November 13, 2009

GLENS FALLS, NY – Defenseman Derek Smith and captain Denis Hamel each scored twice and Mike Brodeur stopped all 22 shots he faced as the Binghamton Senators blanked the Adirondack Phantoms 5-0 Friday night at the Glens Falls Civic Center.

The Senators were very efficient in their shooting to grab an early lead as they scored twice on their first three shots of the game. Off a Phantoms turnover Josh Hennessy found Erik Condra all alone in the low slot for a backhander over the blocker of goaltender Johan Backlund at 5:03. It was 2-0 Binghamton at 6:57 when Hennessy made a beautiful cross-ice pass to find defenseman Derek Smith all alone on the far post for an open net power play goal. B-Sens captain Denis Hamel scored on a slap shot from the left circle at 16:19 to make it 3-0 and he could have scored again minutes later, but Backlund made a terrific save on Hamel’s clean breakaway effort.

The Senators captain did find the back of the net again in the second period, scoring the team’s fourth goal of the night at 8:54 in a low offensive frame that saw each team manage just six shots on goal.

Binghamton made it 5-0 late in the third period when Erik Karlsson set up Smith for another back-door open net goal at 15:37, their second power play goal of the night, capping off the scoring.

Senators goaltender Mike Brodeur stopped all 21 shots he faced for his second shutout of the season as Binghamton improved to 7-7-2-0 on the year. Adirondack goalie Johan Backlund made 24 saves on 29 shots and took the loss as the Phantoms dropped to 6-6-1-0. The B-Sens out-shot Adirondack 29-21 in the game and went 2-for-6 on the power play; the Phantoms were 0-for-5 with the man-advantage.

Adirondack is back in action on Saturday, November 14th as they host the Bridgeport Sound Tigers for a 7:00 pm face off at the Glens Falls Civic Center. Saturday night is Phantoms Team Poster Night presented by The Next Door Pub; the first 3,000 fans entering the building will receive a free Phantoms Team Poster and there will be a full-team autograph session open to all fans after the game in Heritage Hall.

The Time Warner Cable Cup Four-Pack is now on sale at the Phantoms office, starting as low as $56. 2009-10 Phantoms full and partial season ticket packages are still available for the 2009-10 season presented by Bud Light. For more information please contact the Adirondack Phantoms at (518) 480-3355 or online at www.phantomshockey.com.

FINAL BOX SCORE

Binghamton Senators 5 At Adirondack Phantoms 0 - Status: Final
Nov 13, 2009 - Glens Falls Civic Center

Binghamton 3 1 1 - 5
Adirondack 0 0 0 - 0

1st Period-1, Binghamton, Condra 2 (Hennessy), 5:03. 2, Binghamton, Smith 3 (Hennessy, Condra), 6:57 (pp). 3, Binghamton, Hamel 4 (Bass), 16:19. Penalties-Baier Bng (tripping), 2:00; Klotz Adk (hooking), 6:11; Curry Adk (interference), 17:28; Karlsson Bng (high-sticking), 19:57.

2nd Period-4, Binghamton, Hamel 5 (Karlsson, Kudelka), 8:54. Penalties-Karlsson Bng (fighting), 3:10; Clackson Adk (fighting), 3:10; Keller Bng (tripping), 11:43; Keller Bng (holding), 18:42.

3rd Period-5, Binghamton, Smith 4 (Karlsson, St. Pierre), 15:37 (pp). Penalties-Stephenson Adk (cross-checking), 1:08; Klotz Adk (elbowing), 8:59; Maroon Adk (elbowing), 15:11; Mormina Adk (delay of game), 17:51; O'Brien Bng (hooking), 19:08.

Shots on Goal-Binghamton 12-6-11-29. Adirondack 9-6-6-21.

Power Play Opportunities-Binghamton 2 of 6; Adirondack 0 of 5.

Goalies-Binghamton, Brodeur 5-3-0 (21 shots-21 saves). Adirondack, Backlund 5-4-0 (29 shots-24 saves).

A-3,404

Referees-Geno Binda (22).

Linesmen-Mike Emanatian (69), Steeve Lemay (64).