Snively Scores Twice, Hershey Wins in Overtime Over Lehigh Valley

The Hershey Bears foiled a late comeback attempt by the Lehigh Valley Phantoms and came away with a 4-3 overtime victory on Wednesday night at GIANT Center. Joe Snively opened the scoring only 17 seconds into the contest and later followed with sudden-death heroics. Hershey’s record improves to 16-9-2-1 and have a league-leading six overtime wins.

On Wednesday, January 5, 2022, Hershey Bears vs LV Phantoms. The Bears beat the Phantoms in overtime by a score of 4-3.

Snively’s opening goal came after burying a centering pass from Garrett Pilon off the rush. Axel Jonsson-Fjallby recorded the secondary assist. Shane Gersich, the overtime hero from last Sunday, doubled Hershey’s lead at the 5:00 mark. Gersich finished a loose puck sitting in the blue paint, and Dylan McIlrath earned the secondary helper for his 100th career professional point. Shots on goal were 15-4 Hershey with the Chocolate and White leading 2-0 after 20 minutes.

Jonsson-Fjallby forced a Phantoms miscue at 7:45 of the second period to extend Hershey’s cushion to 3-0. Lehigh Valley goaltender Pat Nagle mishandled the puck, and Jonsson-Fjallby scored into an empty net. Before the frame expired, the Phantoms broke Zach Fucale’s shutout bid with Linus Sandin’s first goal of the season at 16:02. Shots on goal were 27-13 after 40 minutes with the Bears leading 3-1.

Lehigh Valley answered twice in the final frame to force overtime. Charlie Gerard scored 42 seconds into the period, and Egor Zamula tallied from the point at 19:43 with Nagle on the bench for the extra-attacker. But only 57 seconds into sudden-death, Snively and Bobby Nardella finished a loose puck in the crease to send the Bears to victory. Final shots on goal totaled 34-21 Hershey. The Bears went 0-for-3 on the power play and 2-for-2 on the penalty kill.
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On Wednesday, January 5, 2022, Hershey Bears vs LV Phantoms. The Bears beat the Phantoms in overtime by a score of 4-3.

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