Binghamton Senators Vs. Rochester Americans: Game Preview
By Jeff Ulmer
A busy weekend on tap for the Binghamton Senators beginning with tonight’s match in Rochester, NY in the first of three games in two and a half days with some not so friendly travel plans. After tonight’s game, the Sens return home for a Saturday night affair with Adirondack and then hop back on the bus heading east for the four-hour trip to Hartford, CT for a 3:00 pm tilt against the Wolf Pack on Sunday afternoon.
(9-8-2-1, 21 pts) 3rd in East Division
VS
(9-11-1-0, 19 pts) 4th in North Division
7:05 PM
Blue Cross Arena
RADIO: 96.9 FM, 680 AM. AHL Live
MATCHUP HISTORY
Home and home series expanding to last Saturday’s 4-3 victory in Binghamton. The Senators took the first game up in Rochester by a score of 3-1 on Nov 7th.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Luke Adam, RCH – Is second on the club with 19 points (7 goals 12 assists) while having a -8. The 24-year-old forward is in his fourth year with the Buffalo organization and has played in 87 games for the Sabres (15 goals, 11 assists).
Shane Prince, BNG – Prince currently with AHL Player of the Week honors, has a seven game point streak, 6 goals and 5 assists, in helping the Senators earn five wins in their last seven. He returns to Rochester after scoring a goal in a win early last month.
TOP 3 STORYLINES FOR THE GAME
1. Senators Search for Third Straight – Binghamton is 4-0-0-1 in last five games and 5-5-0-0 on the road while Rochester is 3-6-1-0 in their last ten and have a 7-6-0-0 record at Blue Cross Arena. November wasn’t a very kind month following a successful October for the Amerks as the club finished with a 3-10 record after a 6-2 beginning.
2. Goalie Rotations – With Robin Lehner being shelved on the IR, Andrew Hammond is now up in Ottawa backing up Craig Anderson. Chris Driedger has been re-called from Evansville to help Scott Greenham with the weekend’s workload ahead.
3. Offense on Fire – Senators are in a three-way tie with Oklahoma City and San Antonio scoring 68 goals in 20 games averaging 3.40 per outing while they are tied for 23rd with Charlotte letting in 63 averaging 3.15 per game. Binghamton is also third best with an average of 34.05 shots but has given up a league high 35.90 per game.
B-SENS TWEET OF THE GAME
*Cover Art Courtesy of SenShot’s Graphic Artist Matt Trayling