Rochester started out decent and saw a couple of early power play chances, but soon after, the Amerks got into penalty trouble, and then some, taking four penalties from the midway point of the first period through to the first intermission. Binghamton capitalized on their chances, scoring two power play goals in the opening frame.
Chris Beckford-Tseu played in goal and he was again nothing special. The first goal for the Senators was more of a defensive error than goalie mistake, as Ryan Shannon was left completely uncovered to the side of the net. A cross-ice pass to the open skater and Beckford-Tseu just couldn't get across in time. The second power play goal was, to a point, similar. Ilya Zubov was left unchallenged by the defenders in front of the net, but this time, Beckford-Tseu was able to cross the crease -- Zubov simply fired the puck past.
Binghamton scored again early in the second, and the score remained unchanged -- due in part to fewer penalties and a moderately better Amerks team than had played in the first period -- until late in the third period when Tanner Glass tipped a shot by Peter Aston past Senators goaltender Brian Elliott. Michael Caruso recorded an assist on the goal and it was the first point of his pro career. If only they could have played the way they did at the end of this game from the start..
This brings Michael Frolik into any discussion. What's going to happen with him? Right now, he's stagnant. He could already have three pro games under his belt with Rochester, but instead, he was a healthy scratch for Friday's season opener, and on Saturday night, he saw less than six minutes of total ice time and not a single shift in the third period or in overtime. Send him down. He needs to be playing, not sitting in the press box.
Now, I watched this game on AHL Live. If you've considered the service, I can't compare it to b2 as I never was able to watch a full game with b2 Networks. The price is still the same; $6 for a game, but although I definitely saw some flaws, I will definitely watch some more games this way.
One of the major problems was that the audio feed occasionally skipped ahead, and sometimes the speed changed. For the most part, the audio was slightly ahead of the video. This was only really a nuisance for goals. I could hear that it was a goal as the goal was being scored. It was close, far enough apart to be noticeable and for the money, something they should definitely try to fix, but it wasn't enough to really take away from anything.
The video quality for this game was good. Clear image, although the picture (maybe three times all game) slowed down and lagged, before skipping back ahead to where it should have been in the first place, AND the image quality got pretty rough as the action moved quickly from end to end. Again, this is something that I'm sure people will be unhappy with, but it didn't bother me enough to say I wouldn't go back and use it again. I do hope they can improve these things, though.
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I'd said the other night that Foster and Cheverie each picked up wins in their debuts as starters. Significant was Cheverie's win against #4 Notre Dame. While Denver was ranked sixth overall in the preseason poll, Cheverie was thrown straight into fire against a tough opponent and came out strong.
Over in Sweden on Saturday, Markström shut out Södertälje, making 23 saves in the process. It's his second consecutive shutout, although he sat out a game in between the two.
This weekend also saw a four point night from Adam Comrie, scoring a goal and three assists in Sagniaw's 7-3 win over Kingston, while A.J. Jenks returned from injury, playing in all three games this weekend (Friday, Saturday, Sunday), scoring a goal on Saturday.
One last note comes from Panthers head coach Peter DeBoer's former club, the Kitchener Rangers. Saturday night, two Rangers players were among five passengers in a car taken to hospital after being struck by a truck driving through an intersection at the same time. Fortunately, four of the passengers were treated for injuries and released while the fifth was transferred to another hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
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