Top prospect Connor McMichael scored his first professional goal to lead the Hershey Bears to a 3-2 win over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Thursday evening at Mohegan Sun Arena. The win was the first of the season for Hershey and improved the Chocolate and White to 1-0-1-0.
Only 1:22 into the game, Hershey captain Matt Moulson scored his first goal of the season off a miscue from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton netminder Emil Larmi. On a dump in, Larmi failed to corral the puck behind the net, and while returning to the goal, fell down, allowing Moulson a free shot at the net from the left wing. Kody Clark and Axel Jonsson-Fjallby assisted on the marker.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton got the tying goal from veteran Tim Schaller at 16:24 of the opening frame, tying the game 1-1.
The two teams traded power play goals in the middle frame, with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton grabbing a 2-1 lead at 2:10. With Hershey netminder Pheonix Copley screened, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton captain Josh Currie snapped a shot from the slot that bounced off the post and past Copley.
Only 3:04 later, Mike Sgarbossa tied the game for Hershey. The veteran received a Garrett Pilon pass on the left wing. He skated in and beat Larmi with a wrist shot over the blocker to make it 2-2.
McMichael’s goal was the lone tally of the final frame, capping off a 2-for-7 night on the power play for the Bears. McMichael, Washington’s 1st Round draft selection in 2019, struck on a rebound, sliding a second-chance opportunity under Larmi to make it 3-2 Hershey. Pilon and Sgarbossa assisted for their second points of the game.
Copley earned the win in goal for the Bears, stopping 20 shots. Hershey held the Penguins to 1-for-6 on the power play and played over half of the game with just four defensemen due to injuries.
Copley earned the win in goal for the Bears, stopping 20 shots. Hershey held the Penguins to 1-for-6 on the power play and played over half of the game with just four defensemen due to injuries.
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