Wilkes Barre rallies past Binghamton, 3-2

WILKES-BARRE TWP. – After spotting the Senators a 2-0 lead in the first 20 minutes, with goals by Mark Parrish and Wacey Hamilton. The Penguins responded with two goals in the second period, Geoff Walker’s game-winner in the third and 24 saves from Scott Munroe for his 100th career AHL win to beat the Senators 3-2.
 
With the Penguins on a power play in the opening minutes  of the second period, Street crashed the crease to put home a rebound from a Ryan Craig shot to make it 2-1. Street evened things up 2-2 minutes later when he fired a shot from inside the faceoff circle that went over Binghamton goaltender Robin Lehner. The goal was Street’s 25th of the season and leads the team. Walker connected at 12:28 of the third period and was the eventual game winner his second this season. The win improves the Penguins to 38-20-2-5 on the season and allows them to maintain a five-point lead over Hershey for fourth place in the conference standings.
 
First Period: Scoring – 1. BNG, Mark Parrish 14 (Hoffman) 8:50. 2. BNG, Wacey Hamilton 4 (Downing, Henningson) power play 14:14. Penalties – WBS, McDonald (slashing) 12:22; WBS, Wild (cross-checking) 14:56; BNG, Petersson (tripping) 18:54.
 
Second Period : Scoring – 3. WBS, Ben Street 24 (Craig, Despres) power play 4:38. 4. WBS, Ben Street 25 (Walker, Petersen) 8:59. Penalties – BNG, Hamilton (cross-checking) 4:13; BNG, Cannone (holding) 15:44; BNG, Downing (fighting) 18:28; WBS, DeFazio (fighting) 18:28. Third Period: Scoring – 5. WBS, Geoff Walker 16 (Strait, Street) 12:28. Penalties – BNG, slashing) 7:22.
 
Shots on goal : Binghamton – 12-8-6-26. Penguins – 9-13-14-36.
Power-play Opportunities: Binghamton – 1 of 2. Penguins – 1 of 4.
Goaltenders: Binghamton – Robin Lehner 9-19-1 (33 saves – 36 shots). Penguins – Scott Munroe 17-6-3 (24-26)
 
Three Stars: 1. WBS, Ben Street (two goals, assist) 2. WBS, Geoff Walker (game-winning goal) 3. WBS, Scott Munroe (24 saves, 100th career win)
 

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