Regular Season Game 1: Hershey Bears 5, Springfield Falcons 1 (10/10/15)

Box Score

Hershey at Springfield

MassMutual Center: Springfield, MA

Goalies: Ellis vs. Treutle

1st Period

Scoring

8:54- HER Goal (PPG): Camper (1), Carey & Vrana
11:45- HER Goal: Barber (1), Stephenson & Bourque
11:57- SPR Goal: Cunningham (1), Shinnimin & Smith

Penalties

5:19- HER Penalty: Bowey for Holding (2:00)
8:31- SPR Penalty: Dauphin for Slashing (2:00)
13:44- HER Penalty: Bourque for Boarding (2:00)
14:21- HER Penalty: Moore for Tripping (2:00)

2nd Period
Scoring

11:09- HER Goal: Carrick (1), Mitchell

14:24- HER Goal: Barber (2), Camper & Stanton

Penalties

5:17- SPR Penalty: Shinnimin for Delay of Game (2:00)

13:10- HER Penalty: Moore for Roughing (2:00)

13:10- SPR Penalty: Selleck for Roughing (2:00)

16:12- SPR Penalty: Delisle for Cross-Checking (2:00)

16:12- SPR Penalty: Lane for Roughing (2:00)

3rd Period

Scoring

13:09- HER Goal (PPG): Bourque (1), Ness & Vrana

Penalties

8:07- HER Penalty: Carrick for Roughing (2:00)

8:29- HER Penalty: Mitchell for Tripping (2:00)

9:42- HER Penalty: Stanton for Roughing (2:00)

9:42- SPR Penalty: Lessio for Roughing (2:00)

12:53- SPR Penalty: Potter for Tripping (2:00)

19:10- HER Penalty: Carrick for High-Sticking (2:00)

Shots

HER: 8-17-5=30

SPR: 7-2-11=20

Recap

What a way to start off the new season! The Bears made a statement with this one. In the 1st, the special teams came to the forefront. After a penalty kill, Hershey went on the power play, and got on the board 23 seconds into said power play (at the 8:54 mark). Carter Camper scored his 1st of the season, from Paul Carey & Jakub Vrana. During a 4-on-4, the Bears would take the 2-0 lead. Riley Barber scored his 1st of the season, from Chandler Stephenson & Chris Bourque. That was Barber's first AHL goal, and Bourque's 500th AHL point. 12 seconds later, the Falcons would get on the board. Craig Cunningham scored his 1st of the season, from Brendan Shinnimin & Derek Smith. The Bears' penalty kill would stand tall later on in the period, as they would kill a 5-on-3 advantage. After the 1st, the Bears had the 8-7 shot advantage.

In the 2nd, the Bears would take full control of the game. At the 11:09 mark, the lead was back to two. Connor Carrick scored his 1st of the season, from Garrett Mitchell. A little more than three minutes later, the lead went to three goals. Riley Barber scored his 2nd of the night, from Carter Camper (2nd point of night) & Ryan Stanton. The focus this period was the domination of the Bears in shots. Dan Ellis only saw two shots in the period, and due to it, the Bears went into the 3rd with the 25-9 shot advantage.

The 3rd would be less dominating for the Bears, due to some penalties. However, that wouldn't change much on the scoreboard. Ellis stood tall and saved all 11 shots in the period, including some on a 5-on-3 advantage (the 2nd that the Bears penalty kill survived). At the 13:09 mark, the lead increased to four. Chris Bourque scored his 1st of the season (2nd point of night), from Aaron Ness & Jakub Vrana (2nd assist of night). The final shot tally was 30-20 in favor of the Bears.

Next Game: Saturday at Portland, 7:00