Regular Season Game 67: Hershey Bears 3, Albany Devils 2 (F/SO) (3/26/16)

Box Score

Hershey (37-18-4-7) vs. Albany (39-17-8-1)

Giant Center: Hershey, PA

Goalies: Ellis (23-9-4, 2.27) vs. Appleby (3-3-1, 2.71)

1st Period

Scoring

9:30- HER Goal: Boyd (20), Vrana & Bowey

Penalties

14:47- ALB Penalty: Novak for Hooking (2:00)
18:12- ALB Penalty: Thompson for Roughing (2:00)
18:12- ALB Penalty: Thompson for Fighting (5:00)
18:12- HER Penalty: Walker for Fighting (5:00)
19:51- HER Penalty: C. Bourque for Hooking (2:00)

2nd Period

Scoring

2:14- ALB Goal: McPherson (2), Novak & Geiger
8:36- HER Goal: Barber (23), Stephenson & C. Bourque
9:14- ALB Goal: O'Brien (17), Scarlett & Johnson

Penalties

11:14- ALB Penalty: Scarlett for Roughing (2:00)
11:14- HER Penalty: O'Brien for Spearing (Double Minor) (4:00)
18:01- HER Penalty: Bowey for Cross-Checking (2:00)
19:28- HER Penalty: Stanton for Slashing (2:00)

3rd Period

Scoring

No Goals

Penalties

No Penalties

Overtime
Scoring
No Goals

Penalties
No Penalties

Shootout
Round 1: HER- Djoos (No Goal), ALB- Lorito (No Goal)
Round 2: HER- Vrana (Goal), ALB- O'Brien (No Goal)
Round 3: HER- C. Bourque (No Goal), ALB- O'Neill (Goal)
Round 4: HER- Boyd (No Goal), ALB- Thompson (No Goal)
Round 5: HER- Barber (Goal), ALB- Johnson (No Goal)
Hershey wins shootout 2-1

Shots

HER: 6-5-6-6=23

ALB: 7-12-6-3=28

Next Game: Friday at Hartford, 7:15

Regular Season Game 66: Hershey Bears 2, Utica Comets 1 (F/OT) (3/25/16)

Box Score

Hershey (36-18-4-7) at Utica (31-23-6-4)

Utica Memorial Auditorium: Utica, NY

Goalies: Peters (13-8-7, 3.21) vs. Bachman (13-11-4, 2.73)

1st Period

Scoring

No Goals

Penalties

3:14- HER Penalty: Siegenthaler for Holding (2:00)
5:50- UTI Penalty: Cassels for Holding (2:00)
8:17- UTI Penalty: Fedun for Slashing (2:00)
13:57- HER Penalty: Stephenson for Slashing (2:00)
17:23- HER Penalty: Collins for Tripping (2:00)

2nd Period

Scoring

3:03- HER Goal: Ness (5), Gazley & Walker

Penalties

3:39- UTI Penalty: Marino for Hooking (2:00)
8:48- HER Penalty: Siegenthaler for Hooking (2:00)
17:30- HER Penalty:  Bowey for Hooking (2:00)

3rd Period

Scoring

5:03- UTI Goal (PPG): Subban (11), Bancks & Hensick

Penalties

4:25- HER Penalty: C. Bourque for Hooking (2:00)
4:50- HER Penalty: R. Bourque for Tripping (2:00)
8:07- HER Penalty: Bowey for Cross-Checking (2:00)
9:56- HER Penalty: Mitchell for Cross-Checking (2:00)
10:21- UTI Penalty: Hensick for Tripping (2:00)
15:40- UTI Penalty: Shields for Hooking (2:00)

Overtime
Scoring

1:50- HER Goal: Vrana (12), Stanton & Walker

Penalties

No Penalties

Shots

HER: 11-10-9-1=31
UTI: 7-7-13-0=27

Recap

A big win to stay tied in points percentage with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for the division lead. Justin Peters had his first strong performance in a long time in this game. The 1st period would have some power play chances, but nothing would come from them. After the 1st, the Bears had the 11-7 shot advantage. In the 2nd, 3:03 in, the Bears would get on the scoreboard. Aaron Ness scored his 5th of the season, from Dustin Gazley & Nathan Walker. After that period, the Bears had the 21-14 shot advantage.

In the 3rd, the power play chances would come for Utica. 13 seconds after the start of a 5-on-3 for them, they tied the game at one. Jordan Subban scored his 11th of the season, from Carter Bancks & T.J. Hansick. Justin Peters and Richard Bachman would stay strong throughout the rest of the period to send it to overtime. In that overtime period, the Bears would be able to get the goal on Bachman to win 2-1. Jakub Vrana scored his 12th of the season, from Ryan Stanton & Nathan Walker (2nd assist of night). Hershey finished with the 31-27 shot advantage.

Next Game: Tonight vs. Albany, 7:00

Regular Season Game 65: Hershey Bears 8, Lehigh Valley Phantoms 0 (3/23/16)

Box Score

Hershey (35-18-4-7) at Lehigh Valley (27-31-4-3)

PPL Center: Allentown, PA

Goalies: Ellis (22-9-4, 2.34) vs. Ouellette (0-2-0, 4.50), Knapp (1-0-0, 4.62)

1st Period

Scoring

6:19- HER Goal (PPG): C. Bourque (27), Boyd & Walker
9:44- HER Goal: Moore (5), C. Bourque & Barber
12:00- HER Goal: Gazley (14), R. Bourque & Walker

Penalties

5:09- LV Penalty: Morin for Tripping (2:00)
13:42- HER Penalty: Stanton for Fighting (5:00)
13:42- LV Penalty: McDonald for Fighting (5:00)

2nd Period

Scoring

15:21- HER Goal: Boyd (19), Barber & Burgdoerfer
17:00- HER Goal: Burgdoerfer (6), Sill & Siegenthaler
17:19- HER Goal: Walker (16), R. Bourque & Bowey
18:59- HER Goal: C. Bourque (28), Bowey & Stanton

Penalties

1:47- LV Penalty: McDonald for Interference (2:00)
11:46- HER Penalty: Siegenthaler for Interference (2:00)

3rd Period

Scoring

4:51- HER Goal: Vrana (11)

Penalties

8:43- LV Penalty: Padakin for Slashing (2:00)
8:43- LV Penalty: Padakin Misconduct for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (10:00)
10:33- LV Penalty: Goulbourne for Tripping (2:00)
18:16- HER Penalty: Moore for Holding (2:00)

Shots

HER: 13-13-7=33
LV: 7-9-4=20

Next Game: Friday at Utica, 7:00

Note: Starting tonight, I will be going through all the posts and making sure that each one has some sort of recap. I apologize for all the posts that haven't had recaps. I've gotten increasingly busy as the season has gone on.

Regular Season Game 64: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 6, Hershey Bears 5 (F/OT) (3/20/16)

Box Score

Hershey (35-18-3-7) vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (37-21-4-1)

Giant Center: Hershey, PA

Goalies: Peters (13-8-6, 3.12) vs. Jarry (13-9-3, 2.39)

1st Period

Scoring

1:51- WBS Goal: Mouillierat (16), Jeffrey
4:09- HER Goal: Bowey (4), Walker
9:59- HER Goal (PPG): Collins (15), Djoos & Stephenson

Penalties

2:05- HER Penalty: Lewington for Roughing (2:00)
8:25- WBS Penalty: Rowney for Slashing (2:00)
11:17- HER Penalty: R. Bourque for Hooking (2:00)
14:05- WBS Penalty: Burton for Roughing (2:00)
14:05- HER Penalty: C. Bourque for Roughing (2:00)
19:10- HER Penalty: Bowey for High-Sticking (2:00)

2nd Period

Scoring

12:35- WBS Goal: Jeffrey (17), Krause & Oleksy
16:57- HER Goal (PPG): Vrana (10), Boyd & C. Bourque
18:26- WBS Goal (SHG): Krause (1), Rowney

Penalties

3:30- WBS Penalty: Rowney for Slashing (2:00)
5:18- WBS Penalty: Oleksy for Delay of Game (2:00)
6:18- WBS Penalty: Rowney for High-Sticking (2:00)
13:52- WBS Penalty: Archibald for Fighting (5:00)
13:52- WBS Penalty: Archibald Game Misconduct for Secondary Altercation (10:00)
13:52- WBS Penalty: McNeill for Boarding (2:00)
13:52- WBS Penalty: McNeill for Cross-Checking (2:00)
13:52- WBS Penalty: McNeill for Fighting (5:00)
13:52- HER Penalty: Collins for Fighting (5:00)
13:52- HER Penalty: Collins Game Misconduct for Secondary Altercation (10:00)
13:52- HER Penalty: Lewington for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
13:52- HER Penalty: Lewington for Fighting (5:00)
16:15- WBS Penalty: Sestito for Tripping (2:00)
17:26- WBS Penalty: O'Neill for Delay of Game (2:00)

3rd Period

Scoring

3:15- HER Goal: Stanton (4), C. Bourque & Stephenson
3:47- HER Goal: Sill (7), O'Brien & Bowey
5:02- WBS Goal: Dea (17), Sestito & Mouillierat
13:59- WBS Goal: Kostopoulos (17), Oleksy & Rowney

Penalties

6:55- HER Penalty: Bowey for Elbowing (2:00)

Overtime
Scoring
3:07- WBS Goal: O'Neill (8), Kostopoulos & Rowney

Penalties
No Penalties

Shots

HER: 6-13-6-2=27

WBS: 10-5-14=2=31

Next Game: Wednesday at Lehigh Valley, 7:05

Regular Season Game 63: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 4, Hershey Bears 1 (3/19/16)

Box Score

Hershey (35-17-3-7) at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (36-21-4-1)

Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza: Wilkes-Barre, PA

Goalies: Ellis (22-8-4, 2.35) vs. Jarry (12-9-3, 2.45)

1st Period
Scoring

17:32- WBS Goal (PPG): Kostopoulos (16), Rowney & Erixon
18:41- HER Goal: Barber (22), Boyd & Camper

Penalties

6:44- WBS Penalty: Krause for Tripping (2:00)
7:57- HER Penalty: C. Bourque for Cross-Checking (2:00)
15:38- HER Penalty: Collins for Checking to the Head (2:00)
15:38- HER Penalty: Sill for Hooking (2:00)
16:38- HER Penalty: Stephenson for Slashing (2:00)
16:38- WBS Penalty: O'Neill for Embellishment (2:00)
16:38- WBS Penalty: O'Neill for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
18:41- HER Penalty: O'Brien for Fighting (5:00)
18:41- WBS Penalty: Sestito for Fighting (5:00)
18:41- WBS Penalty: Sestito Misconduct for Continuing Altercation (10:00)
19:43- HER Penalty: Gazley for Holding (2:00)

2nd Period

Scoring

7:38- WBS Goal: Jeffrey (15), Goers & Plachta

Penalties

5:27- HER Penalty: Walker for Roughing (2:00)
5:27- WBS Penalty: Oleksy for Roughing (2:00)
10:02- WBS Penalty: McNeill for Cross-Checking (2:00)
14:46- WBS Penalty: Bench Minor for Too Many Men (Served by Simon) (2:00)
18:24- HER Penalty: Lewington for Tripping (2:00)

3rd Period

Scoring

19:13- WBS Goal (EN): Jeffrey (16), McNeill
19:54- WBS Goal (EN): Sestito (4), Archibald & Oleksy

Penalties

10:42- HER Penalty: Gazley for High-Sticking (2:00)
12:31- WBS Penalty: Parent for Roughing (2:00)
19:54- HER Penalty: C. Bourque Misconduct (10:00)

Shots

HER: 6-6-14=26
WBS: 14-6-5=25

Next Game: Tonight vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 5:00

Regular Season Game 62: Hershey Bears 3, St. John's IceCaps 2 (3/13/16)

Box Score

Hershey (34-17-3-7) at St. John's (27-24-8-3)

Mile One Centre: St. John's, NL

Goalies: Peters (12-8-6) vs. Pasquale (9-7-3)

1st Period
Scoring
7:48- HER Goal: Bourque (26), Stephenson

Penalties
14:12- STJ Penalty: Miceli for Holding (2:00)

2nd Period
Scoring
2:59- STJ Goal (PPG): Dumont (17), Ellis & Holloway
11:34- HER Goal: Burgdoerfer (5), Collins & Walker

Penalties
1:14- HER Penalty: Vrana for Holding (2:00)
5:55- HER Penalty: Bench Minor for Too Many Men (Served by Burgdoerfer) (2:00)
13:44- STJ Penalty: Scott for High-Sticking (2:00)
13:44- STJ Penalty: Scott for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
19:02- STJ Penalty: Yogan for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
19:42- HER Penalty: Stephenson for Cross-Checking (2:00)
19:42- HER Penalty: Vrana for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
19:42- STJ Penalty: Friberg for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
19:57- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Interference (2:00)

3rd Period
Scoring
4:04- STJ Goal: Scott (2), Lemout & Ranger
18:55- HER Goal: Sill (6), R. Bourque & Burgdoerfer

Penalties
No Penalties

Shots
HER: 11-6-12=29
STJ: 8-5-12=25

Next Game: Saturday at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 7:05

Regular Season Game 61: St. John's IceCaps 2, Hershey Bears 1 (3/12/16)

Box Score

Hershey (34-16-3-7) at St. John's (26-24-8-3)

Mile One Centre: St. John's, NL

Goalies: Ellis (22-7-4, 2.36) vs. Pasquale (9-6-3, 2.61)

1st Period

Scoring

17:16- HER Goal: Vrana (9), Boyd & C. Bourque

Penalties

11:55- STJ Penalty: Ranger for Tripping (2:00)

2nd Period

Scoring

4:51- STJ Goal: Friberg (10), McNally & Yogan

Penalties

17:48- HER Penalty: Vrana for Slashing (2:00)
19:39- HER Penalty: R. Bourque for Roughing (2:00)

3rd Period

Scoring

4:28- STJ Goal (PPG): Holloway (18)

Penalties

2:57- HER Penalty: Barber for High-Sticking (2:00)
6:52- STJ Penalty: Gregoire for Closing Hand on Puck (2:00)
9:34- HER Penalty: Sill for Boarding (2:00)
16:33- STJ Penalty: Pasquale for Tripping (2:00)
19:59- HER Penalty: Camper for Hooking (2:00)

Shots

HER: 11-10-3=24
STJ: 6-10-6=22

Recap

A strong first period from the Bears couldn't stop St. John's from switching the momentum in the 2nd and controlling the 3rd period to get the victory. The penalties were few and far between in the 1st two periods, but that didn't stop the Bears from scoring late in that 1st period. Jakub Vrana scored his 9th of the season, from Travis Boyd & Chris Bourque. After the 1st period, the Bears had the 11-6 shot advantage.

In the 2nd, the IceCaps would turn the momentum in their favor. At the 4:51 mark, they would be able to tie the game. Max Friberg scored his 10th of the season, from Brandon McNally & Andrew Yogan. Hershey would survive penalties late in the period to keep it tied. After the 2nd, the Bears had the 21-16 shot advantage. In the 3rd, the penalties increased but the shots decreased. The IceCaps would be the one to take advantage of a power play, as they would score at the 4:28 mark to make it 2-1. Bud Holloway scored his 18th of the season. Hershey finished with the 24-22 shot advantage.

Next Game: Tomorrow at St. John's, 2:30

Regular Season Game 60: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 5, Hershey Bears 4 (3/6/16)

Box Score

Hershey (34-15-3-7) at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (34-19-4-1)

Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza: Wilkes-Barre, PA
Goalies: Peters (12-7-6, 3.09), [Ellis (22-7-4, 2.36] vs. Foster (1-3-1, 2.97), [Jarry (12-7-3, 2.40)]

1st Period
Scoring

2:19- WBS Goal: Rowney (15), Kostopoulos
4:10- HER Goal: Lewington (3), Djoos
7:50- HER Goal (PPG): Ness (3), Boyd & Camper
9:42- WBS Goal: Dea (15), Kostopoulos & Plachta
12:22- WBS Goal (PPG): Rowney (16), Jeffrey & O'Neill
15:53- WBS Goal (PPG): Simon (18), Plachta & Erixon
17:50- HER Goal (PPG): Barber (21), C. Bourque & Stanton

Penalties

0:08- HER Penalty: O'Brien for Fighting (5:00)
0:08- WBS Penalty: McGrath for Instigating (2:00)
0:08- WBS Penalty: McGrath for Fighting (5:00)
0:08- WBS Penalty: McGrath Misconduct for Instigating (10:00)
7:01- HER Penalty: Barber for Roughing (2:00)
7:01- WBS Penalty: Kostopoulos for Slashing (2:00)
7:17- WBS Penalty; Archibald for Elbowing (2:00)
10:40- HER Penalty: Lewington for Holding (2:00)
10:52- HER Penalty: Stanton for Cross-Checking (2:00)
14:02- HER Penalty: Lewington for Cross-Checking (2:00)
16:32- WBS Penalty: Parent for Roughing (2:00)
17:13- WBS Penalty: Erixon for Kneeing (2:00)

2nd Period

Scoring

4:38- HER Goal: Ness (4)
19:16- WBS Goal (SHG): Rowney (17), Kostopoulos & Oleksy

Penalties

4:46- HER Penalty: Mitchell for High-Sticking (2:00)
17:30- WBS Penalty: McGrath for Roughing (2:00)
17:30- WBS Penalty: McGrath Misconduct (10:00)

3rd Period

Scoring

No Goals

Penalties

2:47- HER Penalty: Barber for Hooking (2:00)
5:36- WBS Penalty: Mouillierat for Hooking (2:00)
10:07- HER Penalty: Collins for Goaltender Interference (2:00)
17:18- HER Penalty: O'Brien for Holding (2:00)
17:18- HER Penalty: O'Brien Misconduct (10:00)
19:29- WBS Penalty: Parent for Holding (2:00)
20:00- WBS Penalty: Oleksy for Slashing (2:00)

Shots

HER: 11-6-5=22

WBS: 13-5-15=33

Next Game: Saturday at St. John's, 6:00

Regular Season Game 59: Hershey Bears 6, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 2 (3/5/16)

Box Score

Hershey (33-15-3-7) vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (34-18-4-1)

Giant Center: Hershey, PA

Goalies: Ellis (21-7-4, 2.37) vs. Jarry (12-6-3, 2.22)

1st Period

Scoring

No Goals

Penalties

7:07- HER Penalty: Gazley for Tripping (2:00)

2nd Period

Scoring

2:10- HER Goal: Walker (14), Camper & Mitchell
6:11- HER Goal (PPG): Djoos (7), Gazley & Camper
15:37- HER Goal: Camper (8), Ness & Bowey
18:19- WBS Goal: Jeffrey (14), O'Neill & Rowney

Penalties

4:20- WBS Penalty: Oleksy for High-Sticking (2:00)
8:35- WBS Penalty: Plachta for Slashing (2:00)
14:17- HER Penalty: R. Bourque for Slashing (2:00)
15:28- WBS Penalty: Kostopoulos for Charging (2:00)
16:05- HER Penalty: Bowey for Slashing (2:00)

3rd Period

Scoring

5:15- HER Goal (PPG): Gazley (13), Collins & Ness
9:42- WBS Goal: Plachta (3), Oleksy
10:40- HER Goal: Sill (5), O'Brien & Mitchell
19:26- HER Goal (PPG): Walker (15), Barber & C. Bourque

Penalties

2:40- WBS Penalty: Andersen for Delay of Game (2:00)
4:42- WBS Penalty: O'Neill for High-Sticking (2:00)
10:40- WBS Penalty: Mouillierat Misconduct for Abuse of Officials (10:00)
11:33- WBS Penalty: Oleksy for Roughing (2:00)
11:33- HER Penalty: Walker for Roughing (2:00)
17:43- WBS Penalty: O'Neill for High-Sticking (2:00)
17:43- WBS Penalty: O'Neill Misconduct for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (10:00)

Shots

HER: 8-7-8=23

WBS: 3-5-6=14

Recap

This game shows how great the Bears have gotten over the past couple months. Their defense was stout, and their power play continues to improve. The 1st period would be a defensive battle, with no goals being given up. After the 1st, the Bears had the 8-3 shot advantage. In the 2nd, the goals would come. 2:10 into the period, Hershey got on the board first. Nathan Walker scored his 14th of the season, from Carter Camper & Garrett Mitchell. Almost exactly 4 minutes later, the Bears would get a goal from the improving power play. Christian Djoos scored his 7th of the season, from Dustin Gazley & Carter Camper (2nd assist of night). During a 4-on-4 later in the period (15:37 mark), the lead increased to three. Carter Camper scored his 8th of the season (3rd point of night), from Aaron Ness & Madison Bowey.

1:49 before the 2nd ended, the Penguins would be able to get on the board. Dustin Jeffrey scored his 14th of the season, from Will O'Neill & Carter Rowney. After the 2nd, the Bears had the 15-8 shot advantage. In the 3rd, the improving power play would strike once again (5:15 mark). Dustin Gazley scored his 13th of the season (2nd point of night), from Sean Collins & Aaron Ness (2nd assist of night). At the 9:42 mark, the Penguins showed they wouldn't go away quietly. Matthias Plachta scored his 3rd of the season, from Steve Oleksy. Less than a minute later, the lead was back to three. Zach Sill scored his 5th of the season, from Liam O'Brien & Garrett Mitchell (2nd assist of night). With the clock winding down, the Bears would get their 3rd power play goal to make it a 6-2 victory. Nathan Walker scored his 2nd of the night (15th of season), from Riley Barber & Chris Bourque. Hershey finished with the 23-14 shot advantage.

Next Game: Tomorrow at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 4:05

Regular Season Game 58: Hershey Bears 3, Binghamton Senators 1 (3/4/16)

Box Score

Hershey (32-15-3-7) at Binghamton (21-30-3-1)

Floyd L. Maines Veterans Memorial Arena: Binghamton, NY

Goalies: Ellis (20-7-4, 2.41) vs. O'Connor (4-15-2, 3.70)

1st Period
Scoring

8:27- HER Goal: Barber (20), Walker
16:55- BNG Goal (PPG): Varone (14), Kostka & Flanagan

Penalties

0:55- BNG Penalty: Robinson for Interference (2:00)
15:42- HER Penalty: Collins for Hooking (2:00)
20:00- BNG Penalty: Fraser for High-Sticking (2:00)

2nd Period

Scoring

2:59- HER Goal: Collins (14), Gazley & Camper

Penalties

9:05- HER Penalty: Boyd for Tripping (2:00)
14:40- BNG Penalty: Harpur for Interference (2:00)

3rd Period

Scoring

19:28- HER Goal (EN): C. Bourque (25), Collins & Sill

Penalties

3:28- HER Penalty: Herbert for Slashing (2:00)

Shots

HER: 9-5-7=21
BNG: 8-11-4=23

Next Game: Tonight vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 7:00