Bears End Road Trip with 3-2 Win Over Thunderbirds
Published on April 7, 2023 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hershey Bears News Release
(Springfield, MA)-Sam Anas broke a 2-2 tie with a power-play goal in the third period and the Hershey Bears (42-17-5-4) picked up a 3-2 win over the Springfield Thunderbirds (36-24-3-5) on Friday night at the MassMutual Center. The victory gave Hershey a 4-0-0-0 sweep of the regular season series against Springfield; the Bears also finished their five-game road trip with a 4-1-0-0 record.
Hendrix Lapierre scored his 12th of the season just 2:11 into the first period off a shot that banked in past Joel Hofer off the skate of a Springfield defender; Garrett Pilon earned an assist.
The Thunderbirds tied the game at 1-1 at 13:45 during a broken play that was initially waved off, but a subsequent video review overturned the initial call and awarded Mikhail Abramov a goal for Springfield.
The Bears re-took the lead at 16:08 as Pilon scored an unassisted goal off a steal in the attacking zone and a subsequent shot upstairs for his 10th of the season.
Springfield drew level again in the second period with a goal from Keean Washkurak at the 3:34 mark.
Anas scored the game-winner at 5:34 of the third period while the Bears held the man advantage, as Anas beat Hofer from the right circle, with assists to Joe Snively and Bobby Nardella.
Shots finished 39-32 in favor of the Thunderbirds. Shepard went 37-for-39 in the win, his 19th of the season; Hofer was 29-for-32 for Springfield. The Bears were 1-for-2 on the power play; the Thunderbirds finished 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Hershey continues the 2022-23 season, presented by Penn State Health, when the Chocolate and White return home to GIANT Center where they will host the Charlotte Checkers for Berks Ham Shoot Night on Saturday, April 8 at 7 p.m. Purchase tickets for the game.
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