Eastern Conference Quarterfinal Game 2: Hershey Bears 3, Worcester Sharks 1 (Hershey leads 2-0) (4/25/15)

Box Score


#2 Hershey at #7 Worcester
DCU Center: Worcester, MA
Goalies: Copley (1-0-0, 1.00) vs. Dell (0-1-0, 3.03)




1st Period
Scoring
No Goals


Penalties
1:19- WOR Penalty: Tarasov for High-Sticking (2:00)
6:03- HER Penalty: Kennedy for High-Sticking (2:00)
6:03- WOR Penalty: Fedun for Roughing (2:00)
14:45- HER Penalty: Brown for Slashing (2:00)




2nd Period
Scoring
1:03- HER Goal: J. O'Brien (1), Vrana
2:46- WOR Goal: Hayes (1), Carpenter
3:34- HER Goal: Conner (1), Kennedy
13:58- HER Goal: Schilling (1), L. O'Brien


Penalties
14:41- HER Penalty: Mitchell for Roughing (2:00)
14:41- WOR Penalty: DeMelo for Roughing (2:00)
16:18- WOR Penalty: Fedun for Tripping (2:00)




3rd Period
Scoring
No Goals


Penalties
8:46- HER Penalty: J. O'Brien for Slashing (2:00)
13:44- HER Penalty: Brown for Tripping (2:00)




Shots
HER: 9-13-7=29
WOR: 13-10-11=34




Recap


Another great performance by Pheonix Copley gives the Bears the 2-0 lead in the series! The Bears will go back home with only needing one more win to advance. In the 1st period, the Sharks continued their dominate early play, but Copley stayed strong and kept all shots out. Aaron Dell did the same for the Sharks, so it was scoreless. After the 1st, the Sharks had the 13-9 shot advantage. In the 2nd, the scoring started off quick. 1:03 into the period, the Bears got on the board first. Jim O'Brien scored his 1st of the playoffs, from Jakub Vrana. Only 1:43 later, the Sharks would tie the game up. Eriah Hayes scored his 1st of the playoffs, from Ryan Carpenter.




48 seconds later, the Bears would take the lead right back to make it 2-1. Chris Conner scored his 1st of the playoffs, from Tim Kennedy. At the 13:58 mark, the Bears would take a 3-1 lead. Cameron Schilling scored his 1st of the playoffs, from Liam O'Brien. After the 2nd, the Sharks had the 23-22 shot advantage. In the 3rd, the Sharks would have a slight edge in play, helped by two penalties against the Bears. The great penalty kill and Copley would make sure that the lead stayed at two for the rest of the game. Copley finished with a 33 save performance for his 2nd playoff win (Bears finished with 29 shots).




Game #3: Wednesday in Hershey, 7:00