28 And Rolling. Admirals Beat The Phantoms 4-2.

GLEN FALLS, N.Y. – AHL MVP Cory Conacher netted his first career hat trick as the Norfolk Admirals (55-18-1-2) finished off the regular season with a 4-2 victory over the Adirondack Phantoms (37-35-2-2) on Sunday evening at the Glen Falls Civic Center. Norfolk concludes the regular season with a North American professional hockey record 28-game winning streak.

Photo: John Wright

Conacher broke a 2-2 tie with a pair of goals, including his AHL-leading 39th goal of the season, in the final two minutes of regulation. Brandon Segal notched his 18th goal of the season and added three assists. Norfolk netminder Jaroslav Janus (23-8-2) made 16 saves to extend his personal winning streak to 15 games.

Adirondack’s Ben Holmstrom opened the scoring with a power play goal early in the opening period. While standing in front of the Norfolk net, Holmstrom deflected a Brandon Manning shot over Janus to give the Phantoms the 1-0 lead at 2:19.

Goals by Segal and Conacher put the Admirals ahead by one goal at the end of the second period. With under five minutes remaining in the period, Conacher sent a shot from the right faceoff circle. While skating out in front of the crease, Segal deflected the shot over the left shoulder of Phantoms’ goaltender Jason Bacashihua for his 18th goal of the season to knot the game at 1-1 at 15:30.

Photo: James DiBianco

Less than two minutes later, the Admirals claimed a 2-1 lead Conacher’s first goal of the game. From the center slot, Conacher picked up a rebound and sent a backhand over Bacashihua at 17:27.

The Phantoms squared the game at 2-2 with nearly eight minutes remaining in regulation. After a failed clearing attempt by the Admirals, Jason Akeson snapped a shot over the blocker of Janus at 12:15 of the final period.

Conacher’s second of the night came with just two minutes remaining in regulation. The AHL Rookie of the Year picked up a loose puck off the stick of a teammate and buried a shot behind Bacashihua to give Norfolk a 3-2 lead with his 38th goal of the season.

After an Adirondack goal was waved off with 18.2 seconds remaining, Conacher capped off the hat trick with an empty net goal with just two seconds remaining as the Admirals skated away with the 4-2 victory.

Bacashihua (8-11-1) finished the night with 23 saves on 26 shots.

Norfolk was 0 for 3 on the power play. Adirondack was 1 for 5.

Norfolk Admirals 4 at Adirondack Phantoms 2 – Status: Final
Sunday, April 15, 2012 – Glens Falls Civic Center

Norfolk        0 2 2 – 4
Adirondack 1 0 1 – 2

1st Period-1, Adirondack, Holmstrom 15 (Manning, Gustafsson), 2:19 (PP). Penalties-Kostka Nor (hooking), 1:41; Bordson Adk (holding), 7:01; Mathers Adk (roughing), 10:58; Panik Nor (cross-checking), 12:04.

2nd Period-2, Norfolk, Segal 18 (Smith, Conacher), 15:30. 3, Norfolk, Conacher 37 (Segal), 17:27. Penalties-Kostka Nor (tripping), 1:58; Conacher Nor (delay of game), 5:01.

3rd Period-4, Adirondack, Akeson 14 (Testwuide), 12:15. 5, Norfolk, Conacher 38 (Segal, Smith), 18:00. 6, Norfolk, Conacher 39 (Segal), 19:58 (EN). Penalties-Labrie Nor (roughing), 10:04; Dimmen Nor (fighting), 14:32; Harper Adk (roughing, fighting), 14:32.

Shots on Goal-Norfolk 7-10-10-27. Adirondack 8-7-4-19.
Power Play Opportunities-Norfolk 0 / 3; Adirondack 1 / 5.
Goalies-Norfolk, Janus 23-8-2 (19 shots-17 saves). Adirondack, Bacashihua 8-11-1 (26 shots-23 saves).

A-3,603
Referees-Geno Binda (22).
Linesmen-Steeve Lemay (64), Mike Emanatian (69).

3-2 OT Victory Over The Senators Pushes The Streak To 27.

Photo: John Wright

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – Mark Barberio’s power play goal 2:04 into overtime completed a comeback from a one-goal, third period deficit as the Norfolk Admirals (54-18-1-2) defeated the Binghamton Senators (29-41-4-2), 3-2, on Saturday night at the Broome County Veteran’s Memorial Arena. The win extended Norfolk’s North American professional hockey record to 27 consecutive wins.

Photo: Casey Staff

The Admirals will conclude the 2011-12 regular season tomorrow in Glens Falls, New York, with a 5:00 p.m. matchup against the Adirondack Phantoms.

Alex Killorn tied the game at 2-2 midway through the third period and assisted on a Cory Conacher goal late in the first period. Dustin Tokarski (32-11-0) stopped 22 of 24 shots to run his personal winning streak to 13 games. The game was just the second non-regulation win of Norfolk’s 27-game winning streak.

The Admirals took a 1-0 lead late in the first period. Killorn sent a no-look, behind-the-back pass to Conacher in the right faceoff circle. Conacher sent a shot past the outstretched glove of Binghamton goaltender Mike McKenna for his 36th goal of the season at 19:24.

Binghamton took a 2-1 lead after two goals late in the second period. The Senators tied the game at 1-1 with a power play goal at 15:17. Eric Gryba sent a pass from the right point to Mark Hoffman at the left point. Hoffman then sent a slap shot through traffic and past Tokarski.

Binghamton went ahead, 2-1, less than two minutes later. After accepting a pass from Tim Conboy, Matt Puempel wound up for a slap shot from the top of the left circle that eluded Tokarski at 17:13. McKenna made 28 saves on 29 shots to hold Norfolk to just one goal through two periods.

Photo: Casey Staff

However, the Admirals tied the game at 2-2 on Killorn’s second professional goal. The rookie who recently joined Norfolk from Harvard University entered the attacking zone along the left wing and sped around a defenseman in the left circle. He then deked to his backhand as he cut across the top of the crease and slipped a shot around McKenna’s left leg at 13:21 for a power play goal.

Norfolk out-shot Binghamton, 19-3, in the third period, but Killorn’s shot was the only one to get past McKenna as the game required overtime.

Tim Conboy was whistled for hooking 1:27 into overtime to give the Admirals their fifth power play of the game. Just moments after Mike Kostka hit the post, he sent a pass to Barberio at the left point. Barberio’s shot through traffic found its mark for his 14th goal of the season and the 3-2 Norfolk win.

McKenna (14-22-1) stopped 46 of 49 shots in the defeat.

Norfolk was 2-for-5 on the power play. Binghamton was 1-for-3.

Norfolk Admirals 3 (OT) at Binghamton Senators 2 – Status: Final OT
Saturday, April 14, 2012 – Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena

Norfolk         1 0 1 1 – 3
Binghamton 0 2 0 0 – 2

1st Period-1, Norfolk, Conacher 36 (Killorn), 19:24. Penalties-Lessard Bng (hooking), 9:52; Oberg Nor (high-sticking), 15:32.

2nd Period-2, Binghamton, Hoffman 21 (Gryba, Dziurzynski), 15:17 (PP). 3, Binghamton, Puempel 1 (Conboy), 17:13. Penalties-Oberg Nor (interference), 4:06; Conacher Nor (roughing), 14:26; Borowiecki Bng (roughing), 18:50.

3rd Period-4, Norfolk, Killorn 2 (Oberg, Kostka), 13:21 (PP). Penalties-served by Puempel Bng (bench minor – too many men), 2:44; Dziurzynski Bng (goaltender interference), 11:56.

OT Period-5, Norfolk, Barberio 14 (Kostka), 2:04 (PP). Penalties-Conboy Bng (hooking, misconduct – abuse of officials), 1:27.

Shots on Goal-Norfolk 17-12-19-1-49. Binghamton 6-14-3-1-24.
Power Play Opportunities-Norfolk 2 / 5; Binghamton 1 / 3.
Goalies-Norfolk, Tokarski 32-11-0 (24 shots-22 saves). Binghamton, McKenna 14-22-1 (49 shots-46 saves).

A-4,511
Referees-Jeff Smith (49), T.J. Luxmore (47).
Linesmen-Andy Petrus (26), John Everett (82).

And Another…..Norfolk Admirals Winning Streak Video

The video is from Virginia Beach …. Right On – The Worlds Greatest 70′s Show Band

Another Awesome Find.  Great Job!

Norfolk Admirals Random YouTube Find – Winning Streak Songs

So I was just checking out YouTube and put Norfolk Admirals in the search bar. Look What I found! Pretty creative.

The video is from Virginia Beach …. Right On – The Worlds Greatest 70′s Show Band

Awesome Job!

24 In A Row!!! Norfolk Rolls On With A 3-1 Victory Over The Senators.

 

NORFOLK, Va. – Tyler Johnson broke a 1-1 tie early in the third period as the Norfolk Admirals (51-18-1-2) defeated the Binghamton Senators (28-39-4-2), 3-1, on Friday night at Norfolk Scope Arena. With the win – Norfolk’s 24th straight – the Admirals clinched the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy as the AHL’s regular season points champion, ensuring home ice throughout the 2012 Calder Cup Playoffs, while setting a new franchise record with their 51st win.

The same two teams square off tomorrow night at Scope in Fan Appreciation Night.

Photo: Stephen M. Katz - The Virginian-Pilot

Mark Barberio and Trevor Smith joined Johnson on the scoresheet. Goaltender Jaroslav Janus (21-8-2) earned his 13th straight win by turning aside 27 of 28 shots.

Barberio opened the scoring with a blast from the high slot midway through the first period. After Johnson won a faceoff in the left circle, he found Evan Oberg at the left point. Oberg immediately passed to Barberio, who notched his 13th goal of the year by one-timing the puck past Senators goalie Robin Lehner at 18:15.

Both teams went scoreless for the majority of the second period. However, at 16:34 Binghamton broke through and tied the game at 1-1. Jack Downing took a pass from Tim Conboy and sent a slap shot past Janus. Downing streaked into the Norfolk zone along the right wing and took the shot just past the blue line, which hit off the skate of an Admirals defender before it found the net.

Unlike the first two periods, it didn’t take long for a goal in the third period, as Johnson netted the eventual game-winning tally just 2:51 into the final frame. After a keep-in by Scott Jackson at the left point, Radko Gudas sent a shot from the right point. The puck hit the shaft of Johnson’s stick in the right faceoff circle and popped up and over an unsuspecting Lehner on its way into the goal. The score was Johnson’s 30th of the season.

Photo: Stephen M. Katz - The Virginian-Pilot

The scoring wouldn’t end there, as Smith made it 3-1 at 16:46. Jean-Philippe Cote was behind the Binghamton net and left the puck to Brandon Segal, who picked it up and passed to Smith near the right post. Smith one-timed it past into the top-left corner of the net for his 23rd goal of the season.

Janus turned aside all 11 third period shots he faced to preserve the 3-1 victory.

Lehner (12-22-1) stopped 32 of 35 shots for the loss.

Norfolk was 0-for-2 on the power play while stopping all five Binghamton man advantage opportunities.

Binghamton Senators 1 at Norfolk Admirals 3 – Status: Final

Friday, April 6, 2012 – Norfolk Scope

Binghamton 0 1 0 – 1
Norfolk         1 0 2 – 3

1st Period-1, Norfolk, Barberio 13 (Oberg, Johnson), 18:15. Penalties-Blood Bng (checking to the head), 13:40; Kostka Nor (high-sticking), 19:14.

2nd Period-2, Binghamton, Downing 9 (Dziurzynski, Hamilton), 16:34. Penalties-Conacher Nor (slashing), 5:19; Borowiecki Bng (high-sticking), 8:07; Dimmen Nor (cross-checking), 10:53.

3rd Period-3, Norfolk, Johnson 30 (Gudas, Jackson), 2:51. 4, Norfolk, Smith 23 (Segal, Cote), 16:46. Penalties-Dimmen Nor (interference), 3:53; Borowiecki Bng (fighting), 8:02; Cote Nor (fighting), 8:02; Gryba Bng (fighting), 11:40; Labrie Nor (fighting), 11:40; Conacher Nor (tripping), 13:25.

Shots on Goal-Binghamton 6-11-11-28. Norfolk 14-10-11-35.
Power Play Opportunities-Binghamton 0 / 5; Norfolk 0 / 2.
Goalies-Binghamton, Lehner 12-22-1 (35 shots-32 saves). Norfolk, Janus 21-8-2 (28 shots-27 saves).
A-6,713
Referees-Francis Charron (46).
Linesmen-Luke Murray (92), Tom George (61).

 

Have You Got Your Tickets Yet?

The last two home games of the regular season are this weekend. The Binghamton Senators will provide the opposition this Friday and Saturday.

Don’t wait for until the last minute to get your tickets. Run….don’t walk to your local Tickemaster or Scope box office and get them now.

The Admirals are trying to make it 24 and 25 in a row. Come out and support them as they close in on the end of the regular season and prepare for the playoffs. The road to the Calder Cup starts in Norfolk in a few weeks.

GO ADMIRALS!