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B-Sens Shutdown
Checkers 3-0 In Game 2
May 13, 2011 Posted by: Bob Howard
Credit:
Binghamton Senators |
May 13, 2011 - American Hockey
League (AHL) - Binghamton Senators News Release
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| Ryan Potulny scored twice in
game 2. |
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Ryan Potulny scored twice and Robin Lehner
bounced back from a shaky Game 1 outing to post his second
shutout of the postseason, leading Binghamton to a 3-0 win
over Charlotte on Friday night.
The Senators grabbed
a 2-0 series lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference
Finals, with the series shifting to Binghamton for the next
three games.
Lehner (8-2), who allowed three goals on
12 shots in one period of work in Game 1, was solid
throughout and made 35 saves to hand the Checkers their
third shutout loss in their last seven outings.
After
the teams combined for seven goals in the first period of
Thursday's series opener, Game 2 appeared to be headed to
the first intermission in a scoreless deadlock until Potulny
scored with 43.3 seconds left in the opening frame.
Linemates Ryan Keller and Zack Smith earned the assists.
Just 29 seconds into the second period, Potulny tipped
home Keller's centering pass for a power-play goal.
Both teams had some good scoring chances the rest of the
way, and the Senators finally lengthened their lead when
Bobby Butler converted off a Corey Locke feed with 6:59 left
in regulation.
Potulny's two snipes extend his
league-leading totals to 13 goals and 22 points in 15
playoff games. Keller assumed the AHL lead with his 12th and
13th postseason assists.
Mike Murphy, who like Lehner
was pulled from Game 1 after he allowed five goals on 15
shots, made 28 saves in Game 2.
The victory was
Binghamton's eighth in a row on the road, one shy of the AHL
record.
Game 3 of the series is Tuesday, May 17 at
7:05 p.m. in Binghamton. The B-Sens executive offices,
located on the third floor of the Broome County Veterans
Memorial Arena, will be open Saturday, May 14 and Sunday,
May 15 from noon to 5 p.m. Tickets are on sale for Games 3
and 4. Tickets are $20.75 for side seats, $19.75 for end
seats.
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