Calder Cup Finals resume tonight in Bingo

After four days off since Binghamton tied the Calder Cup Finals at 1 game apiece, the AHL's championship series has moved to Bingo, as they call it, tonight with Game 3 between the Wild's Houston Aeros and Ottawa's Baby Sens.

The game can be listened to for free at aeros.com, watched for a fee on ahllive.com or you can go down to Tom Reid's.

Here's the preview from the Aeros:

HOUSTON AEROS (Western Conference Champions)
vs. BINGHAMTON SENATORS (Eastern Conference Champions)
BEST-OF-7 --- BROOME COUNTY ARENA (6:05 p.m. CST)

OVERVIEW
The Houston Aeros and Binghamton Senators square off in Game 3 of the Calder Cup Finals at Broome County Arena. The series is a best-of-seven with a 2-3-2 format in which the Aeros have home ice advantage. Houston won Game 1 by a 3-1 count while the Senators answered with a 2-1 overtime victory in Game 2.

HOW THEY GOT HERE
HOUSTON
--- Swept the Peoria Rivermen 4-0 in the first round.
--- Defeated Milwaukee in seven games in the second round.
--- Defeated Hamilton 4-3 in the Western Conference Finals

BINGHAMTON
--- Defeated Manchester 4-3 in the first round.
--- Defeated Portland 4-2 in the second round.
--- Swept Charlotte 4-0 in the Eastern Conference Finals.

ALL-TIME AEROS PLAYOFF NOTABLES
--- The Aeros are 7-3 all-time in AHL Playoff series when they split the first two games.
--- In 2003, the Aeros split the first two games of each best-of-seven series on their way to the Calder Cup.
--- Houston is 8-9 all-time in AHL Game 3's with a 5-3 record on the road.

2011 AEROS PLAYOFF NOTABLES
--- When registering 40 or more shots, the Aeros are 4-1.
--- On home ice, Houston has a 4-1 record when allowing the first goal.
--- On the road, the Aeros are a combined 5-3 in games decided by two or fewer goals.
--- The Aeros are 6-2 when scoring first.
--- Houston has outshot their opponents in 14 of 20 playoff games. They are 9-6 when doing so.
--- Opponents have scored first 12 times, but the Aeros have won seven of those games.
--- The Aeros are 8-3 in games decided by one goal.
--- Houston's 61 shots in Game 6 vs. HAM tied a team record for the second-most shots in one playoff game and were the most since Houston peppered Hamilton's Ty Conklin with 84 shots in Game 2 of the 2003 Calder Cup Finals.

AEROS PLAYER NOTABLES
--- Jed Ortmeyer became the fifth Aeros player to score two goals in a game this playoff campaign when he notched a pair in Game 1 vs. BNG.
--- Aeros players have a combined 28 multi-point games in the playoffs, led by Patrick O'Sullivan (4), Jed Ortmeyer and Casey Wellman (3 each).

NHL AFFILIATES
Houston Aeros (Minnesota Wild)
Binghamton Senators (Ottawa Senators)

CALDER CUP FINALS SCHEDULE
2011 Calder Cup Finals (best-of-seven)
W2-Houston Aeros vs. E5-Binghamton Senators
Game 1 – Fri., May 27 – Binghamton 1 at Houston 3
Game 2 – Sat., May 28 – Binghamton 2 at Houston 1 OT
Game 3 – Wed., June 1 – Houston at Binghamton, 7:05 EST
Game 4 – Fri., June 3 – Houston at Binghamton, 7:05 EST
*Game 5 – Sat., June 4 – Houston at Binghamton, 7:05 EST
*Game 6 – Tue., June 7 – Binghamton at Houston, 7:05 CST
*Game 7 – Thu., June 9 – Binghamton at Houston, 7:05 CST

AEROS GOALIES
--- AT HOME, Matt Hackett is 8-3 with a 2.17 GAA and .911 SV%. He went 3-1 at home in the Conference Finals.
--- ON THE ROAD, Hackett is 5-4 with a 2.94 GAA and .884 SV%. He is 3-3 in his last six road games.
--- Matt Hackett's uncle, Jeff, led the Springfield Indians to a Calder Cup win in 1990 and was awarded the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy, annually given to the most valuable player of the playoffs. He went 10-5 that playoff campaign.

LAST GAME QUICK RECAP
Jim O'Brien scored the deciding goal with 12:06 left in the first overtime as the Binghamton Senators edged the Houston Aeros 2-1 in Game 2 of the Calder Cup Finals in front of 9,002 fans at Toyota Center on Saturday night. Aeros goaltender Matt Hackett turned aside 19 shots in the loss. Robin Lehner made 28 saves.
AEROS SPECIAL TEAMS
POWER PLAY --- Is 1/6 vs. BNG… Went 6/30 vs. HAM… Went 6/32 vs. MIL in round 2… Went 3/24 vs. PEO in the opening round… Ranked 6th (20.2%) in the regular season… Jon DiSalvatore led the team with 14 PPG… Finished the season with goals in six-straight to set a season-high streak (18/45)…Also had goals in six-straight from Feb. 22-Mar. 4… Had multiple PPG in 16 games and was 12-2-0-2 in those games.

PENALTY KILL --- BNG is 1/8… HAM went 6/25and scored three SHG… MIL went 4/30 in round 2… The Ads scored a SHG in Game 5… PEO went 3/12 on the PP in the first round… Ranked 22nd (81.0%) in the regular season… Carson McMillan led the team with three SHG… Opponents were 16/46 on the PP in the final eight games of the season… Allowed at least a goal in a season-high seven straight (Mar. 22 – Apr. 2)… Held opponents to one or no PPG in 15 straight games until TOR went 2-for-5 on Jan. 23.

AEROS BROADCAST INFO
Follow the Aeros on News Talk 1070 KNTH and online at AEROS.COM with Joe O'Donnell providing the play-by-play call. Watch every game online at www.ahllive.com.