Bears won 4-2 last night in Springfield, but the game wasnt as close as the score might indicate. Hershey nearly doubled up the Thunderbirds in shots.
Hershey controlled play most of the game. Colten Ellis was a brick wall the last time these two teams played too. Strome and Bogey finally broke through about halfway through the second. Things unraveled briefly about halfway through the third. Miro hauled a man down on a breakaway and Springfield scored on the ensuing powerplay. Twenty seconds later, Lapierre goes off for boarding, then Sutter takes another goal-saving penalty seven seconds after that. Springfield scored pretty fast into the 5-on-3, to tie the game but Hershey killed off the remaining penalty time. Bear scored the go ahead goal about three minutes after Springfield tied it, and Dube added an empty netter to seal the deal.
Hershey swept the season series with the Tbirds 4-0. They usually don't have too much trouble with them in recent years. Some balanced production last night. Every single Bears skater was a plus except for Hudson Thornton in his first game and Luke Philp (both even). Shep with the win, stopping 18/20. Not the most mind boggling statline but given that both were powerplay goals and one was 5-on-3 I can cut him some slack. He did what was needed, though Ellis was the much busier goalie.
Trineyev and Rybi have had a really good stretch here on this road trip. Bear was great as always. I hope he ends up back in the NHL next year. I think he's more than deserving