

He's played all three games in the series for Hershey, stopping 59-of-64 shots, good for a. In the regular season, the Bears tied with Calgary with the most first goals in the league, drawing first blood 48 times.ĭespite the loss last night, Hershey goaltender Hunter Shepard turned in another strong performance, finishing with 18 saves. This streak continues Hershey's success versus Charlotte in the regular season, as the Bears notched the icebreaker six times in eight head-to-head contests versus the Checkers. Hershey has scored the first goal of the game in all three contests in the series so far. The Bears were 0-for-5 on the power play while Charlotte was 0-for-1. Shots finished 22-20 in favor of Hershey. In the third period, the Bears had three power plays and outshot the Checkers, 9-1, but they failed to find the equalizer. However, Charlotte would score twice before the period ended via breakaways, as Cory Conacher struck at 13:24 and Aleksi Heponiemi found the eventual game-winner at 17:53. Off a steal created by Dylan McIlrath, Anas skated down the right wing on an odd-man rush and lifted a shot over Charlotte netminder Mack Guzda's glove to make it 1-0 Hershey.

After a scoreless opening period that saw Hershey get outshot 10-4, the Bears struck first in the middle frame on a goal from Sam Anas at 2:07. Hershey fell 2-1 in Game 3 at GIANT Center, as Charlotte forced tonight's Game 4. The Bears took the ice at home for the first time in the 2023 Calder Cup Playoffs, but failed to complete a sweep of the Charlotte Checkers. Radio pre-game coverage starts at 6:30 p.m. LISTEN LIVE: Fox Sports AM-1460 Stream, Caps Radio RADIO: WFVY-100.1 FM, Fox Sports 1460-AM, SportsRadio 98.9-FM & WOYK 1350-AM (joined in progress), Capitals Radio Network, In-Arena on 88.9 FM Voice of the Bears, Zack Fisch, AHL Hall of Famer Mitch Lamoureux, and Jim Jones on the call Season Ticket Holders who have purchased a Playoff Package: please use Round 2, Home Game 2 ticket(s) for tonight. Linespersons: Dan Kelly (#98), John Rey (#16) Referees: Morgan MacPhee (#43), Mike Sullivan (#89) | Atlantic Division Semifinals – Game 4 | GIANT Center Hershey leads the best-of-five series 2-1, and can advance to the Atlantic Division Finals with a win tonight. The Hershey Bears continue the 2023 playoffs, presented by Penn State Health, as they host Game 4 of the Atlantic Division Semifinals against the Charlotte Checkers.
