Regular Season Game 21: Hershey Bears 1, St. John's IceCaps 0 (11/30/14)

Box Score


Hershey (10-8-1-1) vs. St. John's (9-9-4-1)
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Grubauer (7-5-2, 2.19) vs. Budaj (0-3-3, 3.58)


1st Period
Scoring
No Goals


Penalties
3:21- STJ Penalty: O'Neill for Fighting (5:00)
3:21- HER Penalty: Newbury for Fighting (5:00)
6:03- STJ Penalty: Melchiori for Roughing (2:00)
12:05- HER Penalty: Gazley for Boarding (2:00)


2nd Period
Scoring
No Goals


Penalties
3:19- HER Penalty: Landry for Interference (2:00)
15:05- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Interference (2:00)
20:00- STJ Penalty: Lipon for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)


3rd Period
Goals
0:37- HER Goal (PPG): Galiev (4), Cornet & Kennedy


Penalties
2:09- HER Penalty: Landry for Holding (2:00)
5:00- HER Penalty: Galiev for Interference (2:00)
11:20- STJ Penalty: Bench Minor for Too Many Men (Served by O'Dell) (2:00)
13:00- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Interference (2:00)


Shots
HER: 8-6-7=21
STJ: 10-15-8=33


Recap


After the Bears were shut out by St. John's last Sunday, they returned the favor by shutting them out in this one. Philipp Grubauer continues to have a great few games, as he was lights out in this one. The 1st period gave each team a power play chance, but neither could capitalize. There was also a fight in the period between Hershey's Kris Newbury and the IceCaps' Will O'Neill. After the 1st, the IceCaps had the 10-8 shot advantage.


In the 2nd, due to two power plays, St. John's had the chances to score. Grubauer made sure that it stayed scoreless. After the 2nd, the IceCaps had the 25-14 shot advantage. At the start of the 3rd, the Bears were on the power play due to a penalty at the end of the 2nd. For the 3rd straight game, Stanislav Galiev got a goal on a power play (4th of the season), from Philippe Cornet & Tim Kennedy. Even with St. John's having 3 more power plays, the penalty kill and Philipp Grubauer stood strong. Grubauer finished with the 33-save shutout. Hershey finished with 21 shots on goal.


Next Game: Friday vs. Bridgeport, 7:00

Regular Season Game 20: Syracuse Crunch 4, Hershey Bears 1 (11/29/14)

Box Score


Hershey (10-7-1-1) vs. Syracuse (10-7-3-0)
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Grubauer (7-4-2, 2.13) vs. Vasilevskiy (4-3-3, 3.06)




1st Period
Scoring
6:06- SYR Goal: Paradis (6), Gourde & Mormina




Penalties
0:37- SYR Penalty: Ikonen for Roughing (2:00)
12:25- HER Penalty: Walker for Delay of Game (2:00)
15:38- HER Penalty: Brown for Charging (2:00)
20:00- SYR Penalty: Dotchin for Cross-Checking (2:00)




2nd Period
Scoring
16:41- HER Goal (PPG): Galiev (3), Carrick & Kennedy


Penalties
6:10- SYR Penalty: Mormina for Tripping (2:00)
9:41- SYR Penalty: Cote for Fighting (5:00)
9:41- HER Penalty: Broda for Roughing (2:00)
9:41- HER Penalty: Broda for Fighting (5:00)
12:30- SYR Penalty: Angelidis for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
16:24- SYR Penalty: Richard for Roughing (2:00)
16:24- SYR Penalty: Richard for Fighting (5:00)
16:24- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Fighting (5:00)
17:41- HER Penalty: Carrick for Cross-Checking (2:00)




3rd Period
Scoring
1:58- SYR Goal: Kunyk (3), Vermin
14:51- SYR Goal (PPG): Kunyk (4), Mormina
19:04- SYR Goal (EN): Marchessault (8), Gourde


Penalties
6:35- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Hooking (2:00)
13:03- HER Penalty: Gazley for Hooking (2:00)
19:50- SYR Penalty: Richard for Charging (2:00)
19:50- HER Penalty: Broda for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)


Shots
HER: 10-11-8=29
SYR: 13-8-16=37


Recap


What was a close-fought game between two good teams turned into a mess very quickly. The 1st period continued to show how the Bears' goalies have been outstanding, but can't stop everything. Syracuse took the lead at the 6:06 mark. Philippe Paradis scored his 6th of the season, from Yanni Gourde & Joey Mormina. Each team had a couple power play chances, but they couldn't capitalize. At the end of the period, the Crunch had the 13-10 shot advantage.


In the 2nd, each team had many chances on the power play, and two fights. The 1st fight was between Hershey's Joel Broda and Syracuse's Jean-Philippe Cote. The 2nd fight was between Hershey's Erik Burgdoerfer and Syracuse's Tanner Richard. Syracuse got 2 extra minutes for that fight, and on that power play, the Bears tied it up. Stanislav Galiev scored his 3rd of the season, from Connor Carrick & Tim Kennedy. After the 2nd, the shot advantage was tied at 21.


In the 3rd, the Crunch started off early. Cody Kunyk scored his 3rd of the season, from Joel Vermin. On the 2nd power play that was given to the Crunch in the period, they made it 3-1. Cody Kunyk scored once again (4th of the season), from Joey Mormina (2nd assist of the night). That broke the 25-penalty streak that the Bears penalty kill had of not giving up a goal. Syracuse sealed the game with an empty-net goal with 56 seconds left. Jonathan Marchessault got his 8th of the season, from Yanni Gourde (2nd assist of the night). The Crunch finished with the 37-29 shot advantage.


Next Game: Tomorrow vs. St. John's, 5:00

Regular Season Game 19: Hershey Bears 2, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 1 (F/SO) (11/26/14)

Box Score


Hershey (9-7-1-1) vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (11-8-1-0)
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Grubauer (6-4-2, 2.25) vs. Zatkoff (5-5-0, 2.18)




1st Period
Scoring
No Goals




Penalties
13:43- HER Penalty: Herbert for Hooking (2:00)




2nd Period
Scoring
No Goals




Penalties
3:58- HER Penalty: Carrick for Cross-Checking (2:00)
9:09- WBS Penalty: Rust for Interference (2:00)
15:42- HER Penalty: Walker for Fighting (5:00)
15:42- WBS Penalty: Archibald for Fighting (5:00)




3rd Period
Scoring
8:57- HER Goal (PPG): Galiev (2), Carrick & Kennedy
19:09- WBS Goal: Dumoulin (2), Wilson & Ebbett




Penalties
2:31- HER Penalty: Schilling for Hooking (2:00)
8:24- WBS Penalty: Samuelsson for Delay of Game (2:00)
16:04- WBS Penalty: Rowney for Delay of Game (2:00)
19:42- HER Penalty: Newbury for Tripping (2:00)
19:42- WBS Penalty: Farnham for Embellishment (2:00)




Overtime
Scoring
No Goals




Penalties
No Penalties




Shootout
1st Round: HER- Galiev (No Goal), WBS- Wilson (No Goal)
2nd Round: HER- Gazley (Goal), WBS- Dea (Goal)
3rd Round: HER- Carrick (No Goal), WBS- Rust (No Goal)
4th Round: HER- Brown (Goal), WBS- Ebbett (No Goal)
Hershey wins shootout 2-1




Shots
HER: 8-5-10-4=27
WBS: 8-7-8-2=25




Recap


I got to see this game in person, so that's why the blog post is a little later than normal. It truly was a uneventful game for such a heated rivalry. However, that doesn't mean it wasn't important to get the win, and that's what the Bears did. The first period only had one event, and that was Hershey's Caleb Herbert getting charged with hooking. After the 1st, the shots were tied at 8. In the 2nd, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton controlled play for a good amount of the period, but neither team were able to get anything on their power play. A fight did break out in the period between Hershey's Nathan Walker and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's Josh Archibald. After the 2nd, the Pens had the 15-13 shot advantage.




In the 3rd, there were a few more penalties, and in that case, more chances to score. The Bears were finally able to get on the board with a power play goal at the 8:53 mark. Stanislav Galiev scored his 2nd of the season, from Connor Carrick & Tim Kennedy. Both teams continued to have chances, but it look like nothing would get past Philipp Grubauer. That would be proven wrong with 51 seconds to go. Brian Dumoulin scored his 2nd of the season, from Scott Wilson & Andrew Ebbett. Going into overtime, the shots were tied at 23. The overtime period has fast-paced action, but not a lot of good shots were able to be taken. The Bears finished with the 27-25 shot advantage. In the shootout, Hershey's Dustin Gazley and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's Jean-Sebastien Dea were able to score in the 2nd round. Hershey's Chris Brown in the 4th round, and Philipp Grubauer stopped Andrew Ebbett to win the game for the Bears.


Next Game: Saturday vs. Syracuse, 7:00

Regular Season Game 18: St. John's IceCaps 2, Hershey Bears 0 (11/23/14)

Box Score


Hershey (9-6-1-1) vs. St. John's (7-8-4-1)
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Copley (3-2-0, 1.97) vs. Hellebuyck (7-4-2, 2.61)




1st Period
Scoring
17:46- STJ Goal: Klingberg (5), Balisy & Brouillette




Penalties
8:13- HER Penalty: Newbury for Roughing (2:00)
18:19- HER Penalty: Byers for Roughing (2:00)
20:00- STJ Penalty: Klingberg for Roughing (2:00)
20:00- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Roughing (2:00)




2nd Period
Scoring
11:45- STJ Goal: Balisy (6), Albert & Klingberg


Penalties
1:43- STJ Penalty: Lipon for Tripping (2:00)
17:57- STJ Penalty: O'Neill for Slashing (2:00)




3rd Period
Scoring
No Goals


Penalties
4:16- HER Penalty: Newbury for Roughing (2:00)
6:30- STJ Penalty: O'Dell for Hooking (2:00)
18:53- HER Penalty: Kennedy for Holding the Stick (2:00)


Shots
HER: 8-16-9=33
STJ: 6-11-11=28


Recap


After shutting out the Sharks last night, the Bears get shut out by the IceCaps tonight. Hershey had plenty of opportunities to get goals, but Connor Hellebuyck had a performance that rivaled Philipp Grubauer's from last night. The 1st period had some tough playing, as all 4 penalties in the period were for roughing (3 were against the Bears). Before the 2nd of the penalties, St. John's got on the board. Carl Klingberg scored his 5th of the season, from Chase Balisy & Julien Brouillette. After that period, the Bears had the 8-6 shot advantage.


In the 2nd, the Bears had a couple power play chances, but weren't able to capitalize, even with the 16 shots in the period. At the 11:45 mark, the IceCaps made it 2-0. Chase Balisy scored his 6th of the season (2nd point of the night), from John Albert & Carl Klingberg. After the 2nd, the Bears had the 24-17 shot advantage. In the 3rd, even though the Bears were able to kill off their penalties, they still weren't able to get past Hellebuyck. He finished with a 33-save shutout. St. John's finished the game with 28 shots.


Next Game: Wednesday vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 7:00

Regular Season Game 17: Hershey Bears 1, Worcester Sharks 0 (11/22/14)

Box Score


Hershey (8-6-1-1) vs. Worcester (8-7-1-0)
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Grubauer (5-4-2, 2.45) vs. Dell (0-0-0, 1.56)


1st Period
Scoring
16:38- HER Goal: Brown (3), Kundratek & Stephenson


Penalties
0:55- WOR Penalty: Doherty for Fighting (5:00)
0:55- HER Penalty: Byers for Fighting (5:00)
9:15- HER Penalty: Byers for Hooking (2:00)
19:52- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Holding (2:00)


2nd Period
Scoring
No Goals


Penalties
4:17- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Interference (2:00)
8:26- WOR Penalty: Bonneau for Fighting (5:00)
8:26- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Fighting (5:00)
16:57- WOR Penalty: Abelthauser for Interference (2:00)


3rd Period
Scoring
No Goals


Penalties
4:20- HER Penalty: Broda for Hooking (2:00)
7:13- WOR Penalty: Haley for High-Sticking (2:00)


Shots
HER: 8-6-6=20
WOR: 11-8-19=38


Recap


Another brilliant game for Philipp Grubauer, and this time, it was a win. He made some spectacular saves through the entire game, and Hershey just did enough to help him. The tension in the game started off early with a fight 55 seconds in between Hershey's Dane Byers & Worcester's Taylor Doherty. Hershey would receive two penalties in the period along with the fight, but the penalty kill continued its great success on them. At the 16:38 mark, Hershey got on the board. Chris Brown scored his 3rd of the season, from Tomas Kundratek & Chandler Stephenson. After the 1st, the Sharks had the 11-8 shot advantage.


The 2nd, even though there weren't many penalties to show for it, became a little chippy. Due to that, there wasn't a great number of chances, but when there was, Grubauer made sure to keep his clean sheet. After one of his great saves, a fight broke out between Hershey's Steve Oleksy & Worcester's Jimmy Bonneau. After that period, the Sharks had the 19-14 shot advantage. In the 3rd, with one penalty given out to each team, there was the chance for scoring, especially on the Sharks' end. They doubled their shot total in one period to 38, but Grubauer saved every single one of them. Hershey finished with 20 shots.


Next Game: Tonight vs. St. John's, 5:00

Regular Season Game 16: Lehigh Valley Phantoms 3, Hershey Bears 2 (F/SO) (11/19/14)

Box Score


Hershey (8-6-1-0) at Lehigh Valley (6-6-1-0)
PPL Center: Allentown, PA
Goalies: Grubauer (5-4-1, 2.52) vs. Zepp (6-3-1, 2.56)


1st Period
Scoring
3:21- LV Goal: Gordon (4), Jones & Hagg
6:50- LV Goal: Manning (4), Straka


Penalties
11:46- HER Penalty: Kundratek for Roughing (2:00)
14:56- HER Penalty: Schilling for Interference (2:00)


2nd Period
Scoring
17:12- HER Goal (PPG): Byers (4), Conner & Newbury


Penalties
9:03- LV Penalty: Delisle for Cross-Checking (2:00)
12:20- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Hooking (2:00)
15:30- LV Penalty: Rosehill for Elbowing (2:00)


3rd Period
Scoring
3:30- HER Goal: Newbury (10), Carrick & Byers


Penalties
5:43- HER Penalty: Galiev for Holding (2:00)
10:53- LV Penalty: Goumas for Tripping (2:00)


Overtime
Scoring
No Goals


Penalties
0:44- HER Penalty: Conner for Tripping (2:00)


Shootout
1st Round: HER- Galiev (No Goal), LV- Gordon (No Goal)
2nd Round: HER- Stephenson (No Goal), LV- Jones (Goal)
3rd Round: HER- Gazley (No Goal)


Shots
HER: 9-10-9-1=29
LV: 20-5-7-7=39


Recap


What an interesting game. After how the 1st period went, the fact that the Bears came back and got a point out of this game is a testament to this team. Starting off early in the 1st, at the 3:21 mark, Lehigh Valley got on the board. Former Bear Andrew Gordon scored his 4th of the season, from Blair Jones & Robert Hagg. 3 and a half minutes later, Lehigh Valley made it 2-0. Brandon Manning scored his 4th of the season, from Petr Straka. Philipp Grubauer was a big part of why this period wasn't any worse, as he made 18 saves in the period. After the 1st, the Phantoms had the 20-9 shot advantage.


In the 2nd, the Bears played with a much better attitude and style. They couldn't score on their first power play chance, but they did on their 2nd chance. At the 17:12 mark, Dane Byers scored his 4th of the season, from Chris Conner & Kris Newbury. After the 2nd, the Phantoms had the 25-19 shot advantage. Early in the 3rd, at the 3:30 mark, the Bears tied it at 2. Kris Newbury scored his 10th of the season, from Connor Carrick & Dane Byers (2nd point of the night). The Phantoms had the 32-28 shot advantage going into overtime. With the new overtime rules, the play was fast-paced and hectic. The Bears penalty kill stepped away and helped the team survive a 4-on-3 power play. The Phantoms finished with the 39-29 shot advantage. In the shootout (now 3 rounds with the new rules), the only person to score was Lehigh Valley's Blair Jones. Philipp Grubauer took the loss in a great 37-save performance.


Next Game: Saturday vs. Worcester, 7:00

Regular Season Game 15: Hershey Bears 3, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 2 (11/16/14)

Box Score


Hershey (7-6-1-0) vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (9-6-1-0)
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Grubauer (4-4-1, 2.58) vs. Zatkoff (3-3-0, 2.47)


1st Period
Scoring
11:14- WBS Goal: Megna (7), McNeill & Wilson


Penalties
12:19- WBS Penalty: Samuelsson for Fighting (5:00)
12:19- HER Penalty: Mitchell for Fighting (5:00)
15:32- HER Penalty: Walker for Holding (2:00)
17:04- WBS Penalty: Dea for Slashing (2:00)
18:58- HER Penalty: Kundratek for Tripping (2:00)
19:24- WBS Penalty: Dea for Tripping (2:00)


2nd Period
Scoring
0:38- WBS Goal: Megna (8)
4:59- HER Goal (PPG): Cornet (4), Kennedy & Carrick
16:44- HER Goal (PPG): Carrick (3), Kennedy & Galiev
19:36- HER Goal: Stephenson (2) (Penalty Shot)


Penalties
4:47- WBS Penalty: Dea for Delay of Game (2:00)
7:11- WBS Penalty: McNeill for Fighting (5:00)
7:11- HER Penalty: Mitchell for Fighting (5:00)
7:11- HER Penalty: Mitchell Game Misconduct for Second Fight (10:00)
9:44- HER Penalty: Newbury for Slashing (2:00)
15:53- WBS Penalty: Zatkoff for Tripping (2:00)
18:17- WBS Penalty: Farnham for Fighting (5:00)
18:17- WBS Penalty: Letourneau-Leblond for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
18:17- WBS Penalty: Letourneau-Leblond Misconduct for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (10:00)
18:17- HER Penalty: Byers for Instigating (2:00)
18:17- HER Penalty: Byers for Fighting (5:00)
18:17- HER Penalty: Byers Misconduct for Instigating (10:00)


3rd Period
Scoring
No Goals


Penalties
2:13- WBS Penalty: Dea for Tripping (2:00)
10:05- HER Penalty: Schilling for Tripping (2:00)
12:37- WBS Penalty: Dumoulin for Cross-Checking (2:00)


Shots
HER: 12-14-9=35
WBS: 4-10-4=18


Recap


The Bears needed this win. They had been struggling the past few games, but they got one in the win column tonight. Plenty of chances came to the Bears in the 1st period, but the Pens were able to get the one goal. At the 11:14 mark, Jayson Megna scored his 7th of the season, from Reid McNeill & Scott Wilson. After the 1st, the Bears had the 12-4 shot advantage. Starting off quickly in the 2nd, 38 seconds in, the Pens got the 2-0 lead. Jayson Megna scored his 2nd of the game (8th of the season). After the Pens got their first penalty of the period, the Bears scored on the power play to cut the lead in half. Philippe Cornet scored his 4th of the season, from Tim Kennedy & Connor Carrick.


After a number of penalties for each team (including a missed penalty shot by the Pens), the Bears were able to score once again on the power play. Connor Carrick scored his 3rd of the season (2nd point of the night), from Tim Kennedy (2nd assist of the night) & Stanislav Galiev. After 34 penalty minutes were given out at the same time, the Bears received a penalty shot. Chandler Stephenson scored his 2nd of the season on the penalty shot. After the 2nd, the Bears had the 26-14 shot advantage. In the 3rd, the Bears had numerous chances to score, but almost every shot hit the post. It wouldn't matter, however, as the Pens wouldn't be able to get a shot past Philipp Grubauer in the period. The Bears finished with the 35-18 shot advantage. There were 21 penalties (84 minutes) given out in the game.


Next Game: Wednesday at Lehigh Valley, 7:05

Regular Season Game 14: Syracuse Crunch 5, Hershey Bears 1 (11/14/14)

Box Score


Hershey (7-5-1-0) at Syracuse (6-4-3-0)
War Memorial at Oncenter: Syracuse, NY
Goalies: Grubauer (4-3-1, 2.39) vs. Vasilevskiy (1-2-3, 3.25)




1st Period
Scoring
5:58- HER Goal: Newbury (9), Wellman & Walker
7:58- SYR Goal: Angelidis (3), Gourde
14:11- SYR Goal: Lynch (1), Samson & Smith


Penalties
3:28- HER Penalty: Spencer for Fighting (5:00)
3:28- SYR Penalty: Paradis for Fighting (5:00)
15:12- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Elbowing (2:00)


2nd Period
Scoring
4:19- SYR Goal: Ikonen (1), Angelidis & Smith


Penalties
9:24- SYR Penalty: Dotchin for Tripping (2:00)
12:29- SYR Penalty: Witkowski for Interference (2:00)
16:59- SYR Penalty: Cote for Boarding (2:00)


3rd Period
Scoring
9:18- SYR Goal (PPG): Nesterov (2), Marchessault & Samson
17:38- SYR Goal (EN): Marchessault (6)


Penalties
8:38- HER Penalty: Walker for Roughing (2:00)
8:38- HER Penalty: Wellman for Boarding (2:00)
15:23- SYR Penalty: Bench Minor for Too Many Men (Served by Richard) (2:00)


Shots
HER: 5-11-6=22
SYR: 11-6-9=26


Recap


From some of the games so far, we've seen that this team has some great potential. They just need to find a consistency to their game. The game started off with a fight between Hershey's Tim Spencer and Syracuse's Philippe Paradis. At the 5:58 mark, the Bears would take the lead. Kris Newbury scored his 9th of the season, from Casey Wellman & Nathan Walker. 2 minutes later, Syracuse would tie it. Mike Angelidis scored his 3rd of the season, from Jerome Samson. At the 14:11 mark, Syracuse took the lead. Kevin Lynch scored his 1st of the season, from Jerome Samson (2nd assist of the night) & Dalton Smith. After the 1st, the Crunch had the 11-5 shot advantage.


In the 2nd, the Crunch would take a 3-1 lead at the 4:19 mark. Henri Ikonen scored his 1st of the season, from Mike Angelidis (2nd point of the night) & Dalton Smith (2nd assist of the night). Syracuse would get three penalties called on them in the period, but would kill off each power play with relative ease. After the 2nd, the Crunch had the 17-16 shot advantage. In the 3rd, on a 5-on-3 power play, Syracuse increased their lead to 3. Nikita Nesterov scored his 2nd of the season, from Jonathan Marchessault & Jerome Samson (2nd assist of the night). At the 17:38 mark, Syracuse would get the empty net goal to finish the game at 5-1. Jonathan Marchessault got the goal (his 6th of the season). Syracuse would finish with the 26-22 shot advantage.


Next Game: Sunday vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 5:00

Regular Season Game 13: Hartford Wolf Pack 3, Hershey Bears 2 (11/9/14)

Box Score


Hershey (7-4-1-0) vs. Hartford (7-3-1-0)
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Copley (3-1-0, 1.71) vs. Skapski (2-0-0, 0.94)


1st Period
Scoring
2:34- HER Goal: Carrick (2), Stephenson & Oleksy
3:33- HFD Goal (PPG): Lindberg (7), Valve & Fast
8:24- HER Goal: Walker (1), Burgdoerfer & Kennedy


Penalties
1:13- HFD Penalty: McIlrath for Delay of Game (2:00)
1:43- HER Penalty: Newbury for Cross-Checking (2:00)
11:07- HER Penalty: Spencer for Interference (2:00)
15:06- HER Penalty: Carrick for High-Sticking (2:00)


2nd Period
Scoring
0:55- HFD Goal: C. Bourque (4), Jackson & Miller


Penalties
5:23- HFD Penalty: Jackson for Holding (2:00)
10:57- HFD Penalty: Stamler for Holding (2:00)


3rd Period
Scoring
2:31- HFD Goal: Lindberg (8), Haggerty & Jackson


Penalties
2:55- HFD Penalty: C. Bourque for Boarding (2:00)
9:13- HFD Penalty: Hughes for Slashing (2:00)
17:50- HER Penalty: Gazley for Delay of Game (2:00)
18:13- HER Penalty: Kristo for Interference (2:00)


Shots
HER: 2-10-12=24
HFD: 13-8-8=29


Recap


For how the shot differential was in the game, it was a surprise that the game was close. Hartford's goalie struggled in the beginning, but got better as the game went on. In the 1st, at the 2:34 mark, Hershey continued their trend of scoring first. Connor Carrick got his 2nd of the season, from Chandler Stephenson & Steve Oleksy. 59 seconds later, Hartford tied it up on the power play. Oscar Lindberg scored his 7th of the season, from Justin Valve & Jesper Fast. 5 minutes later, at the 8:24 mark, the Bears took back the lead. Nathan Walker scored his 1st of the season, from Erik Burgdoerfer & Tim Kennedy. After the 1st, the Wolf Pack had a 13-2 shot advantage (100% shot percentage for the Bears).


In the 2nd, the Wolf Pack tied it up quick. Former Bear Chris Bourque scored his 4th of the season, from Dallas Jackson & J.T. Miller. Hartford was charged with two penalties, but the Bears couldn't capitalize. After the 2nd, Hartford had the 21-12 shot advantage. 2:31 into the 3rd, the Wolf Pack took the lead. Oscar Lindberg scored his 2nd of the night (8th of the season), from Ryan Haggerty & Dallas Jackson (2nd assist of the night). Hartford would receive two penalties in the period, but the Bears couldn't capitalize on those chances. Two later Hershey penalties sealed the fate of the game. Hartford finished with the 29-24 shot advantage.


Next Game: Friday at Syracuse, 7:00

Regular Season Game 12: Hershey Bears 4, Hartford Wolf Pack 2 (11/8/14)

Box Score


Hershey (6-4-1-0) vs. Hartford (7-2-1-0)
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Grubauer (3-3-1, 2.45) vs. Desjardins (4-0-0, 2.21)


1st Period
Scoring
13:40- HFD Goal (PPG): Lindberg (6), Bodie & Fast


Penalties
2:46- HFD Penalty: Bodie for Hooking (2:00)
8:54- HFD Penalty: Hughes for Tripping (2:00)
11:52- HER Penalty: Byers for Roughing (2:00)


2nd Period
Scoring
8:16- HFD Goal: Miller (4), Fast


Penalties
12:09- HFD Penalty: Stamler for Slashing (2:00)
19:16- HFD Penalty: McIlrath for Boarding (2:00)


3rd Period
Scoring
10:07- HER Goal (PPG): Brown (2), Kundratek & Kennedy
11:13- HER Goal: Carrick (1), Gazley & Schilling
16:42- HER Goal: Newbury (7), Wellman & Schilling
19:52- HER Goal: Newbury (8), Gazley


Penalties
3:04- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Tripping (2:00)
9:00- HFD Penalty: Jackson for Tripping (2:00)
13:20- HER Penalty: Landry for Tripping (2:00)


Shots
HER: 7-12-14=33
HFD: 11-9-10=30


Recap


What a comeback! For 50 minutes, Hartford's Cedrick Desjardins stopped everything. For those last ten minutes, he gave up 3 goals. What a win to get after last night's heartbreaking loss. Through the 1st period, 3 penalties were given (two to Norfolk). In the one penalty that went against the Bears, Hartford got the 1-0 lead. Oscar Lindberg scored his 6th of the season, from Mat Bodie & Jesper Fast. After the 1st, Hartford had the 11-7 shot advantage. In the 2nd, there were two penalties given out, both against Hartford. Before those penalties, at the 8:16 mark, Hartford increased the lead to 2-0. J.T. Miller scored his 4th of the season, from Jesper Fast (2nd assist of the night). Hartford had the 20-19 shot advantage after the 2nd.


This is where things got interesting. At the 9:00 mark, Hartford's Dallas Jackson was charged with tripping. On that power play, the Bears cut it to within one. Chris Brown scored his 2nd of the season, from Tomas Kundratek & Tim Kennedy. A little more than a minute later, they tied it up at 2. Connor Carrick scored his 1st of the season, from Dustin Gazley & Cameron Schilling. A minute after the Bears got off the penalty kill, at the 16:42 mark, Hershey finished the comeback to take the lead. Kris Newbury scored his 7th of the season, from Casey Wellman & Cameron Schilling (2nd assist of the night). 8 seconds before the final horn, Hershey got the empty-net goal. Kris Newbury scored once again (8th of the season), from Dustin Gazley (2nd assist of the night). Hershey finished with the 33-30 shot advantage.


Next Game: Tomorrow vs. Hartford, 5:00

Regular Season Game 11: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 3, Hershey Bears 2 (F/OT) (11/7/14)

Box Score


Hershey (6-4-0-0) at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (5-5-1-0)
Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Place: Wilkes-Barre, PA
Goalies: Grubauer (3-3-0, 2.36) vs. Murray (2-2-1, 2.02)




1st Period
Scoring
No Goals




Penalties
4:26- HER Penalty: Kennedy for Slashing (2:00)
10:22- HER Penalty: Mitchell for Boarding (2:00)




2nd Period
Scoring
1:30- HER Goal: Landry (1), Kundratek & Brown
11:40- HER Goal: Wellman (7), Walker & Newbury


Penalties
12:36- HER Penalty: Kennedy for Goaltender Interference (2:00)
19:05- HER Penalty: Brown for Fighting (5:00)
19:05- WBS Penalty: McNeill for Fighting (5:00)




3rd Period
Scoring
9:33- WBS Goal: Chorney (1), Rowney
18:48- WBS Goal: Megna (3), Chorney & Pouliot


Penalties
5:20- HER Penalty: Mitchell for Embellishment (2:00)
6:20- WBS Penalty: Ebbett for Goaltender Interference (2:00)
8:16- HER Penalty: Carrick for Tripping (2:00)
8:16- WBS Penalty: Rust for Embellishment (2:00)


Overtime
Scoring
1:01- WBS Goal: Megna (4), Pouliot & Bennett


Penalties
No Penalties


Shots
HER: 2-7-6-1=16
WBS: 8-11-13-2=34


Recap


The fact that the Bears had a 2-0 lead going into the 3rd with the shot advantage that the Pens had was very impressive. However, the shot advantage finally got to them, but the Bears were still able to get a point. The 1st did not have many events, as 2 penalties went against the Bears. After the 1st, the Penguins had the 8-2 shot advantage. 1:30 into the 2nd, the Bears got on the board. Jon Landry scored his 1st of the season, from Tomas Kundratek & Chris Brown. At the 11:40 mark, Hershey increased their lead to 2-0. Casey Wellman scored his 7th of the season, from Nathan Walker & Kris Newbury. The period ended with a fight between Hershey's Chris Brown & Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's Reid McNeill. After the 2nd, the Pens had the 19-9 shot advantage.


In the 3rd, the penalties were more spread out between the teams than in other periods, as each team had two penalties called against them. During one of the 4-on-4 times, at the 9:33 mark, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton got it to within one. Taylor Chorney scored his 1st of the season, from Carter Rowney. The game stayed at that score going into the final minute of the period, in which with 48 seconds left, the Pens tied it up. Jayson Megna scored his 3rd of the season, from Taylor Chorney (2nd point of the night) & Derrick Pouliot. Going into the overtime period, the Pens had the 32-15 shot advantage. Only 1:01 into overtime, the Pens got the win. Jayson Megna scored his 4th of the season (2nd of the night), from Derrick Pouliot (2nd assist of the night) & Beau Bennett. The Pens finished with the 34-16 shot advantage.


Next Game: Tonight vs. Hartford, 7:00

Regular Season Game 10: Manchester Monarchs 3, Hershey Bears 1 (11/2/14)

Box Score


Hershey (6-3-0-0) at Manchester (4-3-0-0)
Verizon Wireless Arena: Manchester, NH
Goalies: Grubauer (3-2-0, 2.22) vs. Bartosak (1-1-0, 4.48)




1st Period
Scoring
1:48- MCH Goal: Weal (2) (Penalty Shot)
8:03- HER Goal: Newbury (6), Wellman & Byers


Penalties
3:33- HER Penalty: Kundratek for Embellishment (2:00)
3:33- MCH Penalty: Sabourin for Tripping (2:00)
12:45- HER Penalty: Landry for Hooking (2:00)
15:07- HER Penalty: Cornet for Delay of Game (2:00)
19:00- HER Penalty: Byers for Hooking (2:00)


2nd Period
Scoring
8;39- MCH Goal: Shore (2), Mersch & Forbort


Penalties
5:52- MCH Penalty: Shore for Holding (2:00)
14:12- MCH Penalty: Schultz for Holding (2:00)


3rd Period
Scoring
10:27- MCH Goal (SHG): Shore (3)


Penalties
1:44- MCH Penalty: Auger for Delay of Game (2:00)
9:19- MCH Penalty: Bench Minor for Too Many Men (Served by Gratton) (2:00)
16:33- HER Penalty: Byers for Slashing (2:00)


Shots
HER: 7-12-9=28
MCH: 9-10-3=22


Recap


After how the weekend started with the 2nd straight shutout, it looked like it would be another great weekend for the Bears. Instead, it turned into a disappointing one. Right off the bat, Hershey would give up an early goal once again (just like last night). This time, however, it would be on a penalty shot. It was Jordan Weal's 2nd goal of the season. However, Hershey would answer back later in the 1st. Kris Newbury scored his 6th of the season, from Casey Wellman & Dane Byers. Hershey's penalty kill would take center stage in this period, as they did very well to make sure the game would stay tied. At the end of the 1st, the Monarchs would have the 9-7 shot advantage.


The 2nd period would have a couple penalties go against the Monarchs, but the Bears couldn't capitalize on them. However, Manchester would get the lead back in this period. At the 8:39 mark, Nick Shore would score his 2nd of the season, from Michael Mersch & Derek Forbort. After the 2nd, the shots were even at 19. The 3rd period would include a couple more penalties for the Monarchs, but once again, the Bears couldn't capitalize on them. The Monarchs actually would capitalize on one, as they got a shorthanded goal from Nick Shore (3rd goal of the season, 2nd of the game). The Bears would finish with the 28-22 shot advantage.


Next Game: Friday at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 7:05

Regular Season Game 9: Worcester Sharks 5, Hershey Bears 4 (11/1/14)

Box Score


Hershey (6-2-0-0) at Worcester (4-2-1-0)
DCU Center: Worcester, MA
Goalies: Copley (3-0-0) vs. Grosenick (4-2-1)


1st Period
Scoring
1:50- WOR Goal: Tarasov (1), Langlois & Abeltshauser
2:04- HER Goal: Broda (2), Gazley & Kundratek
8:57- WOR Goal: Kennedy (1), Leng & Taormina


Penalties
No Penalties


2nd Period
Scoring
5:15- HER Goal: Schilling (1), Burgdoerfer & Kennedy
6:17- WOR Goal: Hamilton (4), Langlois & Abeltshauser
16:30- WOR Goal: Tarasov (2), Hayes & Karlsson


Penalties
2:57- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Cross-Checking (2:00)
10:35- HER Penalty: Moore for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
10:35- HER Penalty: Moore for Fighting (5:00)
10:35- WOR Penalty: Haley for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
10:35- WOR Penalty: Haley for Fighting (5:00)


3rd Period
Scoring
2:00- WOR Goal (PPG): Haley (5), Fedun & Taormina
4:46- HER Goal: Newbury (5), Kundratek & Byers
18:44- HER Goal: Oleksy (3), Gazley & Newbury


Penalties
0:27- HER Penalty: Stephenson for Boarding (2:00)
8:04- WOR Penalty: Haley for Interference (2:00)
8:04- WOR Penalty: Haley for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
15:24- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Cross-Checking (2:00)


Shots
HER: 11-5-7=23
WOR: 10-11-7=28


Recap


Pheonix Copley's shutout streak was broken very quickly and often in this game. Hershey made a great effort to come back, but it would be too late. Like I said, at 1:50 of the 1st period, the streak was broken quickly. Daniil Tarasov scored his 1st of the season, from Jeremy Langlois & Konrad Abeltshauser. 14 seconds later, Hershey tied it up quickly. Joel Broda scored his 2nd of the season, from Dustin Gazley & Tomas Kundratek. At the 8:57 mark, Worcester took back the lead. Tyler Kennedy scored his 1st of the season, from Bryan Lerg & Matt Taormina. After the 1st, the Bears had the 11-10 shot advantage.


A few minutes after a penalty against the Bears to start off the 2nd, Hershey tied it back up. Cameron Schilling scored his 1st of the season, from Erik Burgdoerfer & Tim Kennedy. More than a minute later, Worcester took back the lead again. Freddie Hamilton scored his 4th of the season, from Jeremy Langlois (2nd assist of the night) & Konrad Abeltshauser (2nd assist of the night). A few minutes later, Hershey's Mike Moore and Worcester's Micheal Haley got 7 minutes each for fighting and unsportsmanlike conduct. At the 16:30 mark, Worcester increased their lead to two. Daniil Tarasov scored his 2nd of the season, from Eriah Hayes & Melker Karlsson. After the 2nd, the Sharks had the 21-16 shot advantage.


27 seconds into the 3rd, the Bears' Chandler Stephenson was charged with boarding. On that power play, the Sharks made it 5-2. Micheal Haley scored his 5th of the season, from Taylor Fedun & Matt Taormina (2nd assist of the night). A little under 3 minutes later, the Bears made it 5-3. Kris Newbury scored his 5th of the season, from Tomas Kundratek (2nd assist of the night) & Dane Byers. After a few penalties for each team, and with the extra attacker on, the Bears got within one. Steve Oleksy scored his 3rd of the season, from Dustin Gazley (2nd assist of the night) & Kris Newbury (2nd point of the night). The Sharks finished with the 28-23 shot advantage.


Next Game: Today at Manchester, 3:00