The Binghamton Senators kick off another three in three weekend beginning tonight against the Hershey Bears as they will be seeking their fourth straight win. With the team just coming to the resolve of
an impossible
a rather steep uphill battle to make the playoffs, a positive sign is that the club remains competitive keeping the fans interested with a little more than a month left to the season.
(25-26-7-1, 58 pts) 4th in East Division
VS.
(36-17-5-2, 79 pts) 1st in East Division
7:05 PM
Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena
RADIO: 96.9 FM, 680 AM. AHL Live.
MATCH-UP HISTORY
Hershey leads with
four wins in
six meetings so far following a Friday night win in Binghamton a few weeks back.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Tim Kennedy, HER – In his first season with the Bears, he leads the team with 49 points by scoring 7 goals and 42 assists in 59 games as the 28-year-old veteran has bounced around quite a bit during his 7 years of professional hockey between the NHL/AHL.
Carter Camper, BNG – With Camper now being top dog on the first line between Shane Prince and Cole Schneider, he’s stepped up his performance level and has the confidence to back it featuring his 12 goals and 25 assists in 59 games. He’s creative, sees the ice very well and lives up to the challenge in leading the Senators.
THREE KEYS TO THE GAME
1. .500 Hockey for Senators – With a win tonight, Binghamton will have a .500 record in the books, which is somewhat short of remarkable. After having back to back 96 points in the last two, this team was going to be a challenge from the get go with new faces in the line-up that shook things up considerably. If anything is key to this game tonight, get the victory and go from there and see what happens.
2. Binghamton’s Power Play Ranked #1 – Senators lead the league with a 20.4% led by Derek Grant‘s 8 goals and Chris Wideman’s 11 assists as the team has hovered around the top 4 all season long. In reaching the pinnacle, a big credit goes out to Assistant Coach Steve Stirling in his fifth year in Binghamton. Draw a penalty and be smart without any retaliation in return as this has been the trump card for the Sens all season long.
3. The Aaron Johnson Suspension – With the club’s Captain out serving his first of a two game suspension handed out earlier this past week, as a result to the hit to the head of Syracuse Crunch defenseman J.P. Cote last Sunday, prospect Troy Rutkowski will again see some playing time to prove his worth in his second year of a three-year deal with Ottawa.
B-SENS TWEET OF THE GAME
*Cover Pic Courtesy of SenShot’s Photographer Alicia Strauch