Box Score
Hershey (12-8-1-1) at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (13-8-1-1)
Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Place: Wilkes-Barre, PA
Goalies: Copley (3-3-0, 1.98) vs. Murray (5-3-1, 2.12)
1st Period
Scoring
17:23- HER Goal (PPG): Conner (3), Brown & Kennedy
Penalties
11:21- HER Penalty: Brown for Interference (2:00)
17:05- WBS Penalty: McNeill for Slashing (2:00)
17:53- HER Penalty: Cornet for Slashing (2:00)
2nd Period
Scoring
No Goals
Penalties
7:35- HER Penalty: Brown for Roughing (2:00)
3rd Period
Scoring
8:36- HER Goal: Conner (4), Kennedy
15:16- WBS Goal: Rust (8), D'Agostino & Seymour
Penalties
2:01- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Roughing (2:00)
Shots
HER: 14-10-5=29
WBS: 11-11-7=29
Recap
Head Coach Troy Mann gave Pheonix Copley a start for the first time since November 23rd, and Copley made the most of it. With the win, the Bears are now 1st place in the East Division. The ref in this game mostly let them play, with only 5 penalties in the game. In the only penalty given to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in the game, Hershey capitalized on it. Chris Conner scored his 3rd of the season, from Chris Brown & Tim Kennedy. The penalty kill continued to show why they lead the league right now. At the end of the 1st, the Bears had the 14-11 shot advantage.
In the 2nd, the only event was a penalty against the Bears, which they were able to kill off once again. After the period, the Bears had the 24-22 shot advantage. After killing off another penalty in the 3rd, at the 8:36 mark, the Bears got an insurance goal. Chris Conner scored his 2nd of the game (4th of the season), from Tim Kennedy (2nd assist of the night). That goal would end up being important, as Wilkes-Barre/Scranton would score with under 5 minutes left. Bryan Rust scored his 8th of the season, from Nick D'Agostino & Clark Seymour. Pheonix Copley stopped them for the rest of the period, and finished with 28 saves (shot advantage was tied at 29).
Next Game: Tomorrow vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 5:00
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