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Game Day Match-Up: Binghamton Black Bears vs. Watertown Wolves April 23, 2025 | ||
Posted by: Bob Howard Credit: Binghamton Hockey.net | ||
April 18, 2025 - by Bob Howard - BinghamtonHockey.net The Binghamton Black Bears and the Watertown Wolves will meet for the third straight season in the 1st round of the Commissioner's Cup playoffs with Game 1 tonight in the north country. The Black Bears and the Wolves have met 8 times this season with Black Bears having a record of 7-1-0 vs. the Wolves. The only loss was the home opener of the Black Bears on October 12th. Otherwise the Black Bears have won all 4 games played in Watertown between the two Empire Division teams. The Wolves are 1-0 in the playoffs already this post-season with a win over the Motor City Rockers in Tuesday's Wildcard match-up in which they took a 4-2 in, also in Watertown. The Black Bears will likely roll Connor McAnanama out for this game to face-off against Breandan Colgan, who the Black Bears saw March 21, 2025, a 6-1 win fir C-Mac in that game. Players to look out for in this match-up are Trevor Lord, Davide Gaeta, Trevor Grasby and Ludlow Harris Jr, who did score the game-winner on Tuesday vs. the Rockers. On the Black Bears, it's everyone from Tyson Kirkby to Zac Sirota. Many of the regulars this season for the Black Bears have contributed, secondary scoring was a big factor in the 49 wins this season for the Black Bears. Win-Loss-Standings: BIN: 56 GP - 49-6-1 - 143 PTS, 1st - Empire WAT: 55 GP - 28-23-4 - 83 PTS, 4th - Empire Leading Scorers: BIN: Tyson Kirkby - 46 GP - 37 + 60 = 97 PTS WAT: Trevor Lord - 52 GP - 38 + 47 = 85 PTS Net-Minders: BIN: Connor McAnanama 30-3-1 2.08 GAA, .922 Save % WAT: Breandan Colgan 17-14-3 2.97 GAA, .914 Save % Specialty Teams: BIN: Power Play - Ranked 1st, 71 PPGF, 26% - Penalty Kill - Ranked 3rd, 35 PPGA, 86% WAT: Power Play - Ranked 2nd, 60 PPGF, 26% - Penalty Kill - Ranked 8th, 47 PPGA, 80%
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