If you’re feeling warm breath on your back, it’s probably Martin Gerber.
Wilkes-Barre is one point back. Tomorrow’s opponent, Binghamton, is two points back. Philly is stalking six points back.
Hershey got a bit healthier, has a seven-point lead. The rest of it just gets tighter and tighter.
For the second game in a row, the goaltender put a lot of it on his back. Nathan Lawson looked human. Made a couple of amazing saves on Giroux; allowed a couple of disheartening goals. He certainly wasn’t happy about it. (He also took a skate in his mouth, he said, in that goal-mouth pileup when Walter was hit with the elbowing penalty, but he wasn’t going to use that as an excuse for anything.)
On to Binghamton after — and thanks to the league for pointing this out — Bridgeport’s first two-game regulation-losing streak. They had a L-OTL week to close November and begin December. But that’s it.
So tomorrow gets a bit bigger. Watch out for Martin Gerber.
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Alex Giroux was sweetly understated about his streak but was happy to win here: The Bears had lost eight in a row in Bridgeport.
Capuano expected Mannino to make the trip with them.
Walter moved to the point on the power play when he scored his second goal. That one came on the rush, though, going through the defense and apparently surprising Daren Machesney, whose head appeared to be thrown back even before the puck got through him. (Man only made 36 saves, is all.) Walter has five goals in five games.
Ref Jason Nissen doesn’t appear to be popular among ECHL fans. (Not that that’s necessarily indicative.)
So much for Player-coach Willis.
And Raffi’s back.