Early Strikes Too Much for Binghamton
December 17, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Binghamton Senators News Release
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - The Binghamton Senators fell 5-3 in their first trip to Allentown after allowing three goals on the Lehigh Valley Phantoms first three shots of the night. Petr Straka netted his seventh of the year just 15 seconds into the first before strikes from Jason Akeson at :27 and Andrew Gordon at :36 set a new fastest time for three goals allowed in B-Sens history.
Scott Greenham came into net to relieve Andrew Hammond following the goals and stopped the remaining three Phantom shots in the opening 20 minutes to send the teams to the locker room with Binghamton trailing 3-0.
Lehigh Valley started the second period on residual power-play time from a double minor high sticking call against the B-Sens Carter Camper. With just nine seconds left in the man advantage, Nick Cousins scored his first of two goals on the night to make it 4-0 Lehigh Valley just 2:11 into the period. The B-Sens power-play unit responded via a blast from Alex Grant at 14:06 into the frame to cut the Phantoms lead to 4-1 heading into the final period.
Chris Wideman's power-play strike at 2:33 of the third period made it 4-2 before Cousins notched his second of the night 15:37 into the period to restore the host's two-goal lead. Derek Grant sent home a rebound on a power-play chance with less than 30 seconds to play to push the final to 5-3 Lehigh Valley.
The Phantoms Rob Zepp stopped 40 of 43 shots faced to earn his seventh win of the season. Shane Prince finished with two assists to lead Binghamton.
Binghamton returns home Friday, December 20, when they host the Springfield Falcons at 7:05p.m. Tickets for Friday are available by calling the Binghamton Senators Executive Office at (607) 722-7367 or stopping in Monday-Friday between 9:00a.m. to 5:30p.m. Fans can also purchase tickets through the Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena Box Office and all Ticketmaster outlets during normal business hours by visiting www.ticketmaster.com or at 1-800-745-3000.
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