Box Score
Hershey (23-13-4-1) at Lehigh Valley (20-17-4-1)
PPL Center: Allentown, PA
Goalies: Grubauer (14-9-4, 2.15) vs. Stolarz (6-9-1, 2.91), Zepp (11-6-4, 2.59)
1st Period
Scoring
3:30- HER Goal: L. O'Brien (1)
10:11- HER Goal: Conner (10), Carrick & Kennedy
12:02- LV Goal: Leier (10), Cousins & Akeson
Penalties
4:31- LV Penalty: Stortini for Checking to the Head (2:00)
12:03- HER Penalty: L. O'Brien for Fighting (5:00)
12:03- LV Penalty: Rosehill for Fighting (5:00)
14:17- HER Penalty: Bench Minor for Too Many Men (Served by Brown) (2:00)
14:39- HER Penalty: Newbury for Slashing (2:00)
19:11- LV Penalty: Manning for Roughing (2:00)
2nd Period
Scoring
6:50- HER Goal (PPG): Carrick (7), Wellman & Galiev
15:29- HER Goal: Landry (2), Wellman & J. O'Brien
16:02- HER Goal: Gazley (6), Byers & Newbury
Penalties
2:56- HER Penalty: Newbury for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
5:58- LV Penalty: Mathers for Charging (2:00)
16:42- LV Penalty: Mathers for Slashing (2:00)
18:53- HER Penalty: J. O'Brien for Tripping (2:00)
3rd Period
Scoring
11:27- HER Goal: Stephenson (4)
Penalties
7:39- LV Penalty: Rosehill for Closing Hand on Puck (2:00)
11:49- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Tripping (2:00)
16:39- HER Penalty: J. O'Brien for Slashing (2:00)
16:39- LV Penalty: Stortini Misconduct for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (10:00)
Shots
HER: 14-15-6=35
LV: 6-9-10=25
Recap
5 wins in a row! It's safe to say that the offense has finally broken through. 3:30 into the 1st period, the Bears would get the first goal of the game. Liam O'Brien scored his 1st of the season. At the 10:11 mark, the Bears increased their lead to 2. Chris Conner scored his 10th of the season, from Connor Carrick & Tim Kennedy. Less than 2 minutes later, Lehigh Valley would cut the lead in half. Taylor Leier scored his 10th of the season, from Nick Cousins & Jason Akeson. The period would finish with a few penalties, including a fight between Lehigh Valley's Brandon Manning & Hershey's Liam O'Brien. After the 1st, the Bears had the 14-6 shot advantage.
In the 2nd, a power play would lead to the Bears taking a 3-1 lead, and scoring their 20,000th goal in team history. Connor Carrick got his 7th of the season (2nd point of the night), from Casey Wellman & Stanislav Galiev. At the 15:29 mark, the lead would increase to 3. Jon Landry scored his 2nd of the season, from Casey Wellman (2nd assist of the night) & Jim O'Brien. Lehigh Valley would switch from Anthony Stolarz to Rob Zepp in goal. 33 seconds later, and on the first shot Zepp would see, Hershey would make it 5-1. Dustin Gazley scored his 6th of the season, from Dane Byers & Kris Newbury. After the 2nd, the Bears had the 29-15 shot advantage.
In the 3rd, the Phantoms would get some better chances, but nothing that Philipp Grubauer couldn't handle. At the 11:27 mark, the Bears increased their lead to 6-1. Chandler Stephenson scored his 4th of the season. The Bears would finish with 35 shots on goal, and Philipp Grubauer would finish with a strong 24-save performance. With this victory, Hershey has outscored the Phantoms 18-5 in their last three games against them.
Next Game: Tomorrow vs. Syracuse, 7:00
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