WINS KEEP COMING

by Dan St-Jacques // 1.6.2013 // Recap

ALBANY, NY -- The Albany Devils are off to a perfect start to 2013, earning their second win in as many nights with a 5-2 victory against the Binghamton Senators Sunday at Times Union Center. Albany extends its winning streak to three games and the team is now 13-11-1-6.

Tim Sestito posted a goal and an assist and Eric Gelinas, Adam Larsson, Mattias Tedenby and Steve Zalewski each scored. In goal, Keith Kinkaid made 22 saves on 24 shots. He has now won eight of his last 10 contests.

Binghamton received goals from Patrick Wiercioch and Shane Prince. Between the pipes, Robin Lehner made 36 saves on 40 shots. The Senators came into the contest winners of their last five games, boasting a record of 8-1-0-1 in their last 10. They are now 21-8-1-2 overall.

Gelinas got the Devils on the board early with a blast from the point on the power play at 2:34 of the first. Sestito doubled Albany’s lead before the end of the first with his second goal of the weekend, banking a loose puck off a Binghamton defender at 15:11.

Wiercioch cut the Devils lead to one with a power-play tally at 5:53 of the second, beating Kinkaid with a shot from the right circle. Then Prince pulled the Senators even at 8:38 with a wrist shot from left circle.

In the third, Albany grabbed the last lead it would need at 11:11 on a tic-tac-toe play, which included four of the five skaters on the ice. Larsson was atop of the crease to finish the play, which featured assists from Harri Pesonen and Sestito.

The Devils struck again at 16:11 of the third when Gionta fed a streaking Tedenby to beat Lehner top corner. McKelvie was credited with the second assist on the goal giving him his fourth assist of the weekend.

Steve Zalewski added an empty-net goal at 17:58 of the third to seal the 5-2 win.

The Devils hit the road for a 7 pm contest at the Manchester Monarch Friday before returning home for a 5 pm outing against the Worcester Sharks Saturday. All children 12-and-under will receive free admission with an accompanying adult as part of “GE Kids-In-Free” Night.

Lineup 
Goaltenders: Keith Kinkaid, Jeff Frazee
Defensemen: Eric Gelinas, Dan Kelly, Adam Larsson, Jay Leach, Corbin McPherson, Alexander Urbom,
Forwards: Matt Anderson, Bobby Butler, Stephen Gionta, Mike Hoeffel, Jacob Josefson, Chris McKelvie, Harri Pesonen, Tim Sestito, Mattias Tedenby, David Wohlberg, Darcy Zajac, Steve Zalewski

Scoring 
1st Period-1, Albany, Gelinas 2 (Anderson, Urbom), 2:34 (PP). 2, Albany, Sestito 5 (Hoeffel, Zajac), 15:11.
2nd Period-3, Binghamton, Wiercioch 9 (Benoit, Jessiman), 5:53 (PP). 4, Binghamton, Prince 7 (Cannone, Schneider), 8:38.
3rd Period-5, Albany, Larsson 3 (Pesonen, Sestito), 11:11. 6, Albany, Tedenby 7 (Gionta, McKelvie), 16:11. 7, Albany, Zalewski 4 (Kelly), 17:58 (EN).

Binghamton Senators 2 at Albany Devils 5 - Status: Final
Sunday, January 6, 2013 - Times Union Center

Binghamton 0 2 0 - 2
Albany 2 0 3 - 5

1st Period-1, Albany, Gelinas 2 (Anderson, Urbom), 2:34 (PP). 2, Albany, Sestito 5 (Hoeffel, Zajac), 15:11. Penalties-Hoffman Bng (hooking), 1:18; Dziurzynski Bng (double minor - high-sticking), 6:45; Cannone Bng (hooking), 12:48; Zajac Alb (cross-checking), 16:57.

2nd Period-3, Binghamton, Wiercioch 9 (Benoit, Jessiman), 5:53 (PP). 4, Binghamton, Prince 7 (Cannone, Schneider), 8:38. Penalties-Leach Alb (cross-checking, unsportsmanlike conduct), 2:39; Hoffman Bng (goaltender interference), 14:11.

3rd Period-5, Albany, Larsson 3 (Pesonen, Sestito), 11:11. 6, Albany, Tedenby 7 (Gionta, McKelvie), 16:11. 7, Albany, Zalewski 4 (Kelly), 17:58 (EN). Penalties-Gelinas Alb (hooking), 4:30; Butler Alb (tripping), 11:34; Hoffman Bng (misconduct - unsportsmanlike conduct), 17:58.

Shots on Goal-Binghamton 3-12-10-25. Albany 13-18-10-41.
Power Play Opportunities-Binghamton 1 / 5; Albany 1 / 5.
Goalies-Binghamton, Lehner 13-5-1 (40 shots-36 saves). Albany, Kinkaid 10-7-3 (25 shots-23 saves).
A-2,505
Referees-Darcy Burchell (42).
Linesmen-Frank Murphy (29), Rich Patry (52).

by Kevin Zalaznik // 1.6.2013 // Preview

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Storyline 
After defeating the Northeast-Division leading Springfield Falcons, 4-1, last night, the Devils match up against the Binghamton Senators, who have the third-best record in the AHL.

Notables 
- The Devils are tied for third in the Northeast Division and tied for 12th in the Eastern Conference with a 12-11-1-6 mark (31 pts.), including a 5-6-0-4 home record. The Senators are second in the East Division and fourth in the conference with a 21-7-1-2 showing (45 pts.) with a 9-4-0-2 road record.

- During last night’s win against the Falcons, Chris McKelvie registered a career-high three assists and Mattias Tedenby contributed a goal and an assist. Stephen Gionta, Tim Sestito and Bobby Butler also scored and Keith Kinkaid made 21 saves for his ninth win of the season.

- Mattias Tedenby, now in his third professional season, has produced 38 points with 15 goals and 23 assists in 74 AHL games. This season, he is fifth on the team with 13 points backed by six goals and seven assists.

- Binghamton defeated the Hershey Bears, 3-1, at Giant Center last evening with goals from Stephane Da Costa, Mike Hoffman and Mark Stone. Ben Bishop earned the win with 20 saves on 21 shots.

- Jakob Silfverberg leads the Senators with 28 points with 13 goals and 15 assists, while defenseman Andre Benoit is second with 22 points, including nine goals and 13 helpers.

Last Meeting
Dec. 28, 2012: Albany  2 vs. Binghamton 3
Bobby Butler registered a pair of power-play goals, but the Devils lost to the Senators 3-2 at Times Union Center. Eric Gelinas, Jacob Josefson, Scott Parse and Steve Zalewski each had assists and Jeff Frazee made 14 saves on 17 shots. For Binghamton, Cole Schneider scored twice and Jakob Silfverberg registered the game-winning goal, which came at 17:25 of the third.

All-time Series 
All-Time: 11-9-1-0
2012-13: 0-1-0-0
Home: 7-4-0-0
Away: 4-5-1-0

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