Regular Season Game 9: Lehigh Valley Phantoms 5, Hershey Bears 4 (F/SO) (11/1/15)

Box Score

Hershey (4-3-0-1) vs. Lehigh Valley (3-5-0-0)

Giant Center: Hershey, PA

Goalies: Ellis (2-2-0, 2.97) vs. LaBarbara (0-3-0, 4.74)

1st Period
Scoring
9:59- LV Goal (PPG): Martel (3), Morin & Straka

Penalties
5:34- LV Penalty: Morin for Tripping (2:00)
9:05- HER Penalty: O'Brien for Tripping (2:00)
13:37- HER Penalty: Carrick for Holding (2:00)

2nd Period
Scoring
1:40- HER Goal: Djoos (1), Boyd & Carey
4:11- LV Goal: Straka (5), Martel & Gostisbehere
5:39- LV Goal: Palushaj (3), Brent & Drewiske
8:08- LV Goal (SHG): Straka (6), Lashoff & LaBarbara
19:52- HER Goal (PPG): Collins (1), Bourque & Ness

Penalties
6:42- LV Penalty: Drewiske for Tripping (2:00)
18:48- LV Penalty: Lashoff for Holding (2:00)

3rd Period
Scoring

9:18- HER Goal (PPG): Bourque (3), Djoos & Barber

17:53- HER Goal: Sill (1), Mitchell & O'Brien

Penalties

8:17- LV Penalty: Martel for Holding (2:00)

14:54- LV Penalty: Straka for Holding (2:00)

Overtime

Scoring

No Goals

Penalties

2:54- LV Penalty: Brent for Hooking (2:00)

Shootout

1st Round: HER- Carrick (No Goal), LV- Leier (Goal)

2nd Round: HER- Bourque (No Goal), LV- Straka (No Goal)

3rd Round: HER- Barber (Goal), LV- Martel (No Goal)

4th Round: HER- Mitchell (No Goal), LV- Palushaj (No Goal)

5th Round: HER- Boyd (No Goal), LV- Gostisbehere (No Goal)

6th Round: HER- Camper (No Goal), LV- Padakin (No Goal)

7th Round: HER- Gazley (No Goal), LV- Brent (No Goal)

8th Round: HER- Collins (Goal), LV- Alderson (Goal)

9th Round: HER- Carey (No Goal), LV- Goulbourne (No Goal)

10th Round: HER- Walker (No Goal), LV- Sundler (Goal)

Phantoms win shootout 3-2

Shots

HER: 8-10-13-2=33

LV: 17-8-12-3=40

Recap

What a game. The fact that the Bears even got to overtime with how this game was going says something about this team. They'll never quit. In the 1st, the game went very similar to how last night's did: domination by the other team, and great play from the Bears' goalie (this time, Dan Ellis). At the 9:05 mark, the Phantoms got on the board. Danick Martel scored his 3rd of the season, from Samuel Morin & Petr Straka. After the 1st, the Phantoms had the 17-8 shot advantage.

In the 2nd, the goals came from everywhere. 1:40 into the period, the Bears tied it up at one. Christian Djoos scored his 1st AHL goal, from Travis Boyd & Paul Carey. 2 and a half minutes later, the Phantoms took the lead again. Petr Straka scored his 5th of the season (2nd point of night), from Danick Martel (2nd point of night) & Shayne Gostisbehere. At the 5:39 mark, Lehigh Valley increased their lead to two. Aaron Palushaj scored his 3rd of the season, from Tim Brent & Davis Drewiske. On a Bears' power play, only 2 and half minutes later, the Phantoms made it 4-1. Petr Straka scored his 2nd of the night (6th goal of season, 3rd point of night), from Matt Lashoff & Jason LaBarbara. With 8 seconds left in the period, on a power play, the Bears got a crucial goal to get within two. Sean Collins scored his 1st of the season, from Chris Bourque & Aaron Ness. After the 2nd, the Phantoms had the 25-18 shot advantage.

In the 3rd, the shots would keep coming, but only the Bears would take advantage. A penalty in the middle of the period would lead to the Bears getting to within one on the power play (at the 9:18 mark). Chris Bourque scored his 3rd of the season (2nd point of night), from Christian Djoos (2nd point of night) & Riley Barber. With 2:07 left in the game, the Bears would complete the comeback by tying the game at 4. Zach Sill scored his 1st of the season, from Garrett Mitchell & Liam O'Brien. In the overtime, the Bears would have a chance with a power play, but nothing would come of it. Going into the shootout, the Phantoms finished with the 40-33 shot advantage. The Phantoms would get a goal in the first round, but Hershey's Riley Barber would get one in the 3rd round to send it to extra rounds. Each team would get a goal in the 8th round, but it would be Lehigh Valley's Kevin Sundher who would score in the 10th round to give the Phantoms the victory.

Next Game: Wednesday at Bridgeport, 11:00am