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B-Sens Drop Game 1 To Pens in Overtime, 3-2
April 27, 2013 Posted by: Bob Howard
Credit:
Binghamton Senators |
April 27, 2013 - Binghamton Senators News Release
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – The fourth seeded Binghamton Senators
hosted the fifth seeded Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in
Game 1 of their Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series in
2013 Calder Cup playoffs tonight at the Broome County
Veterans Memorial Arena. After overcoming a two-goal deficit
to send the game into overtime, the B-Sens fell in a close
overtime period to the Penguins, 3-2.
The Penguins
came out strong in the first period, scoring the game’s
first tally as Brian Gibbons cashed in the series’ first
goal on the power play courtesy of Brian Dumoulin and Derek
Nesbitt at 10:58. Chad Kolarik would give Wilkes-Barre their
second goal of the night at 16:41 of the first aided by
Trevor Smith and Riley Holzapfel. The B-Sens regained their
ground on the power play as Shane Prince sniped one in the
Penguins net on a pass from Chris Wideman at the 19:12 mark.
Binghamton was outshot in the opening period 11-3.
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| Mark Stone scored a game
tying goal in the 2nd. |
While entering the second period down 2-1, Mark Stone
rallied the tying goal, unassisted, at 17:03 of the middle
frame on a turnover deep in the Penguins zone.
While
both benches had multiples chances in the third period,
neither team was able to put the puck in the net as the game
was sent into overtime. It took 8:18 minutes for the
Wilkes-Barre to score the overtime winner as Chad Kolarik
tallied his second of the night.
Nathan Lawson
started in goal for Binghamton, stopping 30 of 33 shots
faced. Jeff Zatkoff earned the win for Wilkes-Barre, making
34 saves on 36 shots.
The B-Sens return to action
tomorrow night as they host the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Penguins in Game 2. Game time is 5:05 p.m. Tickets are $20
for side seats and $19 for end seats. There is a $2 discount
on tickets for children ages two through 11. Additionally,
all fans who purchase three tickets to any B-Sens’ first
round home game will receive their fourth ticket (of equal
or lesser value) FREE.
Fans can purchase tickets
through the B-Sens’ executive office, Broome County Veterans
Memorial Arena box office and all Ticketmaster outlets
during normal business hours, by visiting
www.ticketmaster.com, or by phone at 607-722-SENS (7367) and
through Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000. |
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