Hershey Bears 3, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 1 (2/16/14)

Box Score

Hershey (28-16-3-3) at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (28-18-2-3)
Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza: Wilkes-Barre, PA
Goalies: Leggio (14-13-2, 2.76) vs. Deslauriers (17-12-2, 2.44)

1st Period
Scoring
No Goals

Penalties
3:32- HER Penalty: Wellman for Roughing (2:00)
7:41- WBS Penalty: Despres for Boarding (2:00)
18:36- HER Penalty: Latta for Interference (2:00)

2nd Period
Scoring
No Goals

Penalties
10:44- WBS Penalty: D'Agostino for Delay of Game (2:00)
17:33- HER Penalty: Gazley for Slashing (2:00)

3rd Period
Scoring
9:05- HER Goal: Taffe (14), Gazley & Wellman
12:52- HER Goal: Potulny (3), Byers & Latta
15:57- WBS Goal (SHG): Gibbons (10)
16:46- HER Goal: LeBlanc (11), Latta & Byers

Penalties
5:44- HER Penalty: Watkins for Tripping (2:00)
10:43- HER Penalty: Watkins Misconduct for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (10:00)
14:29- WBs Penalty: Megna for Slashing (2:00)

Shots
HER: 6-8-8=22
WBS: 10-9-8=27

Recap

5 in a row! This game did not have a lot of action until the 3rd period, but another big win! In the 1st period, there were only 3 penalties. At the 3:32 mark, Hershey's Casey Wellman was charged with roughing. At the 7:41 mark, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's Simon Depres was charged with boarding. At the 18:36 mark, Hershey's Michael Latta was charged with interference. In the 2nd period, only 2 penalties occurred. At the 10:44 mark, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's Nick D'Agostino was charged with delay of game. At the 17:33 mark, Hershey's Dustin Gazley was charged with slashing. At the end of the 2nd, the Penguins had a 19-14 shot advantage.

The 3rd period is where the action happened. At the 5:44 mark, Hershey's Matt Watkins was charged with tripping. At the 9:05 mark, the first goal of the game was finally scored. Jeff Taffe scored his 14th of the season, from Dustin Gazley & Casey Wellman, to take the 1-0 lead. A couple minutes later, Matt Watkins was charged again, this time with a misconduct for unsportsmanlike conduct. 2 minutes later, Hershey increased their lead. Ryan Potulny scored his 3rd of the season, from Dane Byers & Michael Latta. At the 14:29 mark, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's Jayson Megna was charged with slashing. On this power play, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton got within a goal. Brian Gibbons scored his 11th of the season. However, less than a minute later, Hershey got the score to 3-1. Peter LeBlanc scored his 11th of the season, from Michael Latta & Dane Byers. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton won the shot advantage 27-22.