Harrison Brunicke scored a shorthanded goal to snap a 1-1 tie and send Wilkes-Barre/Scranton to a series-clinching 4-1 victory over Hershey in Game 4 of their Atlantic Division semifinal series on Thursday night.
Round #2 of the Calder Cup Playoffs Hershey Bears vs WBS Penguins, Thursday, May 7, 20276. The Penguins beat the Bears by a score of 4-1.
Brunicke, who turns 20 on Friday, put in the rebound of Gabe Klassen’s shot off an odd-man rush during a Bears power play with 13:40 to go in the second period. Ville Koivunen added his first goal of the series 3:33 into the third, and Klassen found the empty net – also shorthanded – with 31 seconds remaining.
Sergei Murashov (3-1) made 37 saves for the Penguins, who are heading to the division finals for the first time since 2016. They will take on Springfield beginning Tuesday night in Wilkes-Barre.
