Box Score
Hershey (27-13-5-2) at Albany (22-17-4-5)
Times Union Center: Albany, NY
Goalies: Grubauer (17-9-4, 2.06) vs. Wedgewood (7-9-5, 2.91)
1st Period
Scoring
No Goals
Penalties
4:16- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Holding (2:00)
11:42- ALB Penalty: Wohlberg for High-Sticking (2:00)
13:00- ALB Penalty: Sestito for Tripping (2:00)
2nd Period
Scoring
13:14- HER Goal: Galiev (17), Conner & Kennedy
Penalties
1:31- HER Penalty: Brown for Hooking (2:00)
1:31- HER Penalty: Newbury for Elbowing (2:00)
3rd Period
Scoring
No Goals
Penalties
No Penalties
Shots
HER: 8-12-7=27
ALB: 12-15-8=35
Recap
Philipp Grubauer has just been on fire this season. That's his 5th shutout of this season, and this has to be one of the more impressive ones. Scott Wedgewood put forth a great performance as well, but it wasn't enough. The Bears had a 5-on-3 in the 1st, but couldn't capitalize on it. After the 1st, the Devils had the 12-8 shot advantage. In the 2nd, the Bears penalty kill showed why it's the best in the league by killing off a 5-on-3 power play for a full 2 minutes. At the 13:14 mark of the period, the Bears would get that 1st goal. Stanislav Galiev scored his 17th of the season, from Chris Conner & Tim Kennedy. After the 2nd, the Devils had the 27-20 shot advantage. The 3rd period had barely any stoppages, which led this game to be one of the quickest of the season. The Devils would have a few shots with under a minute left, but Grubauer stood tall to get the 35-save shutout (Bears finished with 27 shots).
Next Game: Tomorrow vs. Portland, 7:00
Note: It was announced a couple days ago that Dane Byers would miss the rest of the season and the playoffs. He will be undergoing shoulder surgery.
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