Eastern Conference Quarterfinal Game 3: Worcester Sharks 4, Hershey Bears 1 (Hershey leads 2-1) (4/29/15)

Box Score


#2 Hershey vs. #7 Worcester
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Copley (2-0-0, 1.00) vs. Grosenick




1st Period
Scoring
3:13- HER Goal: L. O'Brien (1), Mitchell & Stephenson


Penalties
3:29- WOR Penalty: Taomina for Roughing (2:00)
7:06- HER Penalty: L. O'Brien for Hooking (2:00)
11:29- HER Penalty: Carrick for Cross-Checking (2:00)


2nd Period
Scoring
1:01- WOR Goal (PPG): Tierney (1), Tarasov & DeMelo
3:55- WOR Goal: Carpenter (1), Hayes & Haley


Penalties
0:53- HER Penalty: Moore for Tripping (2:00)
6:14- HER Penalty: Newbury for Slashing (2:00)
6:18- WOR Penalty: Haley for Tripping (2:00)
9:20- WOR Penalty: Trupp for Hooking (2:00)
13:54- WOR Penalty: Oleksuk for Interference (2:00)


3rd Period
Scoring
5:37- WOR Goal (PPG): Fedun (1), Tierney & Stollery
19:53- WOR Goal (EN): Haley (2)


Penalties
4:43- HER Penalty: J. O'Brien for Tripping (2:00)
5:22- HER Penalty: Newbury for Cross-Checking (2:00)


Shots
HER: 8-8-12=28
WOR: 9-19-5=33


Recap


We knew the Sharks would put up a fight in this game to try to climb back, and they did just that. Even with another strong performance from Pheonix Copley, the Sharks were able to force a Game 4. With how the game started, however, it was looking like the Bears could have been on their way to a victory. The goals started off early, with the Bears getting on the board first at the 3:13 mark. Liam O'Brien scored his 1st of the playoffs, from Garrett Mitchell & Chandler Stephenson. Penalties would come in the period, but the penalty kills and goalies stopped those. After the 1st, the Sharks had the 9-8 shot advantage.


In the 2nd, the referees would get a little whistle happy, as this felt like a longer period than most. With a penalty coming against Hershey less than a minute in, Worcester would get on the board 8 seconds into that power play. Chris Tierney scored his 1st of the playoffs, from Daniil Tarasov & Dylan DeMelo. At the 3:55 mark, only around 3 minutes after the tying goal, the Sharks would take the lead. Ryan Carpenter scored his 1st of the playoffs, from Eriah Hayes & Micheal Haley. A few power play chances would come for the Bears, but they couldn't get anything out of them. After the 2nd, the Sharks had the 28-16 shot advantage.


In the 3rd, the game would go from bad to worse for the Bears. Worcester would score on a 5-on-3 power play to increase the lead to 2. Taylor Fedun scored his 1st of the season, from Chris Tierney (2nd point of night) & Karl Stollery. The Bears would get a few chances the rest of the period to come back, but nothing that the Sharks couldn't stop. Worcester would finish the game off with an empty-net goal with 7 seconds left. Micheal Haley scored his 2nd of the playoffs (2nd point of night). The Sharks finished with the 33-28 shot advantage.


Game 4: Friday in Hershey, 7:00