Sens vs. Bears 1/23/05 Articles: Senators tame Bears
January 24, 2005

Posted by: Bob Howard
Credit: Slam Sports!

Senators tame Bears

HERSHEY, Pa. (CP) - Jason Spezza continued his torrid pace, scoring two goals and adding a pair of assists to lead the Binghamton Senators to a 5-3 victory over the Hershey Bears on Sunday afternoon.

Spezza leads the AHL scoring race with 69 points (22-47), eight points ahead of Manchester's Mike Cammalleri, whose game at Worcester was postponed due to the weather.

Mathieu Darche gave the Bears the lead 6:39 into the match, but Danny Bois tied it six minutes later. Spezza's first goal gave the Senators the lead before the end of the period.

Anton Volchenkov, assisted by Spezza, made it 3-1 a minute into the second. Jeff Ulmer cut into the lead four minutes later for Hershey (20-21-1-0).

Spezza earned his second assist on Brandon Bochenski's power-play goal at 12:11 which sent the Senators into the second intermission with a 4-2 advantage.

Marek Svatos and Spezza traded power-play goals in the final period.

Bears goalie Peter Budaj made 22 saves, while Billy Thompson blocked 29 shots for Binghamton (26-14-3-2), which holds a three-point lead over Philadelphia for top spot in the East Division.