Regular Season Game 34: Hershey Bears 6, Binghamton Senators 5 (F/OT) (1/2/16)

Box Score

Hershey (16-11-1-5) vs. Binghamton (11-17-2-0)

Giant Center: Hershey, PA

Goalies: Peters (8-5-3, 2.71), Ellis (8-5-3, 2.77) vs. Driedger (8-6-0, 2.84)

1st Period
Scoring
4:24- BNG Goal (SHG): Penny (1), Robinson
5:57- HER Goal: Walker (6), Mitchell & Carey
13:03- BNG Goal: Puempel (11), Schneider & Sdao

Penalties
3:46- BNG Penalty: Stortini for Interference (2:00)
19:53- BNG Penalty: Greening for Fighting (5:00)
19:53- BNG Penalty: Penny for Elbowing (2:00)
19:53- HER Penalty: Brown for Fighting (5:00)

2nd Period
Scoring

2:03- BNG Goal: Ewanyk (2), Schneider & Penny

2:41- BNG Goal: Robinson (6), Dzingel & O'Dell

15:11- BNG Goal: Dzingel (8), O'Dell & Robinson

16:41- HER Goal: Walker (7), Gazley

19:36- HER Goal: Boyd (6), Bourque & Bowey

Penalties

No Penalties

3rd Period

Scoring

12:07- HER Goal: Collins (6), Bowey & Djoos

18:48- HER Goal: Mitchell (4), Walker & Djoos

Penalties

2:19- HER Penalty: Djoos for Slashing (2:00)

3:53- HER Penalty: Gazley for High-Sticking (2:00)

Overtime

Scoring

2:24- HER Goal: Bourque (11), Bowey & Ellis

Penalties

No Penalties

Shots

HER: 12-10-9-1=32

BNG: 9-13-8-1=31

Recap

I'm not sure I have words for what just happened. I'm pretty sure no one thought that this comeback could happen, but it did. What a way to end a losing streak. Starting off the scoring in the 1st, the Senators would be able to get a shorthanded goal 4:24 in. Ryan Penny scored his 1st of the season, from Buddy Robinson. 1:33 later, the Bears would tie the game up. Nathan Walker scored his 6th of the season, from Garrett Mitchell & Paul Carey. With 6:57 left in the period, the Senators would be able to take the 2-1 lead. Matt Puempel scored his 11th of the season, from Cole Schneider & Michael Sdao. After the 1st, the Bears had the 12-9 shot advantage.

In the 2nd, the Senators would try to put the game out of reach. 2:03 in, the lead was increased to two. Travis Ewanyk scored his 2nd of the season, from Cole Schneider (2nd assist of night) & Ryan Penny (2nd point of night). 38 seconds later, it was 4-1. Buddy Robinson scored his 6th of the season (2nd point of night), from Ryan Dzingel & Eric O'Dell. Dan Ellis would take over in goal for the Bears at this point. At the 15:11 mark, with the period going by fast with no penalties, the Senators got their lead to four. Ryan Dzingel scored his 8th of the season (2nd point of night), from Eric O'Dell (2nd assist of night) & Buddy Robinson (2nd assist/3rd point of night). Starting at the 16:41 mark, the comeback began. Nathan Walker scored his 2nd of the night (7th of season), from Dustin Gazley. With 24 seconds left in the period, the Bears got it to within two. Travis Boyd scored his 6th of the season, from Chris Bourque & Madison Bowey. Going into the 3rd, the shots were tied at 22.

In the 3rd, the Bears kept the momentum going by surviving two early power plays that could have stopped the comeback. It would take a while, but with 7:53 left, they got within one. Sean Collins scored his 6th of the season, from Madison Bowey (2nd assist of night) & Christian Djoos. It was looking like the Bears would be one goal away at the end, but with 1:12 left, they were able to tie the game at 5. Garrett Mitchell scored his 4th of the season, from Nathan Walker (3rd point of night) & Christian Djoos (2nd assist of night). In the overtime period, the Bears only shot would go in to cap off the amazing 6-5 victory. Chris Bourque scored his 11th of the season (2nd point of night), from Madison Bowey (3rd assist of night) & Dan Ellis. The Bears finished with the 32-31 shot advantage.

Next Game: Tomorrow at Bridgeport, 5:00 

Regular Season Game 33: Lehigh Valley Phantoms 3, Hershey Bears 1 (12/31/15)

Box Score

Hershey (16-10-1-5) vs. Lehigh Valley (15-16-1-1)

Giant Center: Hershey, PA

Goalies: Peters (8-4-3, 2.76) vs. LaBarbera (2-7-0, 3.33)

1st Period
Scoring
11:12- LV Goal (PPG): Palushaj (7), Brent & Morin

Penalties
2:08- LV Penalty: Goulbourne for Fighting (5:00)
2:08- HER Penalty: O'Brien for Fighting (5:00)
4:08- HER Penalty: Stanton for Cross-Checking (2:00)
6:59- LV Penalty: Morin for Interference (2:00)
9:25- HER Penalty: Mitchell for Boarding (2:00)
18:53- LV Penalty: McDonald for Interference (2:00)

2nd Period
Scoring
13:38- LV Goal: Martel (11), Pettersson

Penalties
6:46- LV Penalty: MacDonald for Tripping (2:00)
9:45- HER Penalty: Stanton for Kneeing (2:00)

3rd Period
Scoring
17:25- HER Goal: Djoos (3), Bourque & Gazley
18:59- LV Goal (EN): Martel (12), Gagner & Brent

Penalties
7:02- LV Penalty: Morin for Delay of Game (2:00)

Shots
HER: 12-10-6=28
LV: 18-5-12=35

Next Game: Saturday vs. Binghamton, 7:00

Note: The recaps will return with the next game.

Regular Season Game 32: Syracuse Crunch 3, Hershey Bears 1 (12/29/15)

Box Score

Hershey (16-9-1-5) vs. Syracuse (12-12-4-1)
Giant Center: Hershey, PA
Goalies: Ellis (8-4-3) vs. Vasilevskiy (4-3-1)

1st Period
Scoring
No Goals

Penalties
5:29- SYR Penalty: Blunden for Slashing (2:00)
5:29- SYR Penalty: Blunden for Fighting (5:00)
5:29- HER Penalty: Moore for Fighting (5:00)
9:43- SYR Penalty: Darcy for Slashing (2:00)
12:57- HER Penalty: Moore for Tripping (2:00)
17:26- SYR Penalty: Walcott for Holding (2:00)

2nd Period
Scoring
9:15- SYR Goal: McGinn (10), Tambellini & Koekkoek
17:47- HER Goal (PPG): Camper (5), Carey & Boyd
19:48- SYR Goal: Broll (1), Darcy

Penalties
4:45- HER Penalty: Brown for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (2:00)
14;25- SYR Penalty: Paradis for High-Sticking (Double Minor) (4:00)

3rd Period
Scoring
4:58- SYR Goal: McGinn (11), Walcott & Mormina

Penalties
2:22- SYR Penalty: Paradis for Interference (2:00)
2:22- HER Penalty: Herbert for Holding (2:00)
7:11- HER Penalty: Ness for Tripping (2:00)
11:24- HER Penalty: Lewington for Charging (Major) (5:00)
11:24- HER Penalty: Lewington Game Misconduct for Charging (10:00)
11:39- SYR Penalty: Erne for Spearing (Major) (5:00)
11:39- SYR Penalty: Erne Game Misconduct for Spearing (10:00)
12:35- SYR Penalty: DeAngelo for Slashing (2:00)

Shots
HER: 12-14-4=30
SYR: 1-8-8=17

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

Regular Season Game 31: Binghamton Senators 5, Hershey Bears 3 (12/27/15)

Box Score

Hershey (16-8-1-5) vs. Binghamton (8-17-2-0)

Giant Center: Hershey, PA

Goalies: Dekanich (1st Game) vs. Driedger (5-6-0, 3.02)

1st Period
Scoring
8:26- BNG Goal: Paul (2), Lindberg & Schneider
14:02- HER Goal: Brown (3), Carey & Ness

Penalties
3:46- HER Penalty: Bowey for Tripping (2:00)
10:03- BNG Penalty: O'Dell for Roughing (2:00)

2nd Period
Scoring

8:15- BNG Goal (PPG): Puempel (8), Schneider & Kostka

9:07- HER Goal: Carey (12)

12:07- BNG Goal: Robinson (4), Lindberg

Penalties

0:51- BNG Penalty: Carlisle for Holding (2:00)

4:58- HER Penalty: Lewington for Roughing (2:00)

6:25- HER Penalty: Stanton for High-Sticking (2:00)

14:03- BNG Penalty: Ewanyk for Fighting (5:00)

14:03- HER Penalty: Lewington for Fighting (5:00)

3rd Period

Scoring

1:21- BNG Goal: Puempel (9), Flanagan

11:23- HER Goal: Boyd (5), Stephenson

19:00- BNG Goal (EN): Greening (6)

Penalties

No Penalties

Shots

HER: 9-9-13=31

BNG: 12-3-8=23

Recap

The turnovers cost the Bears in this game. A couple of the goals for the Senators were easy ones due to those turnovers. Starting in the 1st, Binghamton would be able to get on the board first with a goal at the 8:26 mark. Nick Paul scored his 2nd of the season, from Tobias Lindberg & Cole Schneider. However, the Bears would be able to tie it back up later in the period. Chris Brown scored his 3rd of the season, from Paul Carey & Aaron Ness. After the 1st, the Senators had the 12-9 shot advantage.

In the 2nd, the Bears would keep the Senators from having many shots on goal, but that wouldn't stop them from scoring. At the 8:15 mark, Binghamton took the lead back on a power play. Matt Puempel scored his 8th of the season, from Cole Schneider (2nd assist of night) & Michael Kostka. 52 seconds later, the Bears tied it back up. Paul Carey scored his 12th of the season unassisted. This would be one of the times where the turnovers hurt the Bears, as one would lead to the Senators taking the 3-2 lead (at the 12:07 mark). Buddy Robinson scored his 4th of the season, from Tobias Lindberg (2nd assist of night). After the 2nd, the Bears had the 18-15 shot advantage.

In the 3rd, the game started to feel like the game against Syracuse where the Bears came back, as Binghamton scored early to make it 4-2. Matt Puempel scored his 2nd of the night (9th of season), from Kyle Flanagan. With 8:37 left, the Bears got within one. Travis Boyd scored his 5th of the season, from Chandler Stephenson. However, the Bears would get no closer, as with one minute left, the Senators got the empty-net goal to seal the win. Colin Greening scored his 6th of the season unassisted. Hershey finished with the 31-23 shot advantage.

Next Game: Tuesday vs. Syracuse, 7:00

Regular Season Game 30: Hershey Bears 5, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 0 (12/26/15)

Box Score

Hershey (15-8-1-5) vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (21-5-0-1)

Giant Center: Hershey, PA

Goalies: Ellis (7-4-3, 2.95) vs. Foster (1-0-1, 1.44), Desmith (1st Game)

1st Period

Scoring

0:34- HER Goal: Ness (2), Collins & Sill
1:23- HER Goal: Brown (2), Moore & Camper
10:56- HER Goal (PPG): Bowey (2), Camper & Brown

Penalties

3:29- HER Penalty: Sill for Hooking (2:00)
9:26- WBS Penalty: Sundqvist for Slashing (2:00)

2nd Period
Scoring

10:03- HER Goal (PPG): Carey (11), Camper & Bowey

11:22- HER Goal: Burgdoerfer (3), Sill & Collins

Penalties

5:04- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Cross-Checking (2:00)

8:39- WBS Penalty: Erixon for Tripping (2:00)

20:00- WBS Penalty: Kostopoulos for Cross-Checking (2:00)

3rd Period

Scoring

No Goals

Penalties

1:22- WBS Penalty: Sundqvist for Tripping (2:00)

6:23- HER Penalty: Gazley for Hooking (2:00)

16:26- HER Penalty: Bowey for Interference (2:00)

19:18- HER Penalty: Boyd for Closing Hand on Puck (2:00)

Shots

HER: 15-6-7=28

WBS: 7-6-8=21

Recap

What a way to catch up a bit to the division leaders! It's always good to get such a dominant win against a rival. The Bears didn't wait long to get on the board, as they would get their first goal 34 seconds into the game. Aaron Ness scored his 2nd of the game, from Sean Collins & Zach Sill. Less than a minute later, the Bears made it 2-0. Chris Brown scored his 2nd of the season, from Mike Moore & Carter Camper. Later on in the period (at the 10:56 mark), the struggling Hershey power play would break through. Madison Bowey scored his 2nd of the season, from Carter Camper (2nd assist of night) & Chris Brown (2nd point of night). After the 1st, the Bears had the 15-7 shot advantage.

In the 2nd, the scoring would continue for the Bears. At the 10:03 mark, they would be able to get another power play goal to make it 4-0. Paul Carey scored his 11th of the season, from Carter Camper (3rd assist of night) & Madison Bowey (2nd point of night). Only 1:19 later, the score would be 5-0. Erik Burgdoerfer scored his 3rd of the season, from Zach Sill & Sean Collins (both 2nd assists of night). In the 3rd, the Penguins would switch goalies, and Casey Desmith made his AHL debut. Dan Ellis would struggle to finish the game with an apparent injury later in the period, but he stayed in to get the 21-save shutout (Bears had 28 shots on goal).

Next Game: Tomorrow vs. Binghamton, 5:00

Regular Season Game 29: Hershey Bears 5, Syracuse Crunch 4 (F/OT) (12/20/15)

Box Score

Hershey (14-8-1-5) vs. Syracuse (11-11-3-1)

Giant Center: Hershey, PA

Goalies: Peters (8-4-3, 2.62), Ellis (6-4-3, 3.03) vs. Wilcox (2-3-3, 3.20)

1st Period
Scoring

8:06- SYR Goal (PPG): McGinn (7), Erne & Tambellini

10:45- SYR Goal (PPG): Erne (2), Paradis & Taormina

13:21- SYR Goal (PPG): McGinn (8), DeAngelo & Peca

Penalties

5:48- HER Penalty: Bench Minor for Too Many Men (Served by Brown) (2:00)

7:36- HER Penalty: Ness for Delay of Game (2:00)

9:19- HER Penalty: O'Brien for Checking from Behind (Major) (5:00)

9:19- HER Penalty: O'Brien Game Misconduct for Checking from Behind (10:00)

2nd Period

Scoring

13:39- HER Goal: Stanton (2), Camper & Walker
14:42- HER Goal: Stephenson (3), Barber & Bowey

Penalties

5:21- SYR Penalty: Paradis for Hooking (2:00)
10:19- SYR Penalty: Broll for Cross-Checking (2:00)
16:22- SYR Penalty: Paradis for Roughing (2:00)

3rd Period
Scoring

2:25- SYR Goal (SHG): Tambellini (11), Paradis

9:00- HER Goal: Collins (4), Moore & Walker

11:22- HER Goal: Djoos (2), Stephenson & Gazley

Penalties

1:36- SYR Penalty: Blujus for Tripping (2:00)

4:08- HER Penalty: Djoos for Hooking (2:00)

18:02- SYR Penalty: DeAngelo for Roughing (2:00)

Overtime

Scoring

0:25- HER Goal: Collins (5), Stephenson

Penalties

No Penalties

Shots

HER: 6-21-16-1=44

SYR: 8-5-3-0=16

Recap

With how that first period was going, it was looking like it would be another rough game for the Bears. However, they were able to make a huge comeback to win the game in overtime! That first period was a rough one. On one of their power plays in the period, the Crunch would get on the board first (at the 8:06 mark). Tye McGinn scored his 7th of the season, from Adam Erne & Jeff Tambellini. Liam O'Brien would once again get a penalty that would take him out for the rest of the game. On that major power play, the Crunch would score two more goals. The first goal was Adam Erne's 2nd of the season (2nd point of night), from Philippe Paradis & Matt Taormina. The second goal was Tye McGinn's 2nd of the night (8th of season), from Anthony DeAngelo & Matthew Peca. After the 1st, the Crunch had the 8-6 shot advantage.

In the 2nd, the comeback would begin. The shots would come like crazy for the Bears, and at the 13:39 mark, they would finally get one in to make it 3-1. Ryan Stanton scored his 2nd of the season, from Carter Camper & Nathan Walker. Just 1:03 later, the score would become 3-2. Chandler Stephenson scored his 3rd of the season, from Riley Barber & Madison Bowey. After the 2nd, the Bears had the 27-13 shot advantage.

In the 3rd, at first, it looked like the comeback and shot advantage would go to waste, as the Crunch increased their lead to two on a shorthanded goal. Jeff Tambellini scored his 11th of the season (2nd point of night), from Philippe Paradis (2nd assist of night). However, another comeback would start up, as the Bears would get within one at the 9:00 mark. Sean Collins scored his 4th of the season, from Mike Moore & Nathan Walker (2nd assist of night). 2:22 later, the Bears tied the game up. Christian Djoos scored his 2nd of the season, from Chandler Stephenson (2nd point of night) & Dustin Gazley. In that overtime period, it would only take 25 seconds for the Bears to win the game. Sean Collins scored his 2nd of the night (5th of season), from Chandler Stephenson (2nd assist/3rd point of night). Hershey finished with the 44-16 shot advantage.

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

Regular Season Game 28: Toronto Marlies 6, Hershey Bears 2 (12/19/15)

Box Score

Hershey (14-7-1-5) vs. Toronto (22-5-2-0)

Giant Center: Hershey, PA

Goalies: Ellis (6-3-3, 2.83), Peters (8-4-3, 2.57) vs. Emery (1-1-1, 3.30)

1st Period

Scoring

4:25- HER Goal: Ness (1), Bowey & Bourque
15:14- TOR Goal (PPG): Arcobello (12), Brennan & Leipsic

Penalties

1:45- HER Penalty: Stephenson for Hooking (2:00)
14:16- HER Penalty: Stephenson for Boarding (2:00)
14:48- HER Penalty: Sill for Slashing (2:00)
16:39- TOR Penalty: Bench Minor for Too Many Men (Served by Leivo) (2:00)

2nd Period
Scoring
0:29- TOR Goal: Hyman (5), Carrick & Loov
8:11- TOR Goal: Leipsic (6), Frattin & Rupert
9:31- TOR Goal: Percy (3), Leivo & Arcobello
10:53- HER Goal: Camper (4), Bowey & Carey

Penalties
14:52- TOR Penalty: Brennan for Hooking (2:00)

3rd Period
Scoring
3:51- TOR Goal (PPG): Brennan (10), Arcobello & Findlay
12:45- TOR Goal: Brennan (11), Hyman & Clune

Penalties
2:37- TOR Penalty: Frattin for Fighting (5:00)
2:37- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Roughing (2:00)
2:37- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer for Fighting (5:00)
2:37- HER Penalty: Burgdoerfer Misconduct for Unsportsmanlike Conduct (10:00)
10:33- TOR Penalty: Panik for Slashing (2:00)
10:33- HER Penalty: Brown for Roughing (2:00)
10:33- HER Penalty: Lewington Misconduct for Continuing Altercation (10:00)
15:48- HER Penalty: Walker for Tripping (2:00)

Shots
HER: 8-9-8=25
TOR: 7-12-8=27

Next Game: Today vs. Syracuse, 5:00