Sens vs. Monarchs 2/23/04 Preview: Senators/Monarchs meet up for 2nd and final time this year
February 23, 2004

Posted by: Bob Howard
Credit: Binghamton Hockey.net

The Binghamton Senators travel to New Hampshire to play the Manchester Monarchs for the second and final time this year today at 7:05.

The two teams first met up at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena on November 21st in Binghamton with the Senators shutting out the Monarchs, 2-0. Billy Thompson stopped all 24 shots he faced in that game for his only shut out of the season. The Senators two goals were scored by Ottawa Senator re-calls Serge Payer & Josh Langfeld. Eleven-year veteran & D-man Steve Bancroft had two helpers in the game for the Senators. All though being shut out in the first meeting, the Monarchs fired 3 more shots at Bill Thompson (24 saves) then did the Sens at Monarch’s goal tender, Milan Hnilicka (19 Saves).

The two teams did not face each other at all in Binghamton’s first season back into the American Hockey League.

The Senators last six games has seen the team go 2-2-2 with 2 wins vs. Providence (2-1) & Toronto (6-2), 2 ties vs. Syracuse (0-0) & Wilkes-Barre (2-2), 2 losses vs. Syracuse (3-0) & last night in Springfield (5-3).

The Monarchs last six games has seen the team go 3-1-2 with 3 wins vs. Albany (3-0), Lowell (3-0) & Providence (3-1), 1 loss to Providence (3-1), 2 ties with Worcester (4-4) & with Portland (1-1).

Today’s game for Manchester is the beginning of a four game home stand facing Binghamton tonight, Portland on Wednesday, Utah on Saturday and Providence on Sunday.

The Senators will return home on Wednesday to face the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins then go on a six game road trip starting with two games in Norfolk on Friday and Saturday.

Manchester’s top point getter is Pavel Rosa who has 57 points (22+35). Goalie, Adam Hauser has a record of 12 wins, 11 losses and 3 ties on the season. He also has 3 shut outs this year with a 2.11 goals against average and a .922 save percentage.

Denis Hamel sits on top of the Senators statistic race with 49 points (21+28). Goalie, Ray Emery boasts a record of 18 wins, 14 losses and 5 ties. Emery, like Hauser of Manchester has three shut outs on the year. Emery’s goals against average going into tonight’s game sits at 2.3 and he has a .925 save percentage.

Manchester (27-21-5-3) sits second in the Atlantic division with 62 points, behind the Hartford Wolfpack who has 70 points. The Senators (26-23-6-2) sit in fifth place in the East division with 60 points just one point of fourth place and 4 points out of third place.

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