Regular Season Game 4: Hershey Bears 1, Hartford Wolf Pack 0 (F/OT) (10/19/14)

Box Score


Hershey (2-1-0-0) at Hartford (2-0-0-0)
XL Center: Hartford, CT
Goalies: Copley (1-0-0, 2.00) vs. Missiaen


1st Period
Scoring
No Goals


Penalties
1:48- HFD Penalty: Haggerty for Holding the Stick (2:00)
6:22- HFD Penalty: McIlrath for Tripping (2:00)
11:19- HFD Penalty: Hughes for Slashing (2:00)
13:37- HER Penalty: Galiev for Hooking (2:00)
17:28- HER Penalty: Newbury for Embellishment (2:00)
17:28- HFD Penalty: McIlrath for Cross-Checking (2:00)
18:21- HER Penalty: Landry for Interference (2:00)
18:21- HFD Penalty: Allen for Embellishment (2:00)


2nd Period
Scoring
No Goals


Penalties
1:47- HFD Penalty: Allen for Interference (2:00)
6:33- HER Penalty: Wey for High-Sticking (2:00)
12:17- HER Penalty: Gazley for Roughing (2:00)
12:17- HER Penalty: Kundratek for Roughing (2:00)
12:17- HFD Penalty: R. Bourque for Roughing (2:00)
14:48- HER Penalty: Galiev for Interference (2:00)
16:22- HFD Penalty: R. Bourque for Hooking (2:00)


3rd Period
Scoring
No Goals


Penalties
2:54- HER Penalty: Spencer for Fighting (5:00)
2:54- HFD Penalty: Noreau for Fighting (5:00)
6:32- HER Penalty: Schilling for Cross-Checking (2:00)


Overtime
Scoring
6:58- HER Goal (PPG): Wellman (3), Carrick


Penalties
5:56- HFD Penalty: McIlrath for Tripping (2:00)


Shots
HER: 11-11-8-7=37
HFD: 4-4-6-1=15


Recap


If the Bears didn't win this game, it would have been a disappointment. They dominated just about all of the game, but Jason Missiaen was a brick wall for almost 67 minutes. Somehow, they got that goal in to make it 3 straight wins! The Bears were playing against a few former Bears in this game (Chris Bourque, Ryan Potulny, and Joey Crabb). The 1st and 2nd periods were filled with penalties, and many chances for the Bears. 8 penalties were given out in the 1st, and 7 were given out in the 2nd (8 to Hartford, 7 to Hershey). Neither team could capitalize on their power plays. After those 2 periods, the Bears had the 22-8 shot advantage.


There weren't as many chances for the Bears in the 3rd, but the Wolf Pack had a couple more than in the previous periods. 3 penalties were given out, 2 of them being from a fight between Hershey's Tim Spencer & Hartford's Samuel Noreau. The shot advantage in the 3rd was close (8-6 in favor of Hershey), but it continued the 30-14 advantage for the Bears. Hershey would see the new overtime rules in place for the 1st time this season. The overtime period is now 7 minutes, with the first 3 minutes being 4-on-4. The rest of the overtime period is 3-on-3. The 3-on-3 brought a lot of fastbreaks, and that lead to Hartford's Dylan McIlrath getting a penalty for tripping at the 5:58 mark. On the power play (4-on-3, each team added a player), Hershey would get a few chances, but Missiaen kept saving them...until 2 seconds left in overtime. Casey Wellman got the goal (3rd of the season/weekend), with an assist from Connor Carrick. Hershey finished with the 37-15 shot advantage, with Pheonix Copley getting the shutout.


Next Game: Friday at Lehigh Valley, 7:05