Regular Season Game 63: Hershey Bears 3, Worcester Sharks 2 (3/18/15)

Box Score


Hershey (37-18-5-2) at Worcester (32-22-4-2)
DCU Center: Worcester, MA
Goalies: Grubauer (23-14-4, 2.20) vs. Grosenick (18-9-3, 2.65)




1st Period
Scoring
6:31- HER Goal: Kennedy (8), Conner & Landry


Penalties
3:49- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Tripping (2:00)
15:26- WOR Penalty: Parkes for Tripping (2:00)


2nd Period
Scoring
No Goals


Penalties
3:00- HER Penalty: Carrick for Tripping (2:00)
9:29- WOR Penalty: Hayes for Goaltender Interference (2:00)
15:50- HER Penalty: L. O'Brien for Goaltender Interference (2:00)
16:54- HER Penalty: Grubauer for Interference (Served by Stephenson) (2:00)


3rd Period
Scoring
0:17- WOR Goal: Lerg (9), Trupp & Stollery
9:22- HER Goal: Schilling (3), Wellman
18:54- HER Goal (EN): J. O'Brien (4), Gazley & Schilling
19:44- WOR Goal: Lerg (10), Fedun


Penalties
4:48- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Tripping (2:00)
5:29- HER Penalty: Newbury for Roughing (2:00)


Shots
HER: 4-8-11=23
WOR: 12-19-15=46


Recap

Wonderful performances by the penalty kill units and Philipp Grubauer were the reason for this win. The penalty kill completely shut down the Sharks, and Grubauer was masterful once again. The Sharks had complete control from the beginning of the game, but the Bears would be the ones to get on the board first (at the 6:31 mark of the 1st). Tim Kennedy scored his 8th of the season, from Chris Conner & Jon Landry. At the end of the 1st, the Sharks had the 12-4 shot advantage. The 2nd period would be filled with shots, but no goals were given up. The penalty kill for the Bears would stop a brief 5-on-3 towards the end of the period. After the 2nd, the Sharks had the 31-12 shot advantage.


In the 3rd, the scoring would pick up. 17 seconds into the period, the Sharks tied it. Bryan Lerg scored his 9th of the season, from Evan Trupp & Karl Stollery. At the 9:22 mark, shortly after surviving another 5-on-3 penalty kill, the Bears would get the lead again. Cameron Schilling scored his 3rd of the season, from Casey Wellman. With 1:06 left, the Bears would get an important empty-net goal. Jim O'Brien scored his 4th of the season, from Dustin Gazley & Cameron Schilling (2nd point of the night). That empty-net goal was important because with 16 seconds left, the Sharks would make it 3-2. Bryan Lerg scored his 2nd of the night (10th of the season), from Taylor Fedun. Philipp Grubauer finished with 44 saves, as the Sharks had the 46-23 shot advantage.


Next Game: Friday at Portland, 7:00