The Binghamton Black Bears (44-6-2) lost to the
Danbury Hat Tricks (23-24-5) on Saturday night in
Danbury by the score of 6-4. The Hat Tricks wasted no time getting
on the board, as Chance Adrian struck just 1:11
into the opening period, marking the first Hat Tricks goal against
the Black Bears on home ice in three games. Binghamton answered back
midway through the frame after a costly turnover in front of Danbury
rookie net-minder Ayden Pierce. Ivan
Bondarenko capitalized on the mistake, burying his 18th
goal of the season at 6:15 to even the game at one. Both Mac
Jansen and CJ Stubbs pick up assists on
the tally. Late in the period, the Hat Tricks regained the lead on
the power play. With Kyle Stephan in the box for
hooking, Konstantin Chernyuk converted with 4:00
remaining in the period, giving Danbury a 2-1 advantage heading into
the first intermission.
The Black Bears came out flying in
the second period and quickly erased the deficit. Zac Sirota
buried his 15th goal of the season just 1:48 into the frame,
finishing a setup from Scott Ramaekers and
Kyle Stephan to tie the game at two. Binghamton continued
to push and grabbed their first lead of the night midway through the
period. CJ Stubbs netted his 39th of the season at
11:11, off a strong offensive sequence created by Ivan
Bondarenko and Mac Jansen, giving the
Black Bears a 3-2 advantage. Danbury responded late in the period,
beginning with Eli Rivers, who tied the game at
three with 2:33 remaining, finishing a play set up by Chance
Adrian and Grady Friedman. Momentum stayed
with the Hat Tricks in the final minute after a failed clearing
attempt by Binghamton led to an odd-man rush. Chance Adrian
capitalized for his second goal of the night with 52 seconds left,
assisted by Eli Rivers and Kadyn Fennell,
sending Danbury into the second intermission with a 4-3 lead.
The Black Bears battled back to even the game midway through the
third period. Just after Kadyn Fennell exited the
penalty box, Austin D’Orazio scored his 23rd goal
of the season at 8:56, finishing the play assisted by Stubbs and
Stephan to tie the game at four. The tie game didn’t last long. Just
39 seconds later, the Hat Tricks responded as Grady Friedman
restored the lead at 9:35, capitalizing on a rush opportunity with
assists from Kadyn Fennell and Austin
Pickford to make it 5-4. Binghamton pushed late in the
period, eventually pulling net-minder Dysen Skinner
for the extra attacker, but Danbury sealed the game in the final
minute. Kaiden Kandereka found the empty net at
19:03, assisted by Joe Santoro and Gregory
Susinski, securing the 6-4 win for the Hat Tricks.
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