The Binghamton Senators dropped the first road game of the season 2-1 to the Syracuse Crunch. Jeff Tambellini notched both of the Crunch goals while Kristers Gudlevskis stopped 27 of 28 shots faced to earn the victory in net for Syracuse.
Tambellini scored the lone goal of the first period when he managed to beat the B-Sens’ Matt O’Connor over the glove hand to give the hosts the 1-0 lead. Syracuse skated to the intermission with a 1-0 lead and an 8-7 advantage in shots on goal.
Binghamton responded with the only goal in the second period when Cole Schneider recorded his first tally of the year on a shorthanded goal 4:58 into the frame. Schneider managed to outskate a Syracuse defender to the puck in the neutral zone and beat Gudlevskis one-on-one on the backhand.
A penalty filled third period appeared to yield nothing for either team, but just as the B-Sens returned to full strength Tambellini fired home his second of the night to give the hosts the 2-1 victory.
Both Binghamton and Syracuse finished 0-for-5 on the power play while O’Connor stopped 24 of 26 shots faced in the losing effort.
THIS WEEK…
Tuesday, October 20 @ St. John’s IceCaps (Montreal Canadiens) – 6:00p.m.
Wednesday, October 21 @ St. John’s IceCaps (Montreal Canadiens) – 6:00p.m.
Saturday, October 24 vs. Toronto Marlies (Toronto Maple Leafs) – 7:05p.m.
Sunday, October 25 @ Albany Devils (New Jersey Devils) – 3:00p.m.
PROMOTIONS…
The B-Sens host the Toronto Marlies on Saturday, October 24 at 7:05p.m. for their annual Outdoorsman Night. Camping and hunting displays will be setup along the Arena’s concourse and fans who wear camo will have the chance to be selected for great prizes throughout the night.
Fans can purchase a special Camo T-Shirt/Ticket Combo Pack for just $20. Season Ticket Holders have the option of purchasing the limited edition B-Sens Camouflage T-Shirt for just $10. Fans are encouraged to preorder their packages by the end of the day on Tuesday, October 20, to guarantee their T-Shirt size.
There will also be a postgame Open Skate presented by Fidelis Care of New York with participants receiving a special giveaway courtesy of Fidelis.
*Following the October 24th game versus the Toronto Marlies, Binghamton University Parking Passes will no longer be available for purchase*
SENS SNIPPETS…
Rookie Goaltender Matt O’Connor stopped 24 of 26 shots in the 2-1 loss versus the Crunch in his first American Hockey League start.
Forward Cole Schneider scored shorthanded for the B-Sens lone goal this past Saturday versus the Crunch. With the marker Schneider moves into a tie with Shane Prince for fourth all-time on the B-Sens goal scoring list. Schneider ranks in the top ten all-time for the B-Sens in six statistical categories including goals, assists, points and shorthanded tallies.
