The atmosphere was electric as the puck dropped on the opening period of play Friday night at the War Memorial. A star-studded Syracuse Crunch lineup took the offense to the visiting Binghamton Senators early and often.
The first half of the frame was played almost exclusively in the Sens defensive zone, but Swedish born goaltender Marcus Hogberg was up to the task. With time winding down on the clock, Matthew Peca collected a pass from Ben Thomas and circled around the zone and into the high slot where he set up Michael Bournival for an easy tap in.