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February 1, 2013 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Binghamton Senators News Release


LAST WEEK...

Friday, Jan. 25: Binghamton 1, Syracuse 0

Shots: Binghamton 28, Syracuse 40

PP: Binghamton 0 for 3, Syracuse 0 for 3

The visiting Binghamton Senators blanked the Syracuse Crunch 1-0 in an overtime shootout victory last Friday at the War Memorial at Oncenter, despite being outshot 40 to 27 through regulation and overtime.

Stephane Da Costa scored the game's lone goal for the B-Sens in the shootout.

Robin Lehner started in goal for the B-Sens making 40 saves and stopping all five shots in the shootout. Dustin Tokarski started in goal for the Crunch, turning aside 27 shots and three of four shots in the shootout.

Saturday, Jan. 26: Hershey 2, Binghamton 3

Shots: Hershey 40, Binghamton 31

PP: Hershey 0 for 3, Binghamton 0 for 3

The B-Sens defeated the Hershey Bears 3-2 at home last Saturday. The game was the B-Sens second consecutive shootout win.

Both Mike Hoffman and Mark Stone scored goals for the B-Sens in regulation, while Mika Zibanejad, Stephane Da Costa and Jack Downing each tallied goals in the shootout.

Steve Oleksy and Ryan Stoa netted goals in regulation for the Bears.

Robin Lehner made his second consecutive start in goal for Binghamton, stopping 38 of 40 shots and all three shots in the shootout. Dany Sabourin tended goal for Hershey turning aside 28 of 30 shots and zero of three shots in the shootout.

Record: 27-10-1-3

Standings: The B-Sens are first place overall in the East Division (58 points).

THIS WEEK...

Friday, Feb. 1 @ St. John's IceCaps (Winnipeg Jets) - 6 p.m. EST

Saturday, Feb. 2 @ St. John's IceCaps - 6 p.m. EST

The B-Sens will kick off a stretch of four straight games on the road with back-to-back tilts against the IceCaps in St. John's beginning tonight. This weekend will conclude the B-Sens four-game season series against St. John's this season.

The two teams have split the season series so far. The B-Sens defeated the IceCaps 4-2 on Jan. 31, but lost to the Atlantic Division rival 3-2 on Jan. 21.

The IceCaps enter the weekend in fifth place in the Atlantic Division with a record of 19-22-1-2 and 41 points.

Forward Jason Jaffray currently leads the team in points (23) and assists (17).

Wednesday, Feb. 6 @ Adirondack Phantoms (Philadelphia Flyers) - 7 p.m.

On Wednesday, the B-Sens will travel to Adirondack to face the Phantoms in the fourth of eight meetings between the two teams this season. The two last met in Binghamton on Jan. 11 - a 3-2 shootout loss for the B-Sens.

The B-Sens hold a 2-0-0-1 edge over the Phantoms in the season series.

The Phantoms enter the weekend in fifth place in the Northeast Division with a record of 17-21-2-1 and 37 points.

With forwards Sean Couturier and Brayden Schenn on recall to the parent club in Philadelphia, defensemen Danny Syvret leads is the current active scoring leader on the Phantoms roster with 21 points (three goals, 18 assists).

SENS SNIPPETS...

In case you missed it, goalie Robin Lehner was named CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Jan. 27, 2013. Lehner went 2-0-0 with a stingy 0.92 goals-against average and a 0.975 save percentage in the two games he played that week. Both games were shootout wins for the B-Sens.

Center Stephane Da Costa dominated in the shootout this week. He scored shootout goals in both the Jan. 26 game at Syracuse and again on Jan. 27 against Hershey. His lone shootout goal against the Crunch proved to be the game winner. Da Costa is the currently active leader on the B-Sens roster in assists with 14.

B-SENS BRINGING IT HOME TO THE COMMUNITY...

The B-Sens have partnered with the Mental Health Association of the Southern Tier (MHAST) and D.I.F.D. (Do It For Daron) for Power to the Purple Night on Sunday, Feb. 10, when the B-Sens host the Albany Devils at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena.

Power to the Purple Night seeks to inspire conversations about youth mental health and promote mental well-being. Mental health isn't always easy to talk about but it's definitely worth talking about - the earlier a mental illness is recognized and treated, the better the chances are for recovery.

The event was created in honor of Daron Richardson, the 14-year-old daughter of B-Sens head coach Luke Richardson, who lost her life to suicide in November 2010.

All fans are encouraged to wear purple to the game in support of youth mental health.

Also in an effort to generate awareness and inspire conversations, all players on both teams that night will wear special purple warm-up jerseys. All B-Sens players will wear D.I.F.D purple heart stickers on their helmets and don purple laces in their skates. Additionally B-Sens coaches and staff members will all be wearing purple that evening.

During the game the B-Sens will auction and raffle off both teams' warm-up jerseys. The autographed

jerseys of three fan favorite players will be up for bid in a silent auction on the main concourse of the arena. All other jerseys will be raffled off.

For more information on Power to the Purple please visit www.binghamtonsenators.com.

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