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Saturday, February 28, 2015

Regular Season Game 55: Hershey Bears 4, Albany Devils 2 (2/28/15)

Box Score


Hershey (33-14-5-2) vs. Albany (24-22-4-5)
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Copley (9-3-3, 2.15) vs. Clermont (5-0-0, 1.95)


1st Period
Scoring
16:22- ALB Goal: Whitney (18), Sestito & Kelly


Penalties
7:10- ALB Penalty: Pelley for Slashing (2:00)
18:35- HER Penalty: Landry for Hooking (2:00)


2nd Period
Scoring
0:46- ALB Goal: Matteau (7), Kelly
12:30- HER Goal: Kennedy (6), Schmidt & Conner
12:35- HER Goal: Conner (16), Kennedy


Penalties
5:48- ALB Penalty: Helgeson for Fighting (5:00)
5:48- HER Penalty: Newbury for Fighting (5:00)
7:48- ALB Penalty: Pelley for Slashing (2:00)
19:41- ALB Penalty: Zajac for Interference (2:00)


3rd Period
Scoring
5:09- HER Goal: Mitchell (3), Conner & Carrick
16:14- HER Goal: Broda (7), Mitchell


Penalties
2:08- ALB Penalty: McPherson for Holding (2:00)
5:11- ALB Penalty: Zajac for Cross-Checking (2:00)
5:11- HER Penalty: Newbury for Slashing (2:00)
11:07- ALB Penalty: Matteau for Boarding (2:00)
12:23- HER Penalty: Brown for Roughing (2:00)
17:11- ALB Penalty: Helgeson for Cross-Checking (2:00)


Shots
HER: 6-15-5=26
ALB: 16-5-5=26


Recap


At the time of this posting, the Bears have the most points in the AHL! Another strong win, this time with a comeback. The 1st period started off with some struggles, as the Devils controlled the pace of play for the entire period. It would take until the 16:22 mark for the Devils to get a goal past Pheonix Copley. Joe Whitney scored his 18th of the season, from Tim Sestito & Dan Kelly. After the 1st, the Devils had the 16-6 shot advantage.


In the 2nd, the Devils continued their hot pace from the 1st, as they made it 2-0 46 seconds in. Stefan Matteau scored his 7th of the season, from Dan Kelly (2nd assist of the night). At the 5:48 mark, a fight would occur between Hershey's Kris Newbury & Albany's Seth Helgeson. The Bears would take control in this period, and at the 12:30 mark, they would cut the lead to one. Tim Kennedy scored his 6th of the season, from Nate Schmidt & Chris Conner. Only 5 seconds later, the Bears would tie the game. Chris Conner scored his 16th of the season (2nd point of the night), from Tim Kennedy (2nd point of the night). After the 2nd, the shots were tied at 21.


In the 3rd, the shots would be few, but the Bears would take advantage of the opportunities they had. At the 5:09 mark, the Bears would get the 3-2 lead. Garrett Mitchell scored his 3rd of the season, from Chris Conner (2nd assist/3rd point of the night) & Connor Carrick. At the 16:14 mark, after a few penalties throughout the period, the Bears would get the important insurance goal to make it 4-2. Joel Broda scored his 7th of the season, from Garrett Mitchell (2nd point of the night). The shots would be tied at 26.


Next Game: Tomorrow vs. Lehigh Valley, 5:00

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