Game Preview: Senators at Bears, 7 p.m.
March 22, 2017
TODAY'S GAME NOTESBinghamton Senators (25-35-2-2, 54 points, 6th in North) at Hershey Bears (36-18-8-3, 83 points, 3rd in Atlantic)
Wednesday, March 22, 2017- 7:00 p.m.
Giant Center
Broadcast Information (Pre-game 6:30 PM)
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SENATORS AT BEARS: The Hershey Bears battle the Binghamton Senators for the final time ever this evening. The Senators are moving to Belleville, Ontario after this season, and the Albany Devils will be relocating to Binghamton next season. Hershey enters tonight’s game with five straight wins, and an AHL season-high of nine straight wins at home. The Bears are 8-2-0-0 over the past 10 games. The Senators have lost four of their past five games, but claimed a win last time out, exploding for seven goals in the third period in a 8-4 win at Toronto. Tonight is Hersheypark Pass Night.
2016-17 REGULAR-SEASON SERIES VS BINGHAMTON (3-2-0-0):
October 15 At Binghamton Veterans Memorial Arena L, 3-0
October 29 BINGHAMTON Giant Center W, 7-2
January 15 BINGHAMTON Giant Center L, 4-2
February 3 At Binghamton Veterans Memorial Arena W, 5-3
March 11 At Binghamton Veterans Memorial Arena W, 7-1
March 22 BINGHAMTON Giant Center
ATLANTIC DIVISION STANDINGS (as of March 22):
RECENT RESULTS:
Sunday, March 19: Hershey 3 at Bridgeport 1
Travis Boyd’s power play goal with 1:23 left in regulation pulled the Hershey Bears hockey team ahead, and stood as the game-winner in the club's a 3-1 victory over the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Sunday afternoon at the Webster Bank Arena. The victory was Hershey’s fifth straight win and moved the club into third place in the Atlantic Division.
Ross Johnston opened the scoring for the Sound Tigers at 7:33 of the second period. The forward rushed down the left wing and fired a shot to the goal from a tight angle. The shot eluded Hershey netminder Pheonix Copley as Bridgeport made it 1-0.
Hershey evened the scoring at 14:04 on a power play marker from Paul Carey. A Bridgeport defender deflected Christian Djoos’ shot from the left point en route to the net. With Bridgeport goaltender Jaroslav Halak down on the ice, Carey knocked the puck out of mid-air and into the net for his 24th goal of the season. Carey, who scored four goals on Saturday, finished the weekend with eight points (six goals, two assists) in three games.
Thanks to a 33-save effort from Hershey goaltender Pheonix Copley, the game remained tied late into the third period. At 17:08, Bridgeport’s Kane Lafranchise was called for high-sticking. The Bears took advantage on the power play as Boyd scored his 13th goal of the season. With traffic in front of Halak, Boyd snapped a wrist shot from the left wing over the goaltender’s glove to make it 2-1. Djoos and Carey assisted.
With 57.7 seconds to play, Hershey captain Garrett Mitchell sealed the win, scoring into the empty net to make it 3-1 for the visitors.
Hershey went 2-for-4 on the power play while Bridgeport was 0-for-5. The Sound Tigers outshot Hershey 34-21. The win improved Hershey to 83 points and a record of 36-18-8-3. With Providence’s loss to Utica, Hershey moved into third place in the Atlantic Division.
BEARS vs. SENATORS - SPECIAL TEAMS: (As of March 22:)
HERSHEY
Power Play 63-for-283 (22.3%) – 5th in AHL
Penalty Kill 233-for-285 (81.8%) – 16th in AHL
Binghamton
Power Play 37-for-235 (15.7%) –22nd in AHL
Penalty Kill 168-for-212 (79.2%) – 26th in AHL
BEARS vs. SENATORS– TEAM LEADERS (Stats Exclude Players on NHL Recall):
HERSHEY
Goals Paul Carey, Christian Thomas (24)
Assists Travis Boyd (43)
Points Chris Bourque, Travis Boyd (56)
PIMs Tyler Lewington (134)
Plus/Minus Stanislav Galiev (+19)
Power-Play Goals Christian Thomas (12)
Shorthanded Goals N/A
Game-Winning Goals Paul Carey (6)
Wins Pheonix Copley (20)
Goals-Against Average Pheonix Copley (2.24)
Save Percentage Pheonix Copley (.924)
Binghamton
Goals Casey Bailey (19)
Assists Phil Varone (31)
Points Phil Varone (44)
PIMs Patrick Sieloff (93)
Plus/Minus Ben Harpur (+4)
Power-Play Goals Three Tied (5)
Shorthanded Goals Max McCormick (3)
Game-Winning Goals Max McCormick (4)
Wins Matt O’Connor (12)
Goals-Against Average Chris Driedger (3.12)
Save Percentage Chris Driedger (.904%)
BEARS RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Mar. 20 ADD D Jonas Siegenthaler Reassigned by Washington (NHL) from Zurich (Swiss-A)
Mar. 17 ADD LW Jakub Vrana Returned on loan from Washington (NHL)
Mar. 14 DEL C Kelly Zajac Returned on loan to South Carolina (ECHL)
Mar. 14 DEL D Cody Corbett Reassigned by Washington (NHL) to South Carolina (ECHL)
Mar. 14 ADD D Kris Bindulis Signed to ATO
Mar. 9 ADD LW Mason Mitchell Signed to ATO
Mar. 9 ADD C Hampus Gustafsson Signed to ATO
Mar. 8 ADD D Mattias Backman Reassigned by Dallas (NHL) from Texas (AHL)
SENATORS RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Mar. 18 DEL G Andrew Iles Released from PTO
Mar. 16 ADD G Chris Driedger Returned on loan from Ottawa (NHL)
Mar. 15 ADD G Andrew Iles Signed to PTO
Mar. 15 DEL LW Alex Krushelnyski Loaned to Allen (ECHL)
Mar. 13 DEL G Chris Driedger Recalled from loan by Ottawa (NHL)
Mar. 13 ADD C Phil Varone Returned on loan from Ottawa (NHL)
Mar. 10 DEL C Phil Varone Recalled from loan by Ottawa (NHL)
BEARS NEWS AND NOTES:
LAST TIME VS. BINGO: Four goals in the first period propelled the Bears to a 7-1 victory over the Binghamton Senators on Mar. 11 at the Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena. Defender Christian Djoos notched three assists, seven different players scored for Hershey, and Vitek Vanecek stopped 27 shots to earn the win in goal. The six-goal win was Hershey’s largest margin of victory this season.
WAY TO GO PAUL: Forward Paul Carey was selected as the CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Mar. 19. In three games last week, Carey collected eight points (six goals, two assists). Last Saturday, the forward scored four goals, including the game-winning marker, as Hershey claimed a 6-4 victory over Hartford. Carey became the first Hershey skater to score four goals since Mathieu Perreault accomplished the feat on Feb. 27, 2010. Carey is in the midst of an eight-game scoring streak, posting 13
points (eight goals, five assists) in that stretch.
TOP SCORERS: Three of the top-five point scorers in the AHL are Hershey Bears. Forwards Chris Bourque and Travis Boyd are tied for third in the AHL with 56 points while Paul Carey ranks fifth with 55 points. Defender Christian Djoos is ranked third among defenders with 51 points. Djoos ranks first in assists among defenders with 39 and has the best shooting percentage among defenders at 16.7%.
BEARS-SENATORS FAST FACTS: The Washington Capitals announced Monday that defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler has been re-assigned from the Zurich Lions to Hershey. Siegenthaler, 19, returns to Hershey after playing six games with the club last year…Binghamton’s Jack Rodewald was junior teammates with Hershey’s Garrett Mitchell, Colby Williams, and Chandler Stephenson with Regina of the WHL…Casey Bailey has five goals in the season series.
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