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

Regular Season Game 8: Hershey Bears 4, St. John's IceCaps 2 (10/31/15)

Box Score

Hershey (3-3-0-1) vs. St. John's (6-2-1-1)

Giant Center: Hershey, PA

Goalies: Peters (1-1-1, 1.65) vs. Fucale (4-0-0, 2.50)

1st Period

Scoring

3:51- STJ Goal: Dietz (2), Barberio & Eisenschmid

Penalties

4:00- HER Penalty: Stanton for High-Sticking (2:00)

5:29- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Elbowing (2:00)

14:54- STJ Penalty: McCarron for Goaltender Interference (2:00)

17:36- STJ Penalty: Ellis for Delay of Game (2:00)

2nd Period

Scoring

1:09- STJ Goal: Hudon (4), Lernout & Andrighetto

3:50- HER Goal: Mitchell (2)

Penalties

5:48- HER Penalty: Ness for Cross-Checking (2:00)

9:39- STJ Penalty: de la Rose for Hooking (2:00)

3rd Period

Scoring

4:14- HER Goal: O'Brien (1), Gazley & Sill

8:58- HER Goal: Carey (2), Bourque & Djoos
19:35- HER Goal (EN): Gazley (3), Mitchell & Peters

Penalties

No Penalties

Shots
HER: 5-14-11=30
STJ: 14-7-4=25

Recap

That 2nd and 3rd period is the kind of hockey that the Bears need to play all season. Those periods were possibly the best they have looked in this early season. However, the 1st period was a struggle for the Bears. 3:51 into the period, St. John's got on the board. Darren Dietz scored his 2nd of the season, from Mark Barberio & Markus Eisenschmid. If it weren't for Justin Peters making some amazing saves, this game could have been 4-0 after the 1st. After the 1st, the IceCaps had the 14-5 shot advantage.

In the 2nd, at the 1:09 mark, the IceCaps would make it 2-0 on their 1st shot of the period. Charles Hudon scored his 4th of the season, from Brett Lernout & Sven Andrighetto. It was around this point that the game completely changed. From this point on, the Bears controlled most of the play. It started with a goal to make it 2-1 at the 3:50 mark. Garrett Mitchell scored his 2nd of the season. Even though there were no more goals, there was a sense of a changed momentum. After the 2nd, the IceCaps had the 21-19 shot advantage.

In the 3rd, the whistles would go away as there was no penalties in the period. However, the goals would come for the Bears. At the 4:14 mark, the game would be tied at 2. Liam O'Brien scored his 1st of the season, from Dustin Gazley & Zach Sill. A little less than 5 minutes later, with the momentum, the Bears took the lead. Paul Carey scored his 2nd of the season, from Chris Bourque & Christian Djoos. This was Bourque's 400th game in a Bears' jersey, and that assist was his 400th point with the team as well. The Bears would get another goal with an empty-netter to finish the game. Dustin Gazley scored his 3rd of the season (2nd point of night), from Garrett Mitchell (2nd point of night) & Justin Peters. Justin Peters finished with 24 saves on 25 shots (Hershey had 30 shots).

Next Game: Tomorrow vs. Lehigh Valley, 5:00

Regular Season Game 7: Syracuse Crunch 4, Hershey Bears 1 (10/30/15)

Box Score

Hershey (3-2-0-1) at Syracuse (3-3-0-1)

War Memorial at Oncenter: Syracuse, NY

Goalies: Ellis (2-1-0, 2.63) vs. Vasilevskiy (1-0-0, 1.00)

1st Period

Scoring

2:46- HER Goal: Gazley (2), Bowey

Penalties
4:29- SYR Penalty: McGinn for Elbowing (2:00)
16:12- HER Penalty: Gazley for Slashing (2:00)

2nd Period
Scoring

11:36- SYR Goal (PPG): Taormina (2), Gourde & Tambellini

11:52- SYR Goal: DeAngelo (3), Peca & Taormina

Penalties

10:54- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Holding (2:00)

14:23- HER Penalty: Mitchell for Roughing (2:00)

14:23- SYR Penalty: Broll for Roughing (2:00)

16:39- HER Penalty: Walker for High-Sticking (2:00)

18:26- HER Penalty: Carrick for High-Sticking (Double Minor) (4:00)

3rd Period

Scoring

2:28- SYR Goal: Tambellini (3), Taomina
6:43- SYR Goal (PPG): Blunden (3), Blujus & DeAngelo

Penalties

4:36- SYR Penalty: Blunden for Boarding (2:00)
6:07- HER Penalty: Bowey for Holding (2:00)
8:11- HER Penalty: Mitchell for Roughing (2:00)
8:11- SYR Penalty: Paradis for Roughing (Double Minor) (4:00)
18:37- SYR Penalty: Darcy for Cross-Checking (2:00)

Shots
HER: 11-10-7=28
SYR: 8-18-6=32

Recap

With the way this game started, I thought it would stay a low-scoring game. It ended up turning into a bad game for the Bears. In that first period, Hershey got on the board quickly. Dustin Gazley scored his 2nd of the season, from Madison Bowey. The penalty kills of each team would stand strong in the period. After the 1st period, the Bears had the 11-8 shot advantage.

The 2nd period is where everything changed. Syracuse started to pick up their play, but Dan Ellis stayed with them until the 11:36 mark of the period, where Syracuse would tie it up on the power play. Matt Taormina scored his 2nd of the season, from Yanni Gourde & Jeff Tambellini. Only 16 seconds later, they would take the lead. Anthony DeAngelo scored his 3rd of the season, from Matthew Peca & Matt Taormina (2nd point of night). After the 2nd, the Crunch had the 26-21 shot advantage.

Things didn't get much better for the Bears in the 3rd period. 2:28 into the period, right after the end of a power play, the Crunch got the insurance goal. Jeff Tambellini scored his 3rd of the season (2nd point of night), from Matt Taormina (2nd assist/3rd point of night). A little more than 4 minutes later, just as a power play was starting, Syracuse increased the lead to 3. Mike Blunden scored his 3rd of the season, from Dylan Blujus & Anthony DeAngelo (2nd point of night). Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 27 of the Bears' 28 shots to get the win (Syracuse had 32 shots).

Next Game: Tomorrow vs. St. John's, 7:00

Regular Season Game 6: Hartford Wolf Pack 3, Hershey Bears 2 (F/SO) (10/25/15)

Box Score

Hershey (3-2-0-0) vs. Hartford (4-1-1-0)

Giant Center: Hershey, PA

Goalies: Peters (1-1-0, 1.52) vs. Malcolm

1st Period

Scoring

9:06- HFD Goal: Tarnasky (1), Skjei & Nehring

11:52- HER Goal: Bowey (1), Boyd & Ness

Penalties

5:01- HER Penalty: O'Brien for Cross-Checking (2:00)

12:03- HER Penalty: Herbert for Slashing (2:00)

2nd Period

Scoring

No Goals

Penalties

11:40- HFD Penalty: Hrivik for Tripping (2:00)

3rd Period

Scoring

12:44- HFD Goal: Tarnasky (2), Graves & Nehring

19:47- HER Goal: Vrana (2), Bourque & Barber

Penalties

2:43- HFD Penalty: Nejezchleb for Boarding (2:00)

5:11- HER Penalty: Stanton for Hooking (2:00)

Overtime

Scoring

No Goals

Penalties

No Penalties

Shootout

1st Round: HER- Vrana (No Goal), HFD- Tambellini (No Goal)

2nd Round: HER- Barber (No Goal), HFD- Gibbons (Goal)

3rd Round: HER- Bourque (Goal), HFD- Hrivik (Goal)

Shots

HER: 7-10-7-2=26

HFD: 9-6-10-2=27

Recap

To get 5 points out of a 3-game weekend is something to be happy about. Although the Bears didn't win this one, they at least got a point out of it with the last-minute goal. In the first, you could tell this would be a well-fought matchup. At the 9:06 mark of the 1st, Hartford would get on the board. Nick Taransky would get his 1st of the season, from Brady Skjei & Chad Nehring. Less than 3 minutes later, the Bears would tie it back up. Madison Bowey got his 1st AHL goal, from Travis Boyd & Aaron Ness. After the 1st, the Wolf Pack had the 9-7 shot advantage.

The 2nd would have a few good chances for each team, but no goals came out of it. Each goalie was standing strong. In the 3rd, the Wolf Pack would be able to get one past Justin Peters at the 12:44 mark. Nick Taransky scored his 2nd of the night, from Ryan Graves & Chad Nehring (2nd assist of night). It was looking like this would a regulation loss, but with 13 seconds left, the Bears were able to tie it up. Jakub Vrana scored his 2nd of the season, from Chris Bourque & Riley Barber. In overtime, the chances were limited as each defense played well in the period. With that period over, the Wolf Pack finished with the 27-26 shot advantage. In the shootout, Hartford's Brian Gibbons was able to get one past Peters in the 2nd round. Chris Bourque was able to tie it up for Hershey in the 3rd round, but Marek Hrivik scored right after him to win it for the Wolf Pack.

Next Game: Friday at Syracuse, 7:00

Other News: It was announced last night that Bears GM Doug Yingst will be retiring after this season.

Regular Season Game 5: Hershey Bears 3, Hartford Wolf Pack 2 (F/OT) (10/24/15)

Box Score

Hershey (2-2-0-0) vs. Hartford (4-1-0-0)

Giant Center: Hershey, PA

Goalies: Ellis vs. Hellberg

1st Period

Scoring

No Goals

Penalties

4:18- HER Penalty: Camper for Tripping (2:00)

14:35- HER Penalty: Boyd for Tripping (2:00)

16:58- HFD Penalty: Brown for Tripping (2:00)

2nd Period

Scoring

12:49- HFD Goal: Megna (2), Gibbons

16:39- HER Goal: Stanton (1), Carey & Bowey

Penalties

2:02- HFD Penalty: Graves for Holding (2:00)

3:30- HER Penalty: Vrana for Tripping (2:00)

7:29- HER Penalty: Barber for Slashing (2:00)

11:56- HFD Penalty: O'Donnell for Embellishment (2:00)

11:56- HER Penalty: Sill for Tripping (2:00)

12:25- HFD Penalty: Glass for Roughing (2:00)

12:25- HER Penalty: Ness for Roughing (2:00)

18:26- HFD Penalty: Glass for Tripping (2:00)

3rd Period

Scoring

2:17- HER Goal (PPG): Boyd (1), Bourque & Barber

3:44- HFD Goal: O'Donnell (1), Tamasky & Graves

Penalties

1:48- HFD Penalty: McCarthy for Hooking (2:00)

16:47- HFD Penalty: Bodie for Roughing (2:00)

16:47- HFD Penalty: Gibbons for High-Sticking (2:00)

16:47- HER Penalty: O'Brien for Roughing (2:00)

Overtime

Scoring

2:50- HER Goal (PPG): Bourque (2), Boyd & Vrana

Penalties

1:18- HFD Penalty: Tambellini for Slashing (2:00)

Shots

HER: 7-7-15-2=31

HFD: 3-9-12-0=24

Next Game: Tonight vs. Hartford, 5:00

Regular Season Game 4: Hershey Bears 1, Utica Comets 0 (10/23/15)

Box Score

Hershey (1-2-0-0) at Utica (1-2-0-0)

Utica Memorial Auditorium: Utica, NY

Goalies: Peters vs. Cannata

1st Period

Scoring

No Goals

Penalties

3:09- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Tripping (2:00)

5:05- UTI Penalty: Vey for Hooking (2:00)

12:19- HER Penalty: Moore for Hooking (2:00)

2nd Period

Scoring

No Goals

Penalties

10:30- UTI Penalty: Grenier for Tripping (2:00)

17:02- UTI Penalty: Kenins for High-Sticking (2:00)

19:49- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Goaltender Interference (2:00)

19:49- HER Penalty: Stanton for Roughing (2:00)

19:49- UTI Penalty: Pedan for Roughing (2:00)

3rd Period

Scoring

18:49- HER Goal: Mitchell (1), Carey & Carrick

Penalties

1:02- HER Penalty: Mitchell for Boarding (2:00)

4:21- UTI Penalty: Hamilton for Elbowing (2:00)

10:37- UTI Penalty: Hamilton for Checking to the Head (2:00)

Shots

HER: 6-12-6=24

UTI: 8-6-5=19

Recap

This game was a defensive one, as the shots would barely get on the net. The goalies stood strong throughout the game. In the 1st, there would be some power play chances, but none would come through. The same would happen in the 2nd period. The goalies stood strong through the chances. In the 3rd, it would be until 1:11 left in the game that a goal would finally be scored, and it was by the Bears. Garrett Mitchell scored his 1st of the season, from Paul Carey & Connor Carrick. Justin Peters finished with the 19 save shutout (Bears finished with 24 saves).

Regular Season Game 3: Portland Pirates 5, Hershey Bears 2 (10/18/15)

Box Score

Hershey (1-1-0-0) at Portland (1-1-0-0)

Cross Insurance Arena: Portland, ME

Goalies: Ellis vs. Brittain

1st Period

Scoring

16:32- POR Goal (PPG): Schremp (2), Weegar & Harper

Penalties

13:10- POR Penalty: Wilson for Slashing (2:00)

16:08- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Interference (2:00)

2nd Period

Scoring

1:11- POR Goal: Rau (2), Simpson

10:40- POR Goal: Schremp (3), Gaunce & Harper

15:20- HER Goal: Carey (1), Camper

17:53- POR Goal: Rau (3), Matheson & Simpson

Penalties

5:26- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Cross-Checking (2:00)

9:39- HER Penalty: Moore for Hooking (2:00)

9:39- POR Penalty: McFarland for Holding the Stick (2:00)

3rd Period

Scoring

5:34- HER Goal: Barber (3), Boyd & Vrana

16:43- POR Goal (Penalty Shot): McFarland (1)

Penalties

No Penalties

Shots

HER: 7-9-3=19

POR: 8-11-9=28