First Period Struggles Doom B-Sens
October 21, 2015 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Binghamton Senators News Release
St. JOHN'S, NL - The Binghamton Senators fell to the St. John's IceCaps 3-2 in the second of two straight games versus their division rival. The B-Sens failed to rebound after allowing three goals in the opening 20 minutes of play despite outshooting the IceCaps 42-21 over the course of the contest.
St. John's opened the scoring just 1:37 into the first period when Darren Dietz let loose a slap shot from just inside the blue line that beat the B-Sens' Matt O'Connor over his glove hand to make it 1-0. Just over two minutes later, the IceCaps doubled the lead when Daniel Carr grabbed his first of the year off assists from Michael McCarron and Christian Thomas. Mac Bennett gave the hosts the three goal cushion heading into the first intermission with his first marker of the year with just over eight minutes to play in the frame.
Binghamton came out firing in the second period outshooting St. John's 14-5 over the 20 minutes of play. Eric O'Dell scored his fourth of the year and second against the IceCaps this year just 1:44 into the period to shrink the lead to 3-1. Just over five minutes later, Max McCormick pushed home his first tally of the year to make it a 3-2 score heading into the final period of regulation.
Despite outshooting the IceCaps 12-5 over the final 20 minutes of play, the B-Sens comeback bid fell short as they fell 3-2.
O'Connor finished with 18 saves on 21 shots faced while Zachary Fucale stonewalled 40 of 42 shots by the B-Sens.
Binghamton returns to home ice this Saturday, October 24, when they host the Toronto Marlies at 7:05p.m. Tickets are available by calling the Binghamton Senators Executive Office at (607) 722-7367 from 9:00a.m. until 5:30p.m. Monday-Friday and 8:00a.m. until the second intermission on Saturday. 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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