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Friday, December 5, 2014

Regular Season Game 22: Hershey Bears 6, Bridgeport Sound Tigers 3 (12/5/14)

Box Score


Hershey (11-8-1-1) vs. Bridgeport (11-7-2-1)
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Grubauer (8-5-2, 2.05) vs. Leggio (3-4-0, 3.28)


1st Period
Scoring
3:58- HER Goal: Galiev (5), Wellman & Brown
15:29- BRI Goal (PPG): Vaughan (4), Zolnierczyk & Stretch


Penalties
11:32- BRI Penalty: Pelech for Tripping (2:00)
15:17- HER Penalty: Byers for Hooking (2:00)
16:10- HER Penalty: Brown for Cross-Checking (2:00)
19:52- BRI Penalty: Pelech for Kneeing (2:00)


2nd Period
Scoring
18:25- HER Goal (PPG): Galiev (6), Kennedy & Conner


Penalties
9:13- BRI Penalty: Bench Minor for Too Many Men (Served by Halmo) (2:00)
17:35- BRI Penalty: Ness for Interference (2:00)
20:00- BRI Penalty: Zolnierczyk for Delay of Game (2:00)


3rd Period
Scoring
2:46- HER Goal: Broda (3), Mitchell & Gazley
4:12- HER Goal: Brown (4), Conner & Kennedy
5:01- BRI Goal (PPG): Halmo (7), Pelech & Stretch
9:30- BRI Goal: McDonald (6), Mouillierat & Pelech
18:03- HER Goal: Brown (5), Kennedy & Burgdoerfer
18:48- HER Goal (PPG): Conner (2), Galiev & Kennedy


Penalties
4:34- HER Penalty: Gazley for Slashing (2:00)
7:59- BRI Penalty: Halmo for Fighting (5:00)
7:59- BRI Penalty: Zolnierczyk for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
7:59- HER Penalty: Carrick for Fighting (5:00)
7:59- HER Penalty: Kennedy for Roughing (2:00)
10:53- BRI Penalty: Stretch for Holding (2:00)
18:36- BRI Penalty: Ness for Interference (2:00)


Shots
HER: 4-14-6=24
BRI: 8-12-7=27


Recap


A game that was going the low-scoring route like most of the Bears' games have been suddenly turned into the offensive output that we've been waiting for. It had to have been an emotional game for Bridgeport's starting goalie David Leggio, as he was just a Bear a season ago. Starting off the in 1st period, Stanislav Galiev continued his hot streak. He scored his 5th of the season, from Chris Wellman & Chris Brown. Each team received two penalties, and only Bridgeport was able to capitalize on one of them. Scooter Vaughan scored his 4th of the season, from Harry Zolnierczyk & C.J. Stretch. After the 1st, the Sound Tigers had the 8-4 shot advantage.


In the 2nd, the offensive chances started to increase. 26 shots were taken in the period, and that was helped along by the couple penalties in the period. After a Bridgeport penalty close to the end of the period, Hershey's power play master continued his success. Stanislav Galiev scored his 2nd of the game (6th of the season), from Tim Kennedy & Chris Conner. Hershey would start off the 3rd period with a power play. After the 2nd, the Sound Tigers had the 20-18 shot advantage. Each team had at least 12 shots in the period.


In the 3rd, the shots weren't happening as often, but with all the penalties, the chances were stronger. 6 goals were scored in the period. At the 2:46 mark, Hershey got the lead to 3-1. Joel Broda scored his 3rd of the season, from Garrett Mitchell & Dustin Gazley. At the 4:12 mark, the lead was increased to 4-1. Chris Brown scored his 4th of the season (2nd point of the night), from Chris Conner (2nd assist of the night) & Tim Kennedy (2nd assist of the night). 49 seconds later, on the power play, Bridgeport got within 2. Mike Halmo scored his 7th of the season, from Adam Pelech & C.J. Stretch (2nd assist of the night).


At the 9:06 mark, Bridgeport was able to get it within 1. Colin McDonald scored his 6th of the season, from Kael Mouillierat & Adam Pelech (2nd assist of the night). As it got towards the end of the period, the Bears were able to get two insurance goals, with the 2nd one being on the power play. The 1st goal was scored by Chris Brown (5th of the season, 2nd goal/3rd point of the night), from Tim Kennedy (3rd assist of the night) & Erik Burgdoerfer. The 2nd goal was scored by Chris Conner (2nd of the season, 3rd point of the night), from Stanislav Galiev (3rd point of the night) & Tim Kennedy (4th assist of the night). The Sound Tigers finished with the 27-24 shot advantage.


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

Sunday, November 30, 2014

Regular Season Game 21: Hershey Bears 1, St. John's IceCaps 0 (11/30/14)

Box Score


Hershey (10-8-1-1) vs. St. John's (9-9-4-1)
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Grubauer (7-5-2, 2.19) vs. Budaj (0-3-3, 3.58)


1st Period
Scoring
No Goals


Penalties
3:21- STJ Penalty: O'Neill for Fighting (5:00)
3:21- HER Penalty: Newbury for Fighting (5:00)
6:03- STJ Penalty: Melchiori for Roughing (2:00)
12:05- HER Penalty: Gazley for Boarding (2:00)


2nd Period
Scoring
No Goals


Penalties
3:19- HER Penalty: Landry for Interference (2:00)
15:05- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Interference (2:00)
20:00- STJ Penalty: Lipon for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)


3rd Period
Goals
0:37- HER Goal (PPG): Galiev (4), Cornet & Kennedy


Penalties
2:09- HER Penalty: Landry for Holding (2:00)
5:00- HER Penalty: Galiev for Interference (2:00)
11:20- STJ Penalty: Bench Minor for Too Many Men (Served by O'Dell) (2:00)
13:00- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Interference (2:00)


Shots
HER: 8-6-7=21
STJ: 10-15-8=33


Recap


After the Bears were shut out by St. John's last Sunday, they returned the favor by shutting them out in this one. Philipp Grubauer continues to have a great few games, as he was lights out in this one. The 1st period gave each team a power play chance, but neither could capitalize. There was also a fight in the period between Hershey's Kris Newbury and the IceCaps' Will O'Neill. After the 1st, the IceCaps had the 10-8 shot advantage.


In the 2nd, due to two power plays, St. John's had the chances to score. Grubauer made sure that it stayed scoreless. After the 2nd, the IceCaps had the 25-14 shot advantage. At the start of the 3rd, the Bears were on the power play due to a penalty at the end of the 2nd. For the 3rd straight game, Stanislav Galiev got a goal on a power play (4th of the season), from Philippe Cornet & Tim Kennedy. Even with St. John's having 3 more power plays, the penalty kill and Philipp Grubauer stood strong. Grubauer finished with the 33-save shutout. Hershey finished with 21 shots on goal.


Next Game: Friday vs. Bridgeport, 7:00

Saturday, November 29, 2014

Regular Season Game 20: Syracuse Crunch 4, Hershey Bears 1 (11/29/14)

Box Score


Hershey (10-7-1-1) vs. Syracuse (10-7-3-0)
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Grubauer (7-4-2, 2.13) vs. Vasilevskiy (4-3-3, 3.06)




1st Period
Scoring
6:06- SYR Goal: Paradis (6), Gourde & Mormina




Penalties
0:37- SYR Penalty: Ikonen for Roughing (2:00)
12:25- HER Penalty: Walker for Delay of Game (2:00)
15:38- HER Penalty: Brown for Charging (2:00)
20:00- SYR Penalty: Dotchin for Cross-Checking (2:00)




2nd Period
Scoring
16:41- HER Goal (PPG): Galiev (3), Carrick & Kennedy


Penalties
6:10- SYR Penalty: Mormina for Tripping (2:00)
9:41- SYR Penalty: Cote for Fighting (5:00)
9:41- HER Penalty: Broda for Roughing (2:00)
9:41- HER Penalty: Broda for Fighting (5:00)
12:30- SYR Penalty: Angelidis for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
16:24- SYR Penalty: Richard for Roughing (2:00)
16:24- SYR Penalty: Richard for Fighting (5:00)
16:24- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Fighting (5:00)
17:41- HER Penalty: Carrick for Cross-Checking (2:00)




3rd Period
Scoring
1:58- SYR Goal: Kunyk (3), Vermin
14:51- SYR Goal (PPG): Kunyk (4), Mormina
19:04- SYR Goal (EN): Marchessault (8), Gourde


Penalties
6:35- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Hooking (2:00)
13:03- HER Penalty: Gazley for Hooking (2:00)
19:50- SYR Penalty: Richard for Charging (2:00)
19:50- HER Penalty: Broda for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)


Shots
HER: 10-11-8=29
SYR: 13-8-16=37


Recap


What was a close-fought game between two good teams turned into a mess very quickly. The 1st period continued to show how the Bears' goalies have been outstanding, but can't stop everything. Syracuse took the lead at the 6:06 mark. Philippe Paradis scored his 6th of the season, from Yanni Gourde & Joey Mormina. Each team had a couple power play chances, but they couldn't capitalize. At the end of the period, the Crunch had the 13-10 shot advantage.


In the 2nd, each team had many chances on the power play, and two fights. The 1st fight was between Hershey's Joel Broda and Syracuse's Jean-Philippe Cote. The 2nd fight was between Hershey's Erik Burgdoerfer and Syracuse's Tanner Richard. Syracuse got 2 extra minutes for that fight, and on that power play, the Bears tied it up. Stanislav Galiev scored his 3rd of the season, from Connor Carrick & Tim Kennedy. After the 2nd, the shot advantage was tied at 21.


In the 3rd, the Crunch started off early. Cody Kunyk scored his 3rd of the season, from Joel Vermin. On the 2nd power play that was given to the Crunch in the period, they made it 3-1. Cody Kunyk scored once again (4th of the season), from Joey Mormina (2nd assist of the night). That broke the 25-penalty streak that the Bears penalty kill had of not giving up a goal. Syracuse sealed the game with an empty-net goal with 56 seconds left. Jonathan Marchessault got his 8th of the season, from Yanni Gourde (2nd assist of the night). The Crunch finished with the 37-29 shot advantage.


Next Game: Tomorrow vs. St. John's, 5:00

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Regular Season Game 19: Hershey Bears 2, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 1 (F/SO) (11/26/14)

Box Score


Hershey (9-7-1-1) vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (11-8-1-0)
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Grubauer (6-4-2, 2.25) vs. Zatkoff (5-5-0, 2.18)




1st Period
Scoring
No Goals




Penalties
13:43- HER Penalty: Herbert for Hooking (2:00)




2nd Period
Scoring
No Goals




Penalties
3:58- HER Penalty: Carrick for Cross-Checking (2:00)
9:09- WBS Penalty: Rust for Interference (2:00)
15:42- HER Penalty: Walker for Fighting (5:00)
15:42- WBS Penalty: Archibald for Fighting (5:00)




3rd Period
Scoring
8:57- HER Goal (PPG): Galiev (2), Carrick & Kennedy
19:09- WBS Goal: Dumoulin (2), Wilson & Ebbett




Penalties
2:31- HER Penalty: Schilling for Hooking (2:00)
8:24- WBS Penalty: Samuelsson for Delay of Game (2:00)
16:04- WBS Penalty: Rowney for Delay of Game (2:00)
19:42- HER Penalty: Newbury for Tripping (2:00)
19:42- WBS Penalty: Farnham for Embellishment (2:00)




Overtime
Scoring
No Goals




Penalties
No Penalties




Shootout
1st Round: HER- Galiev (No Goal), WBS- Wilson (No Goal)
2nd Round: HER- Gazley (Goal), WBS- Dea (Goal)
3rd Round: HER- Carrick (No Goal), WBS- Rust (No Goal)
4th Round: HER- Brown (Goal), WBS- Ebbett (No Goal)
Hershey wins shootout 2-1




Shots
HER: 8-5-10-4=27
WBS: 8-7-8-2=25




Recap


I got to see this game in person, so that's why the blog post is a little later than normal. It truly was a uneventful game for such a heated rivalry. However, that doesn't mean it wasn't important to get the win, and that's what the Bears did. The first period only had one event, and that was Hershey's Caleb Herbert getting charged with hooking. After the 1st, the shots were tied at 8. In the 2nd, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton controlled play for a good amount of the period, but neither team were able to get anything on their power play. A fight did break out in the period between Hershey's Nathan Walker and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's Josh Archibald. After the 2nd, the Pens had the 15-13 shot advantage.




In the 3rd, there were a few more penalties, and in that case, more chances to score. The Bears were finally able to get on the board with a power play goal at the 8:53 mark. Stanislav Galiev scored his 2nd of the season, from Connor Carrick & Tim Kennedy. Both teams continued to have chances, but it look like nothing would get past Philipp Grubauer. That would be proven wrong with 51 seconds to go. Brian Dumoulin scored his 2nd of the season, from Scott Wilson & Andrew Ebbett. Going into overtime, the shots were tied at 23. The overtime period has fast-paced action, but not a lot of good shots were able to be taken. The Bears finished with the 27-25 shot advantage. In the shootout, Hershey's Dustin Gazley and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's Jean-Sebastien Dea were able to score in the 2nd round. Hershey's Chris Brown in the 4th round, and Philipp Grubauer stopped Andrew Ebbett to win the game for the Bears.


Next Game: Saturday vs. Syracuse, 7:00

Sunday, November 23, 2014

Regular Season Game 18: St. John's IceCaps 2, Hershey Bears 0 (11/23/14)

Box Score


Hershey (9-6-1-1) vs. St. John's (7-8-4-1)
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Copley (3-2-0, 1.97) vs. Hellebuyck (7-4-2, 2.61)




1st Period
Scoring
17:46- STJ Goal: Klingberg (5), Balisy & Brouillette




Penalties
8:13- HER Penalty: Newbury for Roughing (2:00)
18:19- HER Penalty: Byers for Roughing (2:00)
20:00- STJ Penalty: Klingberg for Roughing (2:00)
20:00- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Roughing (2:00)




2nd Period
Scoring
11:45- STJ Goal: Balisy (6), Albert & Klingberg


Penalties
1:43- STJ Penalty: Lipon for Tripping (2:00)
17:57- STJ Penalty: O'Neill for Slashing (2:00)




3rd Period
Scoring
No Goals


Penalties
4:16- HER Penalty: Newbury for Roughing (2:00)
6:30- STJ Penalty: O'Dell for Hooking (2:00)
18:53- HER Penalty: Kennedy for Holding the Stick (2:00)


Shots
HER: 8-16-9=33
STJ: 6-11-11=28


Recap


After shutting out the Sharks last night, the Bears get shut out by the IceCaps tonight. Hershey had plenty of opportunities to get goals, but Connor Hellebuyck had a performance that rivaled Philipp Grubauer's from last night. The 1st period had some tough playing, as all 4 penalties in the period were for roughing (3 were against the Bears). Before the 2nd of the penalties, St. John's got on the board. Carl Klingberg scored his 5th of the season, from Chase Balisy & Julien Brouillette. After that period, the Bears had the 8-6 shot advantage.


In the 2nd, the Bears had a couple power play chances, but weren't able to capitalize, even with the 16 shots in the period. At the 11:45 mark, the IceCaps made it 2-0. Chase Balisy scored his 6th of the season (2nd point of the night), from John Albert & Carl Klingberg. After the 2nd, the Bears had the 24-17 shot advantage. In the 3rd, even though the Bears were able to kill off their penalties, they still weren't able to get past Hellebuyck. He finished with a 33-save shutout. St. John's finished the game with 28 shots.


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

Regular Season Game 17: Hershey Bears 1, Worcester Sharks 0 (11/22/14)

Box Score


Hershey (8-6-1-1) vs. Worcester (8-7-1-0)
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Grubauer (5-4-2, 2.45) vs. Dell (0-0-0, 1.56)


1st Period
Scoring
16:38- HER Goal: Brown (3), Kundratek & Stephenson


Penalties
0:55- WOR Penalty: Doherty for Fighting (5:00)
0:55- HER Penalty: Byers for Fighting (5:00)
9:15- HER Penalty: Byers for Hooking (2:00)
19:52- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Holding (2:00)


2nd Period
Scoring
No Goals


Penalties
4:17- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Interference (2:00)
8:26- WOR Penalty: Bonneau for Fighting (5:00)
8:26- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Fighting (5:00)
16:57- WOR Penalty: Abelthauser for Interference (2:00)


3rd Period
Scoring
No Goals


Penalties
4:20- HER Penalty: Broda for Hooking (2:00)
7:13- WOR Penalty: Haley for High-Sticking (2:00)


Shots
HER: 8-6-6=20
WOR: 11-8-19=38


Recap


Another brilliant game for Philipp Grubauer, and this time, it was a win. He made some spectacular saves through the entire game, and Hershey just did enough to help him. The tension in the game started off early with a fight 55 seconds in between Hershey's Dane Byers & Worcester's Taylor Doherty. Hershey would receive two penalties in the period along with the fight, but the penalty kill continued its great success on them. At the 16:38 mark, Hershey got on the board. Chris Brown scored his 3rd of the season, from Tomas Kundratek & Chandler Stephenson. After the 1st, the Sharks had the 11-8 shot advantage.


The 2nd, even though there weren't many penalties to show for it, became a little chippy. Due to that, there wasn't a great number of chances, but when there was, Grubauer made sure to keep his clean sheet. After one of his great saves, a fight broke out between Hershey's Steve Oleksy & Worcester's Jimmy Bonneau. After that period, the Sharks had the 19-14 shot advantage. In the 3rd, with one penalty given out to each team, there was the chance for scoring, especially on the Sharks' end. They doubled their shot total in one period to 38, but Grubauer saved every single one of them. Hershey finished with 20 shots.


Next Game: Tonight vs. St. John's, 5:00

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Regular Season Game 16: Lehigh Valley Phantoms 3, Hershey Bears 2 (F/SO) (11/19/14)

Box Score


Hershey (8-6-1-0) at Lehigh Valley (6-6-1-0)
PPL Center: Allentown, PA
Goalies: Grubauer (5-4-1, 2.52) vs. Zepp (6-3-1, 2.56)


1st Period
Scoring
3:21- LV Goal: Gordon (4), Jones & Hagg
6:50- LV Goal: Manning (4), Straka


Penalties
11:46- HER Penalty: Kundratek for Roughing (2:00)
14:56- HER Penalty: Schilling for Interference (2:00)


2nd Period
Scoring
17:12- HER Goal (PPG): Byers (4), Conner & Newbury


Penalties
9:03- LV Penalty: Delisle for Cross-Checking (2:00)
12:20- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Hooking (2:00)
15:30- LV Penalty: Rosehill for Elbowing (2:00)


3rd Period
Scoring
3:30- HER Goal: Newbury (10), Carrick & Byers


Penalties
5:43- HER Penalty: Galiev for Holding (2:00)
10:53- LV Penalty: Goumas for Tripping (2:00)


Overtime
Scoring
No Goals


Penalties
0:44- HER Penalty: Conner for Tripping (2:00)


Shootout
1st Round: HER- Galiev (No Goal), LV- Gordon (No Goal)
2nd Round: HER- Stephenson (No Goal), LV- Jones (Goal)
3rd Round: HER- Gazley (No Goal)


Shots
HER: 9-10-9-1=29
LV: 20-5-7-7=39


Recap


What an interesting game. After how the 1st period went, the fact that the Bears came back and got a point out of this game is a testament to this team. Starting off early in the 1st, at the 3:21 mark, Lehigh Valley got on the board. Former Bear Andrew Gordon scored his 4th of the season, from Blair Jones & Robert Hagg. 3 and a half minutes later, Lehigh Valley made it 2-0. Brandon Manning scored his 4th of the season, from Petr Straka. Philipp Grubauer was a big part of why this period wasn't any worse, as he made 18 saves in the period. After the 1st, the Phantoms had the 20-9 shot advantage.


In the 2nd, the Bears played with a much better attitude and style. They couldn't score on their first power play chance, but they did on their 2nd chance. At the 17:12 mark, Dane Byers scored his 4th of the season, from Chris Conner & Kris Newbury. After the 2nd, the Phantoms had the 25-19 shot advantage. Early in the 3rd, at the 3:30 mark, the Bears tied it at 2. Kris Newbury scored his 10th of the season, from Connor Carrick & Dane Byers (2nd point of the night). The Phantoms had the 32-28 shot advantage going into overtime. With the new overtime rules, the play was fast-paced and hectic. The Bears penalty kill stepped away and helped the team survive a 4-on-3 power play. The Phantoms finished with the 39-29 shot advantage. In the shootout (now 3 rounds with the new rules), the only person to score was Lehigh Valley's Blair Jones. Philipp Grubauer took the loss in a great 37-save performance.


Next Game: Saturday vs. Worcester, 7:00