If Alexander Nikulin was angry with being assigned back to the B-Sens of the AHL after a forgettable two-game stint with Ottawa, it sure didn't affect his performance. After missing a game due to visa problems (how do the Sens let that happen? Come on, Tim Murray!), Nikulin scored once and set up three goals in a 4-0 blanking of the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. Denis Hamel scored twice, while Jeremy Yablonski rounded out the scoring and Ilya Zubov notched two assists. Jeff Glass got the shutout.
The next night must have been an amazing game to watch, and ended with an 8-5 victory over the Norfolk Admirals. After going down 5-4 in the third, the B-Sens rallied to score four unanswered in less than nine minutes to settle the score. Yabo extended what must be a career-high goal-scoring streak to two games. Hamel scored another two goals, giving him an AHL-leading 16 on the year. Larry Nycholat scored once and added three assists, and Niko Dimitrakos assisted on three consecutive goals, including the game-tying and game-winning goals.
As mentioned, Hamel now leads the league in goals, and his five goals over three games earned him AHL player of the week honours.
Binghamton earned 5 of a possible 6 points this past week, and is now 5-0-1-1 in he past seven games. Their record is 11-8-2-1 overall, worth 25 points and good for fourth in the AHL's East Division.
Top five scorers for Bingo, as of Dec. 3:
- Denis Hamel: 22GP, 16G, 6A, 22P
- Alexander Nikulin: 16GP, 4G, 11A, 15P
- Larry Nycholat: 22GP, 2G, 13A, 15P
- Niko Dimitrakos: 17GP, 8G, 6A, 14P
- Josh Hennessy: 21GP, 5G, 9A, 14P
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