Crunch Down Bears in Overtime, 3-2
Published on October 27, 2021 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hershey Bears News Release
(Hershey, PA) - The Hershey Bears dropped a 3-2 tilt in overtime against the Syracuse Crunch on Wednesday night at GIANT Center. Hershey's record shifted to 3-1-1-0 on the campaign following the sudden-death defeat. Axel Jonsson-Fjallby and Matt Moulson both scored for the Chocolate and White.
Both Hershey goals came in the opening stanza against Crunch netminder Amir Miftakhov. Only 1:11 into the game, Jonsson-Fjallby opened the scoring with a snapshot from the left-wing on an offensive rush. Moulson doubled his team's lead at 12:31 after redirecting a point shot from blueliner Cody Franson. Shots on goal after 20 minutes were 18-12 Hershey.
Syracuse answered with a power play goal in the middle stanza before the eventual third period equalizer. At 4:35, Jimmy Huntington tallied his fifth goal of the season after batting the puck out of mid air from between the circles. Only 1:07 into the third, Gabriel Dumont converted on the power play after winning a net front battle. The 2-2 game progressed into sudden-death overtime, and Charles Hudon buried a breakaway chance past Pheonix Copley at 4:46 to end the contest.
Final shots on goal totaled 40-31 Syracuse. Hershey's special teams finished 0-for-3 on the power play and 4-for-6 on the penalty kill. The Bears return to action on Saturday, Oct. 30 for the first of back-to-back meetings against the Cleveland Monsters. Puck drop is slated for 7 PM. Ticket information is available online at HersheyBears.com.
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