Jeff Glass seemed anything but breakable for much
of Saturday night’s Senators-Penguins game.
The Binghamton netminder turned aside 43 shots, but
suffered a 4-2 defeat at the hands of the Pens at
Wachovia Arena at Casey Plaza.
The win upped Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s record
to 32-13-2-3 on the year, while Binghamton fell to
15-27-2-5.
The Pens battered the Bingo goalie with 33 shots
during the first two periods, but managed only to
slip on shot past him in that time – a Connor
James tally 3:53 into the second frame.
“These kind of games are the ones that make
you a little nervous,” said head coach Todd
Richards. “It had nothing to do with the way
our guys were playing…it just was one of those
games where you’re all over them, the goaltender
is playing great, you’ve had a couple posts.”
The Penguins 47 shots on the night were the most
the team has generated on home ice this season, while
their 21 attempts in the second were the most since
they put the same number against the Cincinnati Mighty
Ducks on April 2, 2003.
Matt Carkner’s power play marker early in the
third period looked like it would crack the game open
for the Pens, but Josh Henessey beat Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers
from close range to cut the lead in half three minutes
later.
Neil Komadoski looked set to steal at least a point
for the East Division foes when he poked home his
second goal of the year at 11:52.
“Carkner scored the goal to make it 2-0, and
we went to sleep for probably about three or four
minutes, where they were able to generate some offense,
get a little life,” said Richards.
Daniel Carcillo was goaded all night by the opposition
but kept his cool, and finally pulled out the win
with a precision shot into the far corner with 2:20
to play. It was a fitting conclusion for Carcillo,
who appeared to score early in the game, only to have
his goal waived off.
Deslauriers picked up his first win since January
12, and looked steady in his return from a four-game
suspension.
“He got tested in the third. You can’t
fault him at all on those two goals,” said Richards.
“It was a breakdown in front of him, leaving
two guys all alone out front.”
