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B-Sens Tie
First Round Series with Thrilling Overtime Victory
April 15, 2011 Posted by: Bob Howard
Credit:
The AHL.com |
April 15, 2011 - American Hockey
League (AHL) - Binghamton Senators News Release
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| Derek Grant scores the game
winner in OT. |
MANCHESTER, N.H. - Rookie Derek Grant scored a goal he is
likely never to forget, netting his first as professional
just 4:03 into overtime of game two to send the Binghamton
Senators home with a 4-3 victory over the Manchester
Monarchs. With the win the B-Sens and Monarchs are now tied
1-1 in the best-of-seven Atlantic Division Semifinals.
Following a scoreless first period the B-Sens found
themselves in a 2-0 hole heading into the third. Tyler
Toffoli and Justin Azevedo each net their first goals of the
playoffs at 2:16 and 9:09 of the second respectively to give
the Monarchs a commanding lead.
The B-Sens rebounded
in the third, taking their first lead of the series with a
trio of goals. Ryan Potulny's second goal of the playoffs
put Binghamton on the board just 1:07 into the final period
of regulation.
B-Sens' captain Ryan Keller would tie
the game at 5:22 of the third, before Kaspars Daugavins
hammered one home at 8:59 to give the B-Sens a 3-2 edge.
Potulny assisted on Daugavin's tally, earning his second
point of the game.
The Monarchs would pull goaltender
Jeff Zatkoff in favor of an extra skater with under a minute
remaining in regulation and ultimately capitalized on the
six-on-five advantage. Jake Muzzin beat Barry Brust with
1:02 remaining in regulation to force the first overtime of
the 2011 Calder Cup playoffs before Grant's heroics sent the
rambunctious crowd of 8,588 Monarchs fans fleeing for the
exits.
Game three is set for Sunday, April 17 at 5:05
p.m. The B-Sens will host a tailgate party on the Stuart
Street side of the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena
beginning at 3 p.m. and the first 1,000 fans through the
gates receive a free B-Sens hand clapper courtesy of the
Binghamton Senators Booster Club.
The B-Sens
executive offices, located on the third floor of the arena,
will be open Saturday, April 16 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
where tickets for games three through five will be on sale.
Tickets are $18.75 for side seating, $17.75 for end seating.
For more information, including the complete first round
schedule visit www.binghamtonsenators.com.
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