BINGHAMTON – The Binghamton Devils were unable to tie the game late in regulation in a 4-2 loss to the visiting Rochester Americans inside Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena on Saturday night.
Rochester got the scoring going on a deflection just 1:32 into the game. Lawrence Pilut fired a shot on net that Kevin Porter deflected in by goaltender Cory Schneider for a 1-0 lead. The goal was Porter’s fifth of the year from Pilut and Will Borgen.
The Devils scored twice late in the first period to take a one-goal lead into the intermission. Joey Anderson tipped a Colton White shot on the power play to tie the game at one. Anderson deflected the puck over the shoulder of goaltender Jonas Johansson for his fourth of the season with assists from White and Ben Street with 2:22 left in the first.
Brandon Baddock scored with just 19 seconds left in the firsy period to give the Devils a one-goal lead. After forcing a turnover, Nathan Bastian fed Baddock who wristed a shot by Johansson for his third goal in as many games. Bastian and Michael McLeod picked up the helpers and Binghamton took a 2-1 lead into the first intermission.
Rochester’s Tyler Randell started off the second by tying the game at two. Randell pitched the puck up over the left shoulder of Schneider from the right-wing circle 3:35 into the period. The sole assist on the play was credited to Sean Malone.
The Americans grabbed their second lead of the game 8:26 into the second stanza. Scott Wilson sent a pass over to Eric Cornel out in front who redirected the puck into the back of the net for the 3-2 Rochester lead. Wilson and John Gilmour picked up the assists on the play.
In the third period, the Devils pumped 19 shots on net and surrendered an empty-net goal in the 4-2 loss. Schneider stopped 30 in the loss while Johansson denied 34 in the win.
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