Big 2nd period lifts BB

Danbury, CT- The Binghamton Black Bears wrapped up a short, three-game road trip on Friday night, defeating the Danbury Hat Tricks 6-2.  Binghamton used a four-goal second period to propel them to victory. 

Binghamton dominated the first period at 5-on-5, outshooting the Hat Tricks 19-5.  However, the Hat Tricks were the team that opened the scoring.  Danbury scored at 9:14 of the first period on the man advantage.  The Black Bears got two opportunities on the power play to tie the game but failed to convert, giving Danbury a 1-0 lead going into the locker room.

Message was received in the locker room between periods, as Binghamton came out red-hot in the second.  The Black Bears scored four goals in the first 7:10 of the period.  Brendan Doyle and Carter Jordan both got their second goals of the season.  Nick Cyprian was able to score his first professional goal and Chance Gorman recorded his 10^th goal of the campaign.  Gorman’s goal came on the power play and gave the Black Bears the lead they were looking for heading into the room up 4-1.

CJ Stubbs scored on the power play halfway through the third, bumping up the lead to 5-1.  The Hat Tricks scored shorthanded to end the Black Bears scoring run at five.  The final goal of the night came from Gorman, now with 11 on the season.  Binghamton outscored Danbury 6-1 in the final two periods, winning 6-2 on Friday night.

Binghamton improves to 5-1-0 in the Atlantic Division with 10pts.