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B-Sens Storm Past
Checkers in Game 1, 7-4
May 12, 2011 Posted by: Bob Howard
Credit:
Binghamton Senators |
May 12, 2011 - American Hockey
League (AHL) - Binghamton Senators News Release
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| Kaspars Daugavins had a goal
and two assists in the game 1 win vs the Checkers. |
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Three players - including Kaspars
Daugavins - tallied a goal and two assists apiece as
Binghamton started strong and rode the early momentum to a
7-4 road win over Charlotte on Thursday at Time Warner Cable
Arena in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
The
teams are right back at it for Game 2 on Friday before the
series shifts to Binghamton for Games 3 and 4 next Tuesday
and Wednesday.
This series features a pair of
prolific offenses, and it didn't take long for that to go on
display as the sides combined for three goals in the first
2:42 of action. AHL MVP Corey Locke put Binghamton on top
1:37 in, and after Brad Herauf tied it at 2:06, Daugavins
netted his ninth of the playoffs at the 2:42 mark.
Daugavins has now registered a goal in five of his last six
games (7-4-11) and put up a multiple-point effort four times
in that span.
The Senators and Checkers combined for
seven goals in the first period, and Binghamton emerged with
a 4-3 advantage. Despite the fact that Charlotte held a 17-3
shots advantage in the middle frame, Binghamton's Roman Wick
extended his club's lead to 5-3, and the B-Sens notched two
of the three scores in the third period.
Erik Condra
and defenseman Andre Benoit joined Daugavins in posting
three points (1-2-3) for the Senators, who received goals
from seven different players. Ryan Potulny and rookie Bobby
Butler also found the back of the net, and Cody Bass chipped
in two assists.
Binghamton totaled seven goals - an
AHL single-game postseason high - against a Checkers club
which had allowed only 10 goals during its entire six-game
triumph over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in the division finals.
It also marked the Senators' seventh consecutive road
victory - two shy of an AHL playoff record - since dropping
their postseason opener at Manchester on Apr. 14.
Binghamton rookie goaltender Robin Lehner was pulled after
the first period, and Barry Brust stopped 27 of 28 shots in
relief. Charlotte's Mike Murphy also started but didn't
finish the game, surrendering five goals on 15 shots after
coming in with the AHL's top-ranked save percentage (.944).
Riley Nash paced Charlotte's offense with a goal and two
assists, and AHL All-Rookie forward Zac Dalpe also scored.
The B-Sens and Checkers return to the ice in Charlotte
tomorrow for Game 2 of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference
Finals. Puck drops at 7:05 p.m. Fans can listen live on 680
WINR-AM or Team 1200 (Ottawa) beginning 30 minutes before
the game for Countdown to Face Off with Grady Whittenburg,
voice of the B-Sens.
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