Bears earn a point, but fall in Philly
November 18, 2005 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hershey Bears News Release
The BEARS again rallied from two goals down to earn a point, but fell in sudden death 3-2 against the Phantoms at the Wachovia Spectrum.
The two teams battled to a scoreless first period, with HERSHEY outshooting Philadelphia 12-7. The game remained 0-0 until late in the second period when Ben Eager scored his second goal of the season at 17:26 to give the Phantoms a 1-0 lead. After BEARS goaltender Frederic Cassivi stopped an Eager penalty shot with 38.3 seconds remaining in the second, Philly's Josh Gratton scored his second goal of the season at 19:44 to give the Phantoms a 2-0 lead after two periods.
In the third period, the BEARS rallied to tie the game with goals from Graham Mink and Eric Fehr to force overtime. Mink's goal was his team leading tenth of the year, while Fehr's tally was his fifth lamp-lighter of the season. The game would go to overtime, with Pat Kavanaugh scoring the game-winner at the 1:58 mark of sudden death.
Cassivi finished the game with 28 saves in taking the loss. Philly goaltender Jamie Storr stopped 37 shots to earn his fourth win of the season.
The BEARS begin a stretch of seven home games in the next eight Saturday night when the Phantoms visit GIANT Center for the first time in 2005-06. Face-off Saturday night along HERSHEYPARK Drive is at 7:00 p.m.
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