ALBANY, N.Y. – The Binghamton Senators dropped a 2-1 decision to the Albany Devils in their final meeting of the season.
Reid Boucher opened the scoring for the Devils just over five minutes into the first period after stripping the B-Sens power-play unit of the puck and scoring on a shorthanded rush. The B-Sens went to the locker room for the first intermission trailing 1-0 and being outshot 13-10.
Joseph Blandisi doubled the host’s lead with seven minutes left to play in the middle frame with his eighth goal of the year off assists from Boucher and Mike Sislo. Binghamton headed to the final intermission down two goals while being outshot 15-5.
Ben Harpur ended Scott Wedgewood’s shutout bid with his second goal of the year 8:09 into the final period after being set up by Phil Varone. Despite the final push, the B-Sens could not form a come back and fell 2-1 in their final meeting with the Devils.
Wedgewood finished with 23 saves to earn the win while Chris Driedger had 39 stops in the losing effort.
The Binghamton Senators have their final home game of the season Friday, April 15, against the Hershey Bears at 7:05p.m. Fans can purchase tickets by calling the B-Sens Executive Office Thursday from 9:00a.m. – 5:30p.m. or Friday from 8:00a.m. – the game’s second intermission. Fans can also purchase tickets through the Arena Box Office and all Ticketmaster outlets during normal business hours by visiting www.ticketmaster.com or at 1-800-745-3000.
