When: Friday, November 25 at 7:30 p.m.
Where: War Memorial at Oncenter
Radio: The Score 1260
Watch: AHL Live
 
Season Series: This is the second of eight meetings between the Binghamton Senators and Syracuse Crunch this season. The Crunch won the first meeting in overtime, 5-4, opening their 2011-12 season with a win. Five different Syracuse skaters tallied goals. Nikita Filatov scored twice for the Senators. Mike McKenna allowed five goals on 35 shots.
 
Kyle Palmieri leads all Crunch skaters with three points (1g, 2a) against Binghamton. Patrick Maroon has two points (1g, 1a), and Bryan Rodney leads all defensemen with two assists. Jeff Deslauriers earned his first win as a member of the Crunch against the Senators, stopping 24 shots. Syracuse has dominated Binghamton at home, posting an 11-4-1-0 record over the past five seasons.
 
Filatov matched Palmieri's production, recording three points (2g, 1a) in the loss. Corey Locke tallied two assists.
 
Crunch At A Glance: Syracuse beat the East Division-leading Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, 7-5, Wednesday night. Syracuse scored on its first three shots, chasing Penguins goalie Scott Munroe from the game. Palmieri scored twice and tallied an assist for a three-point night. Peter Holland also collected three points (1g, 2a). Iiro Tarkki stopped a career high 49 shots for his fifth win of the season.
 
Palmieri enters tonight's game with 12 goals, tops among Crunch skaters. He's also in a five-way tie for the league lead in goals. Both Maroon and Palmieri lead the team with 17 points. Nick Bonino leads the team in assists and is fourth in points (14).
 
Crunch Leaders
Goals: Kyle Palmieri - 12
Assists: Nick Bonino - 12
Points: Patrick Maroon and Kyle Palmieri - 17
Plus/Minus: Kyle Palmieri - +10
PIM: Troy Bodie - 45
Wins: Iiro Tarkki - 5
GAA: Iiro Tarkki - 2.51
Save %: Iiro Tarkki - .925
Shutouts: Iiro Tarkki - 1
 
 
Who's Hot
John Mitchell: Three points (3a) in his last three games
Nick Bonino: Three points (3a) in his last three games
Kyle Palmieri: Five points (3g, 2a) in his last three games
 
Recent Crunch Transactions
11/20/2011 - Mike Ratchuk (D) Syracuse DEL Released from PTO
11/18/2011 - J.F. Jacques (LW) Syracuse ADD Returned on loan from Anaheim (NHL)
11/18/2011 - Ryan McGinnis (D) Syracuse ADD Signed to SPC
11/16/2011 - J.F. Jacques (LW) Syracuse DEL Recalled from loan by Anaheim (NHL)
11/16/2011 - Mike Ratchuk (D) Syracuse ADD Signed to PTO
 
Senators At a Glance: Last night, Binghamton recorded their second straight win, defeating the Adirondack Phantoms, 5-2. The line of Filatov, Derek Grant and Mark Parrish provided the offense. Each player finished with three points, including a multi-goal night from Parrish. McKenna stopped 37 shots for his third win of the season.
 
Parrish leads all Senators skaters in goals (8) and points (14). Mike Hoffman, Patrick Wiercioch and Corey Locke all enter tonight's game with seven assists. Despite leading the team in wins, Senators goalie Robin Lehner has lost five straight games.
 
Senators Leaders:
Goals: Mark Parrish - 8
Assists: Three tied - 7
Points: Mark Parrish - 14
Plus/Minus: Mark Borowiecki and Tim Conboy - +5
PIM: Tim Conboy - 70
Wins: Robin Lehner - 4
GAA: Robin Lehner - 2.96
Save %: Robin Lehner - .916
 
Recent Senators Transactions
11/23/2011 Brian Stewart (G) Binghamton DEL Returned on loan to Elmira (ECHL)
11/23/2011 Mike Devin (D) Binghamton DEL Released from PTO
11/23/2011 Mike Devin (D) Binghamton ADD Signed to PTO
11/21/2011 Brian Stewart (G) Binghamton ADD Recalled from loan to Elmira (ECHL)
11/21/2011 Maxime Gratchev (LW) Binghamton ADD Recalled from loan to Elmira (ECHL)
 
Who's Hot
Mark Parrish: Six points (2g, 4a) in his last three games
Nikita Filatov: Seven points (3g, 4a) in his last five games
Andre Petersson: Four points (2g, 2a) in his last five games