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Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Regular Season Game 24: Lehigh Valley Phantoms 3, Hershey Bears 2 (F/OT) (12/9/15)

Box Score

Hershey (12-6-0-5) at Lehigh Valley (11-12-1-0)
PPL Center: Allentown, PA
Goalies: Ellis (6-3-2, 2.83) vs. Stolarz (9-5-1, 1.84)

1st Period
Scoring
6:09- HER Goal (PPG): Carrick (6), Bourque & Barber

Penalties
5:48- LV Penalty: Morin for Cross-Checking (2:00)
8:05- HER Penalty: Barber for Tripping (2:00)
18:42- HER Penalty: Walker for Fighting (5:00)
18:42- LV Penalty: Cousins for Fighting (5:00)
19:17- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Tripping (2:00)

2nd Period
Scoring
9:06- HER Goal: Moore (2), Boyd & Bowey

Penalties
7:57- LV Penalty: Rosehill for Interference (2:00)
8:20- HER Penalty: Carrick for Tripping (2:00)
10:03- LV Penalty: Bench Minor for Too Many Men (Served by Rankin) (2:00)
14:55- LV Penalty: Alt for Cross-Checking (2:00)
18:10- LV Penalty: Morin for Cross-Checking (2:00)

3rd Period
Scoring
11:22- LV Goal: Straka (15), McDonald & Martel
17:01- LV Goal: Martel (9), Leier & Morin

Penalties
3:49- HER Penalty: Bourque for Slashing (2:00)
5:44- HER Penalty: Lewington for Boarding (2:00)
13:01- LV Penalty: Martel for Boarding (2:00)

Overtime
Scoring
3:45- LV Goal: Cousins (7), Leier

Penalties
No Penalties

Shots
HER: 7-8-4-1=20
LV: 11-4-12-4=31

Recap

This one is a tough one to lose. No matter what the shots say, the Bears had control of this game for most of it. It could have been 6 goals for them, but the posts had other plans. In the 1st, the Bears would get on the board first with a power play goal. Connor Carrick scored his 6th of the season, from Chris Bourque & Riley Barber. A fight would break out late in the period between Hershey's Nathan Walker & Lehigh Valley's Nick Cousins. After the 1st, the Phantoms had the 11-7 shot advantage.

In the 2nd, the Bears could ask themselves "what if?" a lot about this period. At the 9:06 mark, the Bears would increase their lead to two. Mike Moore scored his 2nd of the season, from Travis Boyd & Madison Bowey. Hershey could have been leading by four or five by the time this period ended, but they hit the post three or four times. After the 2nd, the shots were tied at 15.

In the 3rd, the Phantoms would start to take over. It took a little bit, but with 8:38 left, they cut the lead in half. Petr Straka scored his 15th of the season, from Colin McDonald & Danick Martel. With 2:59 left in regulation, the Phantoms would tie it up. Danick Martel scored his 9th of the season (2nd point of night), from Taylor Leier & Samuel Morin. In the overtime period, the Phantoms continued to dominate, and it led to the game-winning goal. Nick Cousins scored his 7th of the season, from Taylor Leier (2nd assist of night). The Phantoms finished with the 31-20 shot advantage.

Next Game: Saturday vs. Binghamton, 7:00

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