | 1G |
SCORING | ||
Period 1 | ||
WAT | Trevor Lord | 4:48 |
Ivan Sergeev | ||
WAT | Michael Mercurio | 14:15 |
Ross Barlett, Joshua Tomasi | ||
Period 2 | ||
BIN | Kyle Stephan | 2:14 |
Gavin Yates, Jesse Anderson | ||
BIN | Colan Fitzgerald | 2:57 |
Blake Tosto, Tyson Kirkby | ||
Period 3 | ||
BIN | Dakota Bohn (PP) | 1:40 |
Tyson Kirkby, Austin Thompson | ||
BIN | Gavin Yates | 10:34 |
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PENALTIES | POWER PLAYS | ||||||
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PENALTIES |
Period 1 |
WAT - Joshua Tomasi
(Holding) 2 MIN, 16:30 WAT - Aleksandr Gamzatov (Holding) 2 MIN, 19:33 |
Period 2 |
WAT - Ivan Sergeev
(Slashing) 2 MIN, 1:00 BIN - Austin Thompson (Slashing) 2 MIN, 1:00 BIN - Mathieu Boislard (Tripping) 2 MIN, 3:43 BIN - Kyle Stephan (Tripping) 2 MIN, 5:08 BIN - Connor Smith (Boarding) 2 MIN, 8:01 WAT - Tate Leeson (Roughing) 2 MIN, 8:01 WAT - Trevor Lord (Hooking) 2 MIN, 9:06 WAT - Tate Leeson (Roughing) 2 MIN, 16:24 BIN - Blake Tosto (Roughing) 2 MIN, 16:24 BIN - Dan Wieber (Roughing) 2 MIN, 19:35 WAT - Tate Leeson (High-Sticking) 2 MIN, 19:35 WAT - Justin Schmit (Instigator) 2 MIN, 20:00 WAT - Justin Schmit (Fighting) 5 MAJ, 20:00 WAT - Justin Schmit (Fighting Other than During the Period) 10 GM, 20:00 BIN - Mathieu Boislard (Fighting) 5 MAJ, 20:00 |
Period 3 |
WAT - Lincoln Gingerich (Roughing) 2 MIN, 10:49 BIN - Tyson Kirkby (Elbowing) 2 MIN, 10:49 BIN - Jesse Anderson (Roughing) 2 MIN, 10:49 WAT - Trevor Grasby (Tripping) 2 MIN, 11:06 BIN - Kyle Stephan (Tripping) 2 MIN, 11:06 BIN - Austin Thompson (Tripping) 2 MIN, 12:15 WAT - Tate Leeson (Slashing) 2 MIN, 19:34 BIN - Austin Thompson (Unsportsmanlike Conduct) 2 MIN, 19:34 |
Goaltending Stats | |||||
Goalie | MIN | SA | SV | W\L | |
BIN | Connor McAnanama | 60:00 | 28 | 26 | W |
WAT | Spencer Kozlowski | 58:04 | 47 | 43 | L |
Officials | |
Referees | |
Erik Holvig | Steve Cook |
Linesmen | |
Michael Imperio | Hunter Meyette |
Coaches | |
BIN | WAT |
Brant Sherwood | Brian Verbeek |
Tyson Kirkby (P\A) | Charlie Pens Jr. (A) |
JT Walters (P\A) | |
Game Info | |||
Game # | Time | Date | Atty |
B1E | 2:55 | 4/19/2024 | 1,500 |