Box Score
Hershey (21-13-4-1) at Lehigh Valley (19-14-4-1)
PPL Center: Allentown, PA
Goalies: Grubauer (12-9-4, 2.16) vs. Ouellette (2-1-0, 1.62), Stolarz (6-8-1, 2.71)
1st Period
Scoring
3:15- LV Goal (PPG): Straka (9), Hextall
10:21- HER Goal: Wellman (13), Carrick
12:16- HER Goal (PPG): Galiev (14), Conner & Carrick
14:40- HER Goal (SHG): J. O'Brien (1), Gazley
Penalties
1:34- HER Penalty: Kennedy for High-Sticking (2:00)
8:11- HER Penalty: Brown for Boarding (2:00)
10:49- LV Penalty: Manning for Slashing (2:00)
13:17- HER Penalty: Newbury for Holding (2:00)
15:15- HER Penalty: Oleksy for High-Sticking (2:00)
16:21- LV Penalty: Cousins for Slashing (2:00)
19:28- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Fighting (5:00)
19:28- LV Penalty: Manning for Fighting (5:00)
19:45- HER Penalty: Schilling for Tripping (2:00)
19:45- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Fighting (5:00)
19:45- LV Penalty: Flemming for Fighting (5:00)
2nd Period
Scoring
4:05- HER Goal (PPG): Brown (11), Galiev & Kennedy
9:50- HER Goal (PPG): Carrick (5), Kennedy & Wellman
12:23- HER Goal: Newbury (13), Brown & Cornet
Penalties
2:20- LV Penalty: Rosehill for High-Sticking (2:00)
5:52- HER Penalty: Byers for Hooking (2:00)
8:15- LV Penalty: Fyten for Slashing (2:00)
8:15- LV Penalty: Bench Minor for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Served by Goumas) (2:00)
9:08- LV Penalty: White for Slashing (2:00)
14:10- HER Penalty: L. O'Brien for Tripping (2:00)
14:10- LV Penalty: Rosehill Misconduct for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (10:00)
3rd Period
Scoring
10:03- HER Goal: Kennedy (4), Conner & Galiev
12:11- LV Goal (PPG): Manning (7), Cousins & Akeson
Penalties
0:07- LV Penalty: White Misconduct for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (10:00)
5:16- HER Penalty: Kennedy for Charging (2:00)
8:20- HER Penalty: L. O'Brien for Fighting (5:00)
8:20- LV Penalty: Delisle for Fighting (5:00)
8:32- LV Penalty: Stortini for Roughing (2:00)
8:32- LV Penalty: Stortini Misconduct for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (10:00)
9:53- HER Penalty: Schilling for Hooking (2:00)
11:11- HER Penalty: Kennedy for Slashing (2:00)
11:41- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Tripping (2:00)
Shots
HER: 7-13-10=30
LV: 9-6-10=25
Recap
Including this game, that is now 17 goals in the past three games. It's safe to say that the Bears' offense has found whatever was missing for most of the season. The Bears controlled almost all play through the entire game. The only issue was the amount of penalties taken, but the Phantoms took just as many. The 1st period started off with a power play goal for Lehigh Valley. Petr Straka scored his 9th of the season, from Brett Hextall. After this goal, the Bears took over. 10 seconds after they killed a power play, they tied the score at 1. Casey Wellman scored his 13th of the season, from Connor Carrick.
Less than 2 minutes later, Hershey took a 2-1 lead on the power play with their power play master. Stanislav Galiev scored his 14th of the season, from Chris Conner & Connor Carrick (2nd assist of the night). At the 14:40 mark, the Bears scored a shorthanded goal to make it 3-1. Jim O'Brien scored his 1st of the season, from Dustin Gazley. The Phantoms would change goalies at this point, as Anthony Stolarz would come in for Martin Ouellette. The 1st period would finish with a couple fights. The first fight was between Lehigh Valley's Brandon Manning & Hershey's Steve Oleksy. The second fight was between Lehigh Valley's Brett Flemming & Hershey's Erik Burgdoerfer. After the 1st, the Phantoms had the 9-7 shot advantage.
In the 2nd, the penalties and the Bears' goals continued. 4:05 into the period, the Bears increased their lead to 3. Chris Brown scored his 11th of the season, from Stanislav Galiev (2nd point of the night) & Tim Kennedy. On the 5-on-3 at the 9:50 mark, the Bears got their 3rd power play goal to make it 5-1. Connor Carrick scored his 5th of the season (3rd point of the night), from Tim Kennedy (2nd assist of the night) & Casey Wellman (2nd point of the night). Around two and a half minutes later, Hershey would make it 6-1. Kris Newbury scored his 13th of the season, from Chris Brown (2nd point of the night) & Philippe Cornet. After the 2nd, the Bears had the 20-15 shot advantage.
In the 3rd, the penalties would still continue, but the scoring would slow down a bit. The Phantoms would get two more misconduct penalties in the period to go along with a fight between Steven Delisle and Hershey's Liam O'Brien. Hershey would not be done in the scoring, as they would get their 7th goal of the game at the 10:03 mark. Tim Kennedy scored his 4th of the season (3rd point of the night), from Chris Conner (2nd assist of the night) & Stanislav Galiev (2nd assist/3rd point of the night). The Phantoms showed no quit, as they would get a power play goal to make it 7-2. Brandon Manning scored his 7th of the season, from Nick Cousins & Jason Akeson. Philipp Grubauer would get 23 saves in a strong performance (Hershey finished with 30 shots).
Next Game: Saturday vs. Binghamton, 7:00
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Sunday, January 18, 2015
Regular Season Game 39: Hershey Bears 5, Lehigh Valley Phantoms 2 (1/18/15)
Box Score
Hershey (20-13-4-1) vs. Lehigh Valley (19-13-4-1)
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Copley (6-3-1, 2.00) vs. Stolarz (6-7-1, 2.62)
1st Period
Scoring
5:41- HER Goal: Kennedy (3)
7:29- LV Goal: Gordon (12)
15:31- HER Goal: Byers (5), Newbury & Schilling
16:32- HER Goal (PPG): Conner (8), Kennedy & Carrick
Penalties
3:38- HER Penalty: J. O'Brien for Hooking (2:00)
9:21- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Delay of Game (2:00)
15:31- LV Penalty: Stortini for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
18:10- HER Penalty: Landry for Tripping (2:00)
19:26- LV Penalty: Manning for Cross-Checking (2:00)
19:56- LV Penalty: Delisle for Tripping (2:00)
2nd Period
Scoring
6:55- LV Goal: Lauridsen (2), Goumas & Flemming
Penalties
4:24- HER Penalty: Galiev for High-Sticking (2:00)
7:22- HER Penalty: Wellman for Boarding (2:00)
9:53- LV Penalty: Alderson for High-Sticking (2:00)
10:53- HER Penalty: Brown for Roughing (2:00)
14:30- LV Penalty: Hextall for Tripping (2:00)
3rd Period
Scoring
15:27- HER Goal: Byers (6), Gazley & Burgdoerfer
19:50- HER Goal (EN): Gazley (5), J. O'Brien & Schilling
Penalties
4:23- HER Penalty: Cornet for Tripping (2:00)
17:32- HER Penalty: Newbury for Tripping (2:00)
Shots
HER: 10-17-10=37
LV: 8-12-10=30
Recap
A great team win to put some breathing room between the Bears and the Penguins in the division. The penalty kill rebounded from last night's performance to put up a perfect 8-for-8 on the night. Although it wasn't as early as last night, the Bears started off the scoring at the 5:41 mark. Tim Kennedy scored his 3rd of the season on a breakaway right after a penalty kill. Less than two minutes later, a turnover would lead to a former Bear tying the score at one for the Phantoms. Andrew Gordon got his 12th of the season. It would be later in the period (the 15:31 mark) that the Bears would take back the lead. Dane Byers scored his 5th of the season, from Kris Newbury & Cameron Schilling. The Bears would finish off the scoring with a power play goal a minute after. Chris Conner scored his 8th of the season, from Tim Kennedy (2nd point of the night) & Connor Carrick. After the 1st, the Bears had the 10-8 shot advantage.
In the 2nd, the penalties would continue, but none of them would lead to goals. However, at the 6:55 mark, the Phantoms would get within one. Oliver Lauridsen scored his 2nd of the season, from Kevin Goumas & Brett Flemming. After the 2nd, the Bears had the 27-20 shot advantage. The 3rd would not have as many penalties, but the goals would continue for the Bears. At the 15:27 mark, they got the important insurance goal to put it out of reach. Dane Byers scored his 2nd of the night (6th of season), from Dustin Gazley & Erik Burgdoerfer. With 10 seconds left, the Bears would finish the scoring with an empty-net goal to win 5-2. Dustin Gazley scored his 5th of the season (2nd point of night), from Jim O'Brien & Cameron Schilling (2nd assist of the night). Pheonix Copley would get the win with his 28-save performance (Hershey had 37 shots).
Next Game: Wednesday at Lehigh Valley, 7:05
Hershey (20-13-4-1) vs. Lehigh Valley (19-13-4-1)
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Copley (6-3-1, 2.00) vs. Stolarz (6-7-1, 2.62)
1st Period
Scoring
5:41- HER Goal: Kennedy (3)
7:29- LV Goal: Gordon (12)
15:31- HER Goal: Byers (5), Newbury & Schilling
16:32- HER Goal (PPG): Conner (8), Kennedy & Carrick
Penalties
3:38- HER Penalty: J. O'Brien for Hooking (2:00)
9:21- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Delay of Game (2:00)
15:31- LV Penalty: Stortini for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
18:10- HER Penalty: Landry for Tripping (2:00)
19:26- LV Penalty: Manning for Cross-Checking (2:00)
19:56- LV Penalty: Delisle for Tripping (2:00)
2nd Period
Scoring
6:55- LV Goal: Lauridsen (2), Goumas & Flemming
Penalties
4:24- HER Penalty: Galiev for High-Sticking (2:00)
7:22- HER Penalty: Wellman for Boarding (2:00)
9:53- LV Penalty: Alderson for High-Sticking (2:00)
10:53- HER Penalty: Brown for Roughing (2:00)
14:30- LV Penalty: Hextall for Tripping (2:00)
3rd Period
Scoring
15:27- HER Goal: Byers (6), Gazley & Burgdoerfer
19:50- HER Goal (EN): Gazley (5), J. O'Brien & Schilling
Penalties
4:23- HER Penalty: Cornet for Tripping (2:00)
17:32- HER Penalty: Newbury for Tripping (2:00)
Shots
HER: 10-17-10=37
LV: 8-12-10=30
Recap
A great team win to put some breathing room between the Bears and the Penguins in the division. The penalty kill rebounded from last night's performance to put up a perfect 8-for-8 on the night. Although it wasn't as early as last night, the Bears started off the scoring at the 5:41 mark. Tim Kennedy scored his 3rd of the season on a breakaway right after a penalty kill. Less than two minutes later, a turnover would lead to a former Bear tying the score at one for the Phantoms. Andrew Gordon got his 12th of the season. It would be later in the period (the 15:31 mark) that the Bears would take back the lead. Dane Byers scored his 5th of the season, from Kris Newbury & Cameron Schilling. The Bears would finish off the scoring with a power play goal a minute after. Chris Conner scored his 8th of the season, from Tim Kennedy (2nd point of the night) & Connor Carrick. After the 1st, the Bears had the 10-8 shot advantage.
In the 2nd, the penalties would continue, but none of them would lead to goals. However, at the 6:55 mark, the Phantoms would get within one. Oliver Lauridsen scored his 2nd of the season, from Kevin Goumas & Brett Flemming. After the 2nd, the Bears had the 27-20 shot advantage. The 3rd would not have as many penalties, but the goals would continue for the Bears. At the 15:27 mark, they got the important insurance goal to put it out of reach. Dane Byers scored his 2nd of the night (6th of season), from Dustin Gazley & Erik Burgdoerfer. With 10 seconds left, the Bears would finish the scoring with an empty-net goal to win 5-2. Dustin Gazley scored his 5th of the season (2nd point of night), from Jim O'Brien & Cameron Schilling (2nd assist of the night). Pheonix Copley would get the win with his 28-save performance (Hershey had 37 shots).
Next Game: Wednesday at Lehigh Valley, 7:05
Saturday, January 17, 2015
Regular Season Game 38: Hershey Bears 5, Albany Devils 4 (F/OT) (1/17/15)
Box Score
Hershey (19-13-4-1) vs. Albany (18-14-2-5)
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Grubauer (11-9-4, 2.09) vs. Wedgewood (6-8-3, 2.91)
1st Period
Scoring
0:10- HER Goal: Wellman (12), O'Brien & Landry
3:19- HER Goal (PPG): Kundratek (1), Schilling & Wellman
8:04- ALB Goal (PPG): Matteau (4), Burlon & Thomson
12:22- ALB Goal: Scarlett (1)
17:17- HER Goal: Galiev (12), Conner
Penalties
1:36- ALB Penalty: Thompson for Elbowing (2:00)
5:19- ALB Penalty: McKelvie for Fighting (5:00)
5:19- HER Penalty: O'Brien for Fighting (5:00)
6:26- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Interference (2:00)
14:01- HER Penalty: Kennedy for Roughing (2:00)
2nd Period
Scoring
7:43- ALB Goal (PPG): D. Zajac (4), Scarlett & Matteau
9:38- HER Goal (PPG): Conner (7), Galiev & Carrick
11:23- ALB Goal (PPG): Boucher (11), Scarlett & Sislo
Penalties
2:38- ALB Penalty: Scarlett for Holding (2:00)
6:44- HER Penalty: Carrick for High-Sticking (2:00)
9:19- ALB Penalty: Pelley for Holding (2:00)
9:55- HER Penalty: Kundratek for Delay of Game (2:00)
10:13- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Interference (2:00)
14:41- ALB Penalty: Helgeson for Roughing (2:00)
14:41- ALB Penalty: Helgeson for Roughing (2:00)
14:41- ALB Penalty: Helgeson Misconduct for Continuing Altercation (10:00)
14:41- ALB Penalty: McKelvie for Roughing (2:00)
14:41- HER Penalty: Byers for Roughing (2:00)
14:41- HER Penalty: Byers for Roughing (2:00)
14:41- HER Penalty: Newbury for Roughing (2:00)
15:26- ALB Penalty: Kelly for Tripping (2:00)
18:40- ALB Penalty: McKelvie for Fighting (5:00)
18:40- ALB Penalty: McKelvie Game Misconduct for 2nd Fight (10:00)
18:40- HER Penalty: Brown for Fighting (5:00)
3rd Period
Scoring
No Goals
Penalties
2:40- ALB Penalty: Kelly for Tripping (2:00)
6:19- ALB Penalty: Burlon for Cross-Checking (2:00)
6:19- HER Penalty: Mitchell for Goaltender Interference (2:00)
9:08- ALB Penalty: Kelly for Elbowing (5:00) (Major)
9:08- ALB Penalty: Kelly Game Misconduct for Elbowing (10:00)
9:08- HER Penalty: Byers Misconduct for Abuse of Officials (10:00)
9:08- HER Penalty: Cajkovsky Game Misconduct for Abuse of Officials (10:00)
Overtime
Scoring
3:46- HER Goal (PPG): Galiev (13), Carrick & Conner
Penalties
3:21-ALB Penalty: Pelley for Slashing (2:00)
Shots
HER: 12-9-6-2=29
ALB: 11-6-8-4=29
Recap
What a game! Filled with numerous penalties and numerous goals on those penalties, this was an exciting one. This win puts the Bears in 1st place in the division! The Bears started off very quickly, as they got their first goal 10 seconds into the game. Casey Wellman got his 12th of the season, from Jim O'Brien & Jon Landry. On a power play at the 3:19 mark, the Bears made it 2-0. Tomas Kundratek scored his 1st of the season, from Cameron Schilling & Casey Wellman (2nd point of the night). 2 minutes later, the 1st fight of the game occurred between Albany's Chris McKelvie and Hershey's Jim O'Brien.
A penalty against Hershey shortly after that fight would lead to a power play goal for Albany at the 8:04 mark. Stefan Matteau scored his 4th of the season, from Brandon Burlon & Ben Thomson. At the 12:22 mark of the period, the Devils would take advantage of a turnover in the Bears' zone to tie it at 2. Reece Scarlett scored his 1st of the season. At the 17:17 mark of the period, the Bears' would close out the scoresheet in the 1st with a goal to make it 3-2. Stanislav Galiev scored his 12th of the season, from Chris Conner. After the 1st, the Bears had the 12-11 shot advantage.
In the 2nd, the penalties and goals would continue. At the 7:43 mark, the Devils would get their 2nd power play goal to tie the game at 3. Darcy Zajac scored his 4th of the season, from Reece Scarlett (2nd point of the night) & Stefan Matteau (2nd point of the night). However, just a little less than two minutes later, the Bears would get their 2nd power play goal of the night to take the 4-3 lead. Chris Conner scored his 7th of the season (2nd point of the night), from Stanislav Galiev (2nd point of the night) & Connor Carrick.
The Devils would not be outdone, as they got their 3rd power play goal at the 11:23 mark to tie the game at 4. Reid Boucher scored his 11th of the season, from Reid Scarlett (2nd assist/3rd point of the night) & Mike Sislo. The penalties would continue through the rest of the period, and those would conclude with a fight between Albany's Chris McKelvie & Hershey's Chris Brown. After the 2nd, the Bears had the 21-17 shot advantage.
In the 3rd, the penalties would continue to be given out. Albany's Dan Kelly would receive a major penalty along with a game misconduct for his dirty hit on Hershey's Garrett Mitchell. The Bears wouldn't be able to capitalize on the 5-minute power play, and the game would go to overtime. In the overtime, Albany's Rod Pelley would be charged with a costly penalty. 25 seconds into that power play, Hershey's power play master would celebrate his 23rd birthday in style with the game winning goal. Stanislav Galiev scored his 2nd of the night (13th of season), from Connor Carrick (2nd assist of the night) & Chris Conner (2nd assist/3rd point of night). The shots were tied at 29, and the final penalty minute count was 113.
Next Game: Tomorrow vs. Lehigh Valley, 5:00
Hershey (19-13-4-1) vs. Albany (18-14-2-5)
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Grubauer (11-9-4, 2.09) vs. Wedgewood (6-8-3, 2.91)
1st Period
Scoring
0:10- HER Goal: Wellman (12), O'Brien & Landry
3:19- HER Goal (PPG): Kundratek (1), Schilling & Wellman
8:04- ALB Goal (PPG): Matteau (4), Burlon & Thomson
12:22- ALB Goal: Scarlett (1)
17:17- HER Goal: Galiev (12), Conner
Penalties
1:36- ALB Penalty: Thompson for Elbowing (2:00)
5:19- ALB Penalty: McKelvie for Fighting (5:00)
5:19- HER Penalty: O'Brien for Fighting (5:00)
6:26- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Interference (2:00)
14:01- HER Penalty: Kennedy for Roughing (2:00)
2nd Period
Scoring
7:43- ALB Goal (PPG): D. Zajac (4), Scarlett & Matteau
9:38- HER Goal (PPG): Conner (7), Galiev & Carrick
11:23- ALB Goal (PPG): Boucher (11), Scarlett & Sislo
Penalties
2:38- ALB Penalty: Scarlett for Holding (2:00)
6:44- HER Penalty: Carrick for High-Sticking (2:00)
9:19- ALB Penalty: Pelley for Holding (2:00)
9:55- HER Penalty: Kundratek for Delay of Game (2:00)
10:13- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Interference (2:00)
14:41- ALB Penalty: Helgeson for Roughing (2:00)
14:41- ALB Penalty: Helgeson for Roughing (2:00)
14:41- ALB Penalty: Helgeson Misconduct for Continuing Altercation (10:00)
14:41- ALB Penalty: McKelvie for Roughing (2:00)
14:41- HER Penalty: Byers for Roughing (2:00)
14:41- HER Penalty: Byers for Roughing (2:00)
14:41- HER Penalty: Newbury for Roughing (2:00)
15:26- ALB Penalty: Kelly for Tripping (2:00)
18:40- ALB Penalty: McKelvie for Fighting (5:00)
18:40- ALB Penalty: McKelvie Game Misconduct for 2nd Fight (10:00)
18:40- HER Penalty: Brown for Fighting (5:00)
3rd Period
Scoring
No Goals
Penalties
2:40- ALB Penalty: Kelly for Tripping (2:00)
6:19- ALB Penalty: Burlon for Cross-Checking (2:00)
6:19- HER Penalty: Mitchell for Goaltender Interference (2:00)
9:08- ALB Penalty: Kelly for Elbowing (5:00) (Major)
9:08- ALB Penalty: Kelly Game Misconduct for Elbowing (10:00)
9:08- HER Penalty: Byers Misconduct for Abuse of Officials (10:00)
9:08- HER Penalty: Cajkovsky Game Misconduct for Abuse of Officials (10:00)
Overtime
Scoring
3:46- HER Goal (PPG): Galiev (13), Carrick & Conner
Penalties
3:21-ALB Penalty: Pelley for Slashing (2:00)
Shots
HER: 12-9-6-2=29
ALB: 11-6-8-4=29
Recap
What a game! Filled with numerous penalties and numerous goals on those penalties, this was an exciting one. This win puts the Bears in 1st place in the division! The Bears started off very quickly, as they got their first goal 10 seconds into the game. Casey Wellman got his 12th of the season, from Jim O'Brien & Jon Landry. On a power play at the 3:19 mark, the Bears made it 2-0. Tomas Kundratek scored his 1st of the season, from Cameron Schilling & Casey Wellman (2nd point of the night). 2 minutes later, the 1st fight of the game occurred between Albany's Chris McKelvie and Hershey's Jim O'Brien.
A penalty against Hershey shortly after that fight would lead to a power play goal for Albany at the 8:04 mark. Stefan Matteau scored his 4th of the season, from Brandon Burlon & Ben Thomson. At the 12:22 mark of the period, the Devils would take advantage of a turnover in the Bears' zone to tie it at 2. Reece Scarlett scored his 1st of the season. At the 17:17 mark of the period, the Bears' would close out the scoresheet in the 1st with a goal to make it 3-2. Stanislav Galiev scored his 12th of the season, from Chris Conner. After the 1st, the Bears had the 12-11 shot advantage.
In the 2nd, the penalties and goals would continue. At the 7:43 mark, the Devils would get their 2nd power play goal to tie the game at 3. Darcy Zajac scored his 4th of the season, from Reece Scarlett (2nd point of the night) & Stefan Matteau (2nd point of the night). However, just a little less than two minutes later, the Bears would get their 2nd power play goal of the night to take the 4-3 lead. Chris Conner scored his 7th of the season (2nd point of the night), from Stanislav Galiev (2nd point of the night) & Connor Carrick.
The Devils would not be outdone, as they got their 3rd power play goal at the 11:23 mark to tie the game at 4. Reid Boucher scored his 11th of the season, from Reid Scarlett (2nd assist/3rd point of the night) & Mike Sislo. The penalties would continue through the rest of the period, and those would conclude with a fight between Albany's Chris McKelvie & Hershey's Chris Brown. After the 2nd, the Bears had the 21-17 shot advantage.
In the 3rd, the penalties would continue to be given out. Albany's Dan Kelly would receive a major penalty along with a game misconduct for his dirty hit on Hershey's Garrett Mitchell. The Bears wouldn't be able to capitalize on the 5-minute power play, and the game would go to overtime. In the overtime, Albany's Rod Pelley would be charged with a costly penalty. 25 seconds into that power play, Hershey's power play master would celebrate his 23rd birthday in style with the game winning goal. Stanislav Galiev scored his 2nd of the night (13th of season), from Connor Carrick (2nd assist of the night) & Chris Conner (2nd assist/3rd point of night). The shots were tied at 29, and the final penalty minute count was 113.
Next Game: Tomorrow vs. Lehigh Valley, 5:00
Sunday, January 11, 2015
Regular Season Game 37: Norfolk Admirals 4, Hershey Bears 2 (1/11/15)
Box Score
Hershey (19-12-4-1) vs. Norfolk (14-20-1-2)
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Peters (1-0-0, 0.00) vs. Bobkov (1-4-0, 4.70)
1st Period
Scoring
5:56- HER Goal: Wellman (11), Galiev & J. O'Brien
10:37- NOR Goal (PPG): Etem (6), Karlsson & Friberg
Penalties
9:53- NOR Penalty: McIver for Fighting (5:00)
9:53- HER Penalty: Byers for Fighting (5:00)
10:12- HER Penalty: Walker for High-Sticking (4:00) (Double Minor)
12:12- NOR Penalty: Wagner for Hooking (2:00)
2nd Period
Scoring
13:21- NOR Goal (PPG): Etem (7), Heatley & Bell
Penalties
0:36- NOR Penalty: McIver for Fighting (5:00)
0:36- NOR Penalty: McIver Game Misconduct for 2nd Fight (10:00)
0:36- HER Penalty: Newbury for Fighting (5:00)
0:51- NOR Penalty: Friberg for High-Sticking (2:00)
1:22- NOR Penalty: Cantin for Kneeing (2:00)
5:22- HER Penalty: Mitchell for Roughing (2:00)
8:33- NOR Penalty: Cantin for Fighting (5:00)
8:33- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Fighting (5:00)
9:16- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Hooking (2:00)
11:46- HER Penalty: Cajkovsky for Holding (2:00)
13:21- HER Penalty: Newbury Misconduct for Abuse of Officials (10:00)
15:03- HER Penalty: Bench Minor for Too Many Men (Served by L. O'Brien) (2:00)
19:58- NOR Penalty: Kerdiles for Roughing (2:00)
19:58- NOR Penalty: O'Brien Misconduct for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (10:00)
19:58- HER Penalty: Carrick for Roughing (2:00)
19:58- HER Penalty: Carrick Misconduct for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (10:00)
3rd Period
Scoring
0:28- NOR Goal: Wagner (10), Etem & Gagne
12:41- HER Goal: Newbury (12), Galiev & Oleksy
19:32- NOR Goal (SHG) (EN): Steckel (3), Cantin
Penalties
17:18- NOR Penalty: Winchester for Boarding (2:00)
18:44- NOR Penalty: Friberg for High-Sticking (4:00) (Double Minor)
Shots
HER: 6-9-9=24
NOR: 9-17-9=35
Recap
One of the strangest games of the season by far. That 2nd was one of the weirdest periods of the season. The game started off great for the Bears, as they got the first goal. Casey Wellman scored his 11th of the season, from Stanislav Galiev & Jim O'Brien. However, Nathan Walker would be called with a double minor for high-sticking, and the Admirals didn't take long to take advantage of the 1st half of that penalty. Emerson Etem scored his 6th of the season, from William Karlsson & Max Friberg. After the 1st, the Admirals had the 9-6 shot advantage.
The 2nd completely changed the look of this game. The amount of penalties has happened before in a period of a Bears' home game, but these penalties made sure the momentum was on the Admirals' side. In the early parts of the period, Norfolk was getting penalties called on them. As the period went on, more and more penalties were being called on the Bears, one after another. All those penalties finally caught up with the Bears, as the Admirals scored on one at the 13:21 mark. Emerson Etem scored his 2nd of the game (7th of the season), from Dany Heatley & Kevin Gagne. After the 2nd, and with all their power plays, the Admirals had the 26-15 shot advantage.
28 seconds into the 3rd period, the Admirals got an insurance goal to keep the momentum. Chris Wagner scored his 10th of the season, from Emerson Etem (3rd point of the night) & Kevin Gagne (2nd assist of the night). The penalties disappeared for almost all of the period, so there weren't any huge advantages for each team. However, at the 12:41 mark, the Bears got it to 3-2. Kris Newbury scored his 12th of the season, from Stanislav Galiev & Steve Oleksy. The Bears would catch a break on the penalty side, as Norfolk would receive two penalties near the end of the game. However, the Bears couldn't take advantage, and the Admirals would get a shorthanded empty net goal to put it out of reach. Dave Steckel got his 3rd of the season, from Marc Cantin. The Admirals finished with the 35-24 shot advantage.
Next Game: Saturday vs. Albany, 7:00
Hershey (19-12-4-1) vs. Norfolk (14-20-1-2)
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Peters (1-0-0, 0.00) vs. Bobkov (1-4-0, 4.70)
1st Period
Scoring
5:56- HER Goal: Wellman (11), Galiev & J. O'Brien
10:37- NOR Goal (PPG): Etem (6), Karlsson & Friberg
Penalties
9:53- NOR Penalty: McIver for Fighting (5:00)
9:53- HER Penalty: Byers for Fighting (5:00)
10:12- HER Penalty: Walker for High-Sticking (4:00) (Double Minor)
12:12- NOR Penalty: Wagner for Hooking (2:00)
2nd Period
Scoring
13:21- NOR Goal (PPG): Etem (7), Heatley & Bell
Penalties
0:36- NOR Penalty: McIver for Fighting (5:00)
0:36- NOR Penalty: McIver Game Misconduct for 2nd Fight (10:00)
0:36- HER Penalty: Newbury for Fighting (5:00)
0:51- NOR Penalty: Friberg for High-Sticking (2:00)
1:22- NOR Penalty: Cantin for Kneeing (2:00)
5:22- HER Penalty: Mitchell for Roughing (2:00)
8:33- NOR Penalty: Cantin for Fighting (5:00)
8:33- HER Penalty: Oleksy for Fighting (5:00)
9:16- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Hooking (2:00)
11:46- HER Penalty: Cajkovsky for Holding (2:00)
13:21- HER Penalty: Newbury Misconduct for Abuse of Officials (10:00)
15:03- HER Penalty: Bench Minor for Too Many Men (Served by L. O'Brien) (2:00)
19:58- NOR Penalty: Kerdiles for Roughing (2:00)
19:58- NOR Penalty: O'Brien Misconduct for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (10:00)
19:58- HER Penalty: Carrick for Roughing (2:00)
19:58- HER Penalty: Carrick Misconduct for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (10:00)
3rd Period
Scoring
0:28- NOR Goal: Wagner (10), Etem & Gagne
12:41- HER Goal: Newbury (12), Galiev & Oleksy
19:32- NOR Goal (SHG) (EN): Steckel (3), Cantin
Penalties
17:18- NOR Penalty: Winchester for Boarding (2:00)
18:44- NOR Penalty: Friberg for High-Sticking (4:00) (Double Minor)
Shots
HER: 6-9-9=24
NOR: 9-17-9=35
Recap
One of the strangest games of the season by far. That 2nd was one of the weirdest periods of the season. The game started off great for the Bears, as they got the first goal. Casey Wellman scored his 11th of the season, from Stanislav Galiev & Jim O'Brien. However, Nathan Walker would be called with a double minor for high-sticking, and the Admirals didn't take long to take advantage of the 1st half of that penalty. Emerson Etem scored his 6th of the season, from William Karlsson & Max Friberg. After the 1st, the Admirals had the 9-6 shot advantage.
The 2nd completely changed the look of this game. The amount of penalties has happened before in a period of a Bears' home game, but these penalties made sure the momentum was on the Admirals' side. In the early parts of the period, Norfolk was getting penalties called on them. As the period went on, more and more penalties were being called on the Bears, one after another. All those penalties finally caught up with the Bears, as the Admirals scored on one at the 13:21 mark. Emerson Etem scored his 2nd of the game (7th of the season), from Dany Heatley & Kevin Gagne. After the 2nd, and with all their power plays, the Admirals had the 26-15 shot advantage.
28 seconds into the 3rd period, the Admirals got an insurance goal to keep the momentum. Chris Wagner scored his 10th of the season, from Emerson Etem (3rd point of the night) & Kevin Gagne (2nd assist of the night). The penalties disappeared for almost all of the period, so there weren't any huge advantages for each team. However, at the 12:41 mark, the Bears got it to 3-2. Kris Newbury scored his 12th of the season, from Stanislav Galiev & Steve Oleksy. The Bears would catch a break on the penalty side, as Norfolk would receive two penalties near the end of the game. However, the Bears couldn't take advantage, and the Admirals would get a shorthanded empty net goal to put it out of reach. Dave Steckel got his 3rd of the season, from Marc Cantin. The Admirals finished with the 35-24 shot advantage.
Next Game: Saturday vs. Albany, 7:00
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Regular Season Game 36: Hershey Bears 3, Norfolk Admirals 1 (1/10/15)
Box Score
Hershey (18-12-4-1) vs. Norfolk (14-19-1-2)
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Anderson vs. LaBarbera (5-4-2, 2.25)
1st Period
Scoring
9:05- NOR Goal: Steckel (2), Leblanc & Kerdiles
11:22- HER Goal (PPG): Schmidt (1), Kundratek & Wellman
Penalties
0:56- NOR Penalty: Heatley for Cross-Checking (2:00)
0:56- HER Penalty: Newbury for Roughing (2:00)
9:38- NOR Penalty: Laganiere for Hooking (2:00)
16:35- HER Penalty: Galiev for Tripping (2:00)
2nd Period
Scoring
16:34- HER Goal (PPG): Schmidt (2), Kundratek & Wellman
19:35- HER Goal: Wellman (10), Schmidt & Landry
Penalties
2:04- HER Penalty: Landry for Hooking (2:00)
3:43- HER Penalty: Byers for Tripping (2:00)
11:05- HER Penalty: Cornet for Slashing (2:00)
16:08- NOR Penalty: Sarault for Tripping (2:00)
20:00- NOR Penalty: McIver for Slashing (2:00)
20:00- NOR Penalty: McIver for Fighting (5:00)
20:00- HER Penalty: Schilling for Slashing (2:00)
20:00- HER Penalty: Schilling for Fighting (5:00)
3rd Period
Scoring
No Goals
Penalties
10:16- NOR Penalty: Cantin for Delay of Game (2:00)
Shots
HER: 10-9-11=30
NOR: 9-10-12=31
Recap
A couple great performances from two players playing their first games for the Bears this season lead them to another good win. Brandon Anderson, making his first career AHL start, continued where Justin Peters left off last night. Norfolk was able to get the first goal of the game at the 9:05 mark. Dave Steckel (a former Bear) scored his 2nd of the season, from Louis Leblanc & Nic Kerdiles. A little more than two minutes later, on the power play, the Bears tied it up. Nate Schmidt (in his first game for the Bears this season) scored his 1st of the season, from Tomas Kundratek & Casey Wellman. After the 1st, the Bears had the 10-9 shot advantage.
In the 2nd, the penalties picked up. Through most of the period, all of the penalties were being called on the Bears. However, at the 16:08 mark, Norfolk was called with one. 26 seconds later, the Bears took advantage of it. Nate Schmidt scored his 2nd of the night (and the season), from Tomas Kundratek & Casey Wellman (2nd assist of the night for both). With 25 seconds left in the period, the Bears increased the lead to 3-1. Casey Wellman scored his 10th of the season (3rd point of the night), from Nate Schmidt (3rd point of the night) & Jon Landry. The 3rd was filled with small chances, but none would go through in the period. The Admirals finished with the 31-30 shot advantage.
Next Game: Tomorrow vs. Norfolk, 5:00
Hershey (18-12-4-1) vs. Norfolk (14-19-1-2)
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Anderson vs. LaBarbera (5-4-2, 2.25)
1st Period
Scoring
9:05- NOR Goal: Steckel (2), Leblanc & Kerdiles
11:22- HER Goal (PPG): Schmidt (1), Kundratek & Wellman
Penalties
0:56- NOR Penalty: Heatley for Cross-Checking (2:00)
0:56- HER Penalty: Newbury for Roughing (2:00)
9:38- NOR Penalty: Laganiere for Hooking (2:00)
16:35- HER Penalty: Galiev for Tripping (2:00)
2nd Period
Scoring
16:34- HER Goal (PPG): Schmidt (2), Kundratek & Wellman
19:35- HER Goal: Wellman (10), Schmidt & Landry
Penalties
2:04- HER Penalty: Landry for Hooking (2:00)
3:43- HER Penalty: Byers for Tripping (2:00)
11:05- HER Penalty: Cornet for Slashing (2:00)
16:08- NOR Penalty: Sarault for Tripping (2:00)
20:00- NOR Penalty: McIver for Slashing (2:00)
20:00- NOR Penalty: McIver for Fighting (5:00)
20:00- HER Penalty: Schilling for Slashing (2:00)
20:00- HER Penalty: Schilling for Fighting (5:00)
3rd Period
Scoring
No Goals
Penalties
10:16- NOR Penalty: Cantin for Delay of Game (2:00)
Shots
HER: 10-9-11=30
NOR: 9-10-12=31
Recap
A couple great performances from two players playing their first games for the Bears this season lead them to another good win. Brandon Anderson, making his first career AHL start, continued where Justin Peters left off last night. Norfolk was able to get the first goal of the game at the 9:05 mark. Dave Steckel (a former Bear) scored his 2nd of the season, from Louis Leblanc & Nic Kerdiles. A little more than two minutes later, on the power play, the Bears tied it up. Nate Schmidt (in his first game for the Bears this season) scored his 1st of the season, from Tomas Kundratek & Casey Wellman. After the 1st, the Bears had the 10-9 shot advantage.
In the 2nd, the penalties picked up. Through most of the period, all of the penalties were being called on the Bears. However, at the 16:08 mark, Norfolk was called with one. 26 seconds later, the Bears took advantage of it. Nate Schmidt scored his 2nd of the night (and the season), from Tomas Kundratek & Casey Wellman (2nd assist of the night for both). With 25 seconds left in the period, the Bears increased the lead to 3-1. Casey Wellman scored his 10th of the season (3rd point of the night), from Nate Schmidt (3rd point of the night) & Jon Landry. The 3rd was filled with small chances, but none would go through in the period. The Admirals finished with the 31-30 shot advantage.
Next Game: Tomorrow vs. Norfolk, 5:00
Friday, January 9, 2015
Regular Season Game 35: Hershey Bears 4, Albany Devils 0 (1/9/15)
Box Score
Hershey (17-12-4-1) at Albany (15-12-2-5)
Times Union Center: Albany, NY
Goalies: Peters vs. Clemmensen (2-3-1, 2.28)
1st Period
Scoring
7:44- HER Goal: Brown (9), Conner & Oleksy
8:47- HER Goal: Galiev (11), Carrick & Kundratek
Penalties
10:25- ALB Penalty: K. Zajac for Tripping (2:00)
2nd Period
Scoring
No Goals
Penalties
5:15- HER Penalty: Mitchell for Tripping (2:00)
6:20- HER Penalty: Byers for Interference (2:00)
17:18- ALB Penalty: Kelly for Cross-Checking (2:00)
19:50- ALB Penalty: Pelley for Interference (2:00)
3rd Period
Scoring
0:44- HER Goal (PPG): Brown (10), Conner & Kennedy
17:19- HER Goal: Cornet (6), J. O'Brien
Penalties
5:54- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Holding (2:00)
17:29- HER Penalty: Carrick for Roughing (2:00)
17:29- HER Penalty: Carrick Misconduct for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (10:00)
17:29- HER Penalty: Mitchell Misconduct for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (10:00)
17:29- ALB Penalty: Janssen for Roughing (2:00)
17:29- ALB Penalty: Janssen Misconduct for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (10:00)
Shots
HER: 8-5-13=26
ALB: 8-9-7=24
Recap
What a great performance by Justin Peters in his first game of his conditioning stint. The offense fed off the performance, and put forth one of their best games of the season as well. Hershey's top line was on fire in tonight's game, as they led to most of the goals for the Bears. At the 7:44 mark of the 1st, Hershey got their first goal. Chris Brown scored his 9th of the season, from Chris Conner & Steve Oleksy. Only 1:03 later, the Bears made it 2-0. Stanislav Galiev scored his 11th of the season, from Connor Carrick & Tomas Kundratek. After the 1st, the shots were tied at 8.
In the 2nd, each team would receive two penalties against them. The 2nd penalty against the Bears stopped a shorthanded goal that would have been for Chandler Stephenson. The Bears were able to overcome the 5-on-3, and they were able to cause Albany to be on the penalty kill going into the 3rd. After the 2nd, the Devils had the 17-13 shot advantage. Right in the beginning of the 3rd, on that power play, the Bears made it 3-0. Chris Brown scored his 2nd of the night (10th of the season), from Chris Conner (2nd assist of the night) & Tim Kennedy. At the 17:19 mark, the Bears put the nail in the coffin with their 4th goal. Philippe Cornet scored his 6th of the season, from Jim O'Brien (1st game with the Bears). The frustration of the Devils caused a few penalties to occur only 10 seconds after that goal. Justin Peters finished with the 24-save shutout (Hershey finished with 26 shots).
Next Game: Tomorrow vs. Norfolk, 7:00
Note: Tim Kennedy was named as the Bears' representative at the AHL All-Star Classic. Kennedy is currently tied for 2nd in the league in assists with 26.
Hershey (17-12-4-1) at Albany (15-12-2-5)
Times Union Center: Albany, NY
Goalies: Peters vs. Clemmensen (2-3-1, 2.28)
1st Period
Scoring
7:44- HER Goal: Brown (9), Conner & Oleksy
8:47- HER Goal: Galiev (11), Carrick & Kundratek
Penalties
10:25- ALB Penalty: K. Zajac for Tripping (2:00)
2nd Period
Scoring
No Goals
Penalties
5:15- HER Penalty: Mitchell for Tripping (2:00)
6:20- HER Penalty: Byers for Interference (2:00)
17:18- ALB Penalty: Kelly for Cross-Checking (2:00)
19:50- ALB Penalty: Pelley for Interference (2:00)
3rd Period
Scoring
0:44- HER Goal (PPG): Brown (10), Conner & Kennedy
17:19- HER Goal: Cornet (6), J. O'Brien
Penalties
5:54- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Holding (2:00)
17:29- HER Penalty: Carrick for Roughing (2:00)
17:29- HER Penalty: Carrick Misconduct for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (10:00)
17:29- HER Penalty: Mitchell Misconduct for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (10:00)
17:29- ALB Penalty: Janssen for Roughing (2:00)
17:29- ALB Penalty: Janssen Misconduct for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (10:00)
Shots
HER: 8-5-13=26
ALB: 8-9-7=24
Recap
What a great performance by Justin Peters in his first game of his conditioning stint. The offense fed off the performance, and put forth one of their best games of the season as well. Hershey's top line was on fire in tonight's game, as they led to most of the goals for the Bears. At the 7:44 mark of the 1st, Hershey got their first goal. Chris Brown scored his 9th of the season, from Chris Conner & Steve Oleksy. Only 1:03 later, the Bears made it 2-0. Stanislav Galiev scored his 11th of the season, from Connor Carrick & Tomas Kundratek. After the 1st, the shots were tied at 8.
In the 2nd, each team would receive two penalties against them. The 2nd penalty against the Bears stopped a shorthanded goal that would have been for Chandler Stephenson. The Bears were able to overcome the 5-on-3, and they were able to cause Albany to be on the penalty kill going into the 3rd. After the 2nd, the Devils had the 17-13 shot advantage. Right in the beginning of the 3rd, on that power play, the Bears made it 3-0. Chris Brown scored his 2nd of the night (10th of the season), from Chris Conner (2nd assist of the night) & Tim Kennedy. At the 17:19 mark, the Bears put the nail in the coffin with their 4th goal. Philippe Cornet scored his 6th of the season, from Jim O'Brien (1st game with the Bears). The frustration of the Devils caused a few penalties to occur only 10 seconds after that goal. Justin Peters finished with the 24-save shutout (Hershey finished with 26 shots).
Next Game: Tomorrow vs. Norfolk, 7:00
Note: Tim Kennedy was named as the Bears' representative at the AHL All-Star Classic. Kennedy is currently tied for 2nd in the league in assists with 26.
Saturday, January 3, 2015
Regular Season Game 34: Hershey Bears 2, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 1 (F/SO) (1/3/15)
Box Score
Hershey (16-12-4-1) vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (20-12-1-2)
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Copley (5-3-1, 2.13) vs. Zatkoff (11-6-1, 1.74)
1st Period
Scoring
No Goals
Penalties
0:52- WBS Penalty: Rowney for Roughing (2:00)
7:37- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Holding (2:00)
8:15- HER Penalty: Mitchell for Delay of Game (2:00)
2nd Period
Scoring
5:10- HER Goal: Burgdoerfer (1), Newbury & Brown
9:06- WBS Goal: Marcantuoni (2), D'Agostino & Letourneau-Leblond
Penalties
10:49- WBS Penalty: McNeill for Hooking (2:00)
14:56- HER Penalty: Kennedy for Slashing (2:00)
3rd Period
Scoring
No Goals
Penalties
10:54- WBS Penalty: Goers for Interference (2:00)
19:15- WBS Penalty: Kostopoulos for Tripping (2:00)
19:43- HER Penalty: Galiev for Tripping (2:00)
Overtime
Scoring
No Goals
Penalties
No Penalties
Shootout
1st Round: HER- Galiev (No Goal), WBS- Archibald (No Goal)
2nd Round: HER- Brown (No Goal), WBS- Drazenovic (No Goal)
3rd Round: HER- Gazley (No Goal), WBS- Dea (No Goal)
4th Round: HER- Wellman (No Goal), WBS- Sheary (No Goal)
5th Round: HER- Cornet (Goal), WBS- Kostopoulos (No Goal)
Hershey wins shootout 1-0
Shots
HER: 4-10-11-4=29
WBS: 12-8-4-2=26
Recap
An important victory for the Bears, as it helps them get within 5 points of the Penguins for 1st place in the division. It wasn't an easy victory, as once again, Jeff Zatkoff proved to be the Bears' nemesis. However, Pheonix Copley played just as well. In the 1st period, the big moment was the Bears' penalty kill and getting rid of a 5-on-3 power play against them. After that period, the Penguins had the 12-4 shot advantage. In the 2nd, the goals appeared. At the 5:10 mark, the Bears finally solved Zatkoff. Erik Burgdoerfer scored his 1st AHL goal, from Kris Newbury & Chris Brown.
About 4 minutes later, the Penguins were able to tie it up. Matia Marcantuoni scored his 2nd of the season, from Nick D'Agostino & Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond. After the 2nd, the Penguins had the 20-14 shot advantage. In the 3rd and in overtime, the Bears were able to control a good amount of the play. However, Zatkoff stopped all of the Bears' shots in those periods. Going into the shootout, the Bears finished with the 29-26 shot advantage. In the shootout, Zatkoff and Copley would go back and forth with stops. In the 5th round, Philippe Cornet was finally able to get one past Zatkoff, and Copley would stop Tom Kostopoulos to get the 25-save victory.
Next Game: Friday at Albany, 7:00
Side Note: Philipp Grubauer was injured during the 3rd period of Wednesday's game against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. It's been said that he is week-to-week.
Hershey (16-12-4-1) vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (20-12-1-2)
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Copley (5-3-1, 2.13) vs. Zatkoff (11-6-1, 1.74)
1st Period
Scoring
No Goals
Penalties
0:52- WBS Penalty: Rowney for Roughing (2:00)
7:37- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Holding (2:00)
8:15- HER Penalty: Mitchell for Delay of Game (2:00)
2nd Period
Scoring
5:10- HER Goal: Burgdoerfer (1), Newbury & Brown
9:06- WBS Goal: Marcantuoni (2), D'Agostino & Letourneau-Leblond
Penalties
10:49- WBS Penalty: McNeill for Hooking (2:00)
14:56- HER Penalty: Kennedy for Slashing (2:00)
3rd Period
Scoring
No Goals
Penalties
10:54- WBS Penalty: Goers for Interference (2:00)
19:15- WBS Penalty: Kostopoulos for Tripping (2:00)
19:43- HER Penalty: Galiev for Tripping (2:00)
Overtime
Scoring
No Goals
Penalties
No Penalties
Shootout
1st Round: HER- Galiev (No Goal), WBS- Archibald (No Goal)
2nd Round: HER- Brown (No Goal), WBS- Drazenovic (No Goal)
3rd Round: HER- Gazley (No Goal), WBS- Dea (No Goal)
4th Round: HER- Wellman (No Goal), WBS- Sheary (No Goal)
5th Round: HER- Cornet (Goal), WBS- Kostopoulos (No Goal)
Hershey wins shootout 1-0
Shots
HER: 4-10-11-4=29
WBS: 12-8-4-2=26
Recap
An important victory for the Bears, as it helps them get within 5 points of the Penguins for 1st place in the division. It wasn't an easy victory, as once again, Jeff Zatkoff proved to be the Bears' nemesis. However, Pheonix Copley played just as well. In the 1st period, the big moment was the Bears' penalty kill and getting rid of a 5-on-3 power play against them. After that period, the Penguins had the 12-4 shot advantage. In the 2nd, the goals appeared. At the 5:10 mark, the Bears finally solved Zatkoff. Erik Burgdoerfer scored his 1st AHL goal, from Kris Newbury & Chris Brown.
About 4 minutes later, the Penguins were able to tie it up. Matia Marcantuoni scored his 2nd of the season, from Nick D'Agostino & Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond. After the 2nd, the Penguins had the 20-14 shot advantage. In the 3rd and in overtime, the Bears were able to control a good amount of the play. However, Zatkoff stopped all of the Bears' shots in those periods. Going into the shootout, the Bears finished with the 29-26 shot advantage. In the shootout, Zatkoff and Copley would go back and forth with stops. In the 5th round, Philippe Cornet was finally able to get one past Zatkoff, and Copley would stop Tom Kostopoulos to get the 25-save victory.
Next Game: Friday at Albany, 7:00
Side Note: Philipp Grubauer was injured during the 3rd period of Wednesday's game against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. It's been said that he is week-to-week.
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