AHL Hershey Bears

Bears Point Streak Snapped in Providence

February 12, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Chandler Stephenson and Scott Gomez netted goals but the Hershey Bears couldnot overcome a four-goal deficit, as the Providence Bruins claimed a 5-2victory over the visitors on Friday night at the Dunkin' Donuts Center.

Stephenson opened the scoringjust 2:56 into the game. Bruinsgoaltender Jeremy Smith was caught in the left side of his crease after facinga faked shot. The puck ended upbehind the goal line, where Chris Bourque worked it in front. With Smith still out of position,Stephenson hit the open upper-right corner for a 1-0 lead.

The Bruins came right back andtied the game off of a faceoff win by Seth Griffith. The puck came to defenseman Tommy Cross, who hurried a shottoward the net that got past Dan Ellis at 6:33.

Providence then took a 2-1 leadlate in the frame on a three-on-two rush. Cross passed to the left wing for Brandon DeFazio, who moved the puck infront for Andrew Cherniwchan to deflect over Ellis' arm at 16:38.

The Bears' defense held up wellin the middle frame, as the team allowed just six shots on goal - whichincluded 4:32 of penalty killing time. But one of the six managed to get past Ellis, when Griffith circled uphigh and let a snap shot go that sailed through traffic into the upper-leftcorner at 5:10 for a 3-1 Providence lead.

On a carry-over power play, BenYouds fired a shot from the right point that found its way home for a 4-1 leadjust :36 into the third period.

Frank Vatrano made it a 5-1game on another power play chance for the Bruins, whirling around in the highslot and sending an ice-level shot into the cage at 6:50.

The Bears earned a late powerplay and made it count, cutting the deficit to 5-2. Riley Barber worked the puck out of the left-wing corner toa wide-open Bourque, who faked Smith down before feeding Gomez for a one-timerfrom the right circle at 18:00. The Bears could draw no closer, however, and the Bruins took thevictory.

Hershey's 13-game point streakwas snapped in the setback, as the team's record stands at 27-14-3-7. Ellis finished the night with 20 savesand fell to 16-7-4 on the season. Smith improved to 2-0-0 with Providence and 7-14-3 overall with 24 saveson the night. The Bears finished1-for-5 on the power play and 4-for-6 on the penalty kill.

The Bears are on the road againtomorrow, February 13 for a 7:00 PM face-off against the Springfield Falcons atMassMutual Center. Fans may catchthe broadcast beginning at 6:20 PM on the Bears Radio Network of affiliatesWQIC-FM 100.1, WTKT-AM 1460, WOYK-AM 1350, via the iHeartRadio App (Fox Sports1460 Harrisburg) and online at CapsRadio247.com or FoxSports1460.com. Fans may watch the game live for asmall fee at AHLLive.com.

The Bears return home to hostthe Bruins on Saturday, February 20 at 7:00 PM. The first 8,000 fans will receive a rally towel courtesy ofAmes Janitorial Services. Individualtickets are available at the GIANT Center box office, by calling (717) 508-BEARor online at TicketMaster.com.

NOTES: The Bears' 13-game pointstreak is the third-longest in the AHL this season...The Washington Capitalsreassigned forward Caleb Herbert to the South Carolina Stingrays earlier in theday...The Bears scratched D Madison Bowey, RW Chris Brown, C Carter Camper, LWPaul Carey and D Tyler Lewington... Scott Gomez has two goals and six assists ona three-game point streak...Chris Bourque extended his point streak to six games(1-10-11) and retains the AHL scoring lead (21-33-54).

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