Hershey, PA – December 29, 2018)- The Hershey Bears carried a 1-0 lead through 40 minutes, but the Providence Bruins rallied with four goals in the final frame to top Hershey, 4-1, on Saturday night at Giant Center. Both teams rematch tomorrow to conclude a back-to-back series on home ice.
Saturday, December 29, 2018 at the Giant Center – Hershey Bears vs. Providence Bruins. The Bruins won the game by a score of 4-1 over the Bears.
Following a scoreless opening 20 minutes where the Bears held a 9-6 shot advantage, Mike Sgarbossa opened the scoring late in the second period. The Bears were granted a 5-on-3 power play for over a minute after Jeremy Lauzon was whistled for interference at 15:08, and Anton Blidh was called for delay of game at 16:04. Seconds into the two-man advantage, Riley Barber sent a perfect, cross-ice pass for Sgarbossa, who beat Bruins goaltender Zane McIntyre with a low shot at 16:18. Shots after 40 minutes were 16-14 Bruins.
The Bears entered the night 11-0-0-1 on the season when leading at second intermission. Providence flipped the script with four goals in the period, beginning with two by Cody Goloubef. At 7:49, Goloubef threw the puck on goal from the right-point and beat a screened Vitek Vanecek to even the score. At the 9:31 mark, Hampus Gustafsson was called for a face-off violation, putting the Bears on the penalty kill. Only 36 seconds later, the P-Bruins grabbed a 2-1 advantage on a nearly identical strike by Goloubef.
Hershey earned a power play chance with 2:16 to play after Mark McNeill was penalized for holding the stick. Karson Kuhlman scored a shorthanded, empty net goal on a breakaway to put the Bruins ahead 3-1 at 19:10. McNeill rounded out the scoring with a second empty net goal after exiting the penalty box at 19:54. Hershey’s record falls to 13-18-0-2 in the defeat.
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Saturday, December 29, 2018 at the Giant Center – Hershey Bears vs. Providence Bruins. The Bruins won the game by a score of 4-1 over the Bears.
Saturday, December 29, 2018 at the Giant Center – Hershey Bears vs. Providence Bruins. The Bruins won the game by a score of 4-1 over the Bears.
Saturday, December 29, 2018 at the Giant Center – Hershey Bears vs. Providence Bruins. The Bruins won the game by a score of 4-1 over the Bears.
Saturday, December 29, 2018 at the Giant Center – Hershey Bears vs. Providence Bruins. The Bruins won the game by a score of 4-1 over the Bears.
Saturday, December 29, 2018 at the Giant Center – Hershey Bears vs. Providence Bruins. The Bruins won the game by a score of 4-1 over the Bears.
Saturday, December 29, 2018 at the Giant Center – Hershey Bears vs. Providence Bruins. The Bruins won the game by a score of 4-1 over the Bears.
Saturday, December 29, 2018 at the Giant Center – Hershey Bears vs. Providence Bruins. The Bruins won the game by a score of 4-1 over the Bears.
Saturday, December 29, 2018 at the Giant Center – Hershey Bears vs. Providence Bruins. The Bruins won the game by a score of 4-1 over the Bears.
Saturday, December 29, 2018 at the Giant Center – Hershey Bears vs. Providence Bruins. The Bruins won the game by a score of 4-1 over the Bears.
Saturday, December 29, 2018 at the Giant Center – Hershey Bears vs. Providence Bruins. The Bruins won the game by a score of 4-1 over the Bears.
Saturday, December 29, 2018 at the Giant Center – Hershey Bears vs. Providence Bruins. The Bruins won the game by a score of 4-1 over the Bears.
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