Game Preview: Bears at Phantoms, 7:05 p.m.
November 16, 2024 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hershey Bears News Release
(Allentown, PA) - The Hershey Bears open a four-game road trip tonight as they visit the rival Lehigh Valley Phantoms for the first time this season.
Hershey Bears (10-4-1-0) at Lehigh Valley Phantoms (6-4-2-1)
Nov. 16, 2024 | 7:05 p.m. | PPL Center
Referees: Samuel Heidemann (60), Mason Riley (79)
Linespersons: Robert Peterkin (51), Jud Ritter (34)
Broadcast Information
Voice of the Bears, Zack Fisch, on the call
RADIO: WFVY-100.1 FM, Fox Sports 1460-AM, SportsRadio 98.9-FM & WOYK 1350-AM, Caps Radio
WATCH LIVE: AHLTV on FloHockey
LISTEN LIVE: Fox Sports AM-1460 Stream, Caps Radio 24/7
Radio pre-game coverage starts at 6:35 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT:
The Bears fell behind 2-0 after the first period and surrendered four goals in the third period in a 6-1 loss to the Bridgeport Islanders last night at GIANT Center. Ethen Frank scored the lone goal for Hershey, while Bridgeport's Fredrik Karlström tallied a pair of goals as Hershey fell to 5-4-1-0 on home ice this season. Lehigh Valley had a seven-game point streak snapped last night with a 4-3 loss at Springfield despite goals from Elliott Desnoyers, Samu Tuomaala, and Olle Lycksell.
WE MEET AGAIN:
Tonight marks the second meeting between Lehigh Valley and Hershey this season. The two teams squared off at GIANT Center on Oct. 30 with the Phantoms coming away with a 2-1 win. Jake Massie scored Hershey's lone goal and Jacob Gaucher tallied the game-winning marker for Lehigh Valley at 8:56 of the third period. Last year, Hershey went 8-2-0-2 versus the Phantoms, including posting a 3-1-0-2 record at PPL Center.
SHEPARD'S SHARP:
Goaltender Hunter Shepard enters tonight's game tied for the league lead in victories with eight. He's played the third most minutes in the AHL (600:21), and the Minnesota native has won his last three starts. Shepard took the loss in the previous meeting with Lehigh Valley on Oct. 30 despite making 21 saves. Shepard is 4-1-1 in his AHL career in games at PPL Center. A win tonight would push Shepard past John Henderson for sole possession of 13th place in franchise history with 64 victories.
ROARING ON THE ROAD:
The Bears own a perfect 5-0-0-0 record on the road this season, making them one of just three unbeaten teams away from home, joining the Calgary Wranglers (4-0-0-0) and Belleville Senators (2-0-0-0). Hershey's road penalty kill is the best in the league at 18-for-19 (94.7%), and defender Ethan Bear has assists in four straight road games.
FIRST PERIOD WOES:
The Bears have scored the first goal of the game just five times over the club's first 15 games of the season. Hershey has been held scoreless in the game's initial stanza for the past five games, and overall has been outscored 6-14 in the first period this season, while they have outscored opponents 23-11 in the second period and 18-15 in the third frame.
BEARS BITES:
With his 11th marker of the season last night, Ethen Frank leads the AHL in goals. He ranks third in the league in scoring with 15 points...Forward Mike Sgarbossa skated in his first game with the Bears since Oct. 26 last night after appearing three games with the NHL's Washington Capitals during two recalls...Pierrick Dubé is second in the league in shots (48) only trailing Lehigh Valley's Olle Lycksell (60)...Hershey allowed six goals on home ice for the second time this season with the previous occurrence coming on Oct. 13 vs. Cleveland in a 6-3 loss...Through 10 home games, Hershey has given up 31 goals against, over half of the 60 goals they allowed in the full slate of 36 home games during the 2023-24 campaign.
ON THIS DATE:
Nov. 16, 2014 - Hershey topped Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 3-2 in front of a sold-out crowd of 10,907 at GIANT Center thanks to a second-period penalty shot goal from forward Chandler Stephenson. This was the most recent game in Hershey's history that featured a penalty shot for each team, as in addition to Stephenson's goal, Hershey goaltender Philipp Grubauer turned aside an attempt from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton forward Josh Archibald in the second period.
• Discuss this story on the American Hockey League message board...
American Hockey League Stories from November 16, 2024
- Reign Rally Nipped by Colorado - Ontario Reign
- Colorado Fends off Reign for 6-4 Victory - Colorado Eagles
- Moose Tip Wolves 5-3 - Manitoba Moose
- A Wild 8-7 Shootout Win in San Diego - Bakersfield Condors
- Ads Can't Complete Comeback, Fall to Griffins - Milwaukee Admirals
- Comeback Attempt Falls Short Against Hershey - Lehigh Valley Phantoms
- Wolves Topped by Moose 5-3 - Chicago Wolves
- Two Power-Play Goals Lead Griffins to Fifth Straight Win - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Bears Open Road Trip with 6-3 Win Over Phantoms - Hershey Bears
- Texas Scores Final Five Goals in 8-4 Iowa Defeat - Iowa Wild
- Peca's Late Heroics Propel T-Birds to Weekend Sweep - Springfield Thunderbirds
- Fleury's Final Minute Strike Seals Firebirds' Fifth Straight Win - Coachella Valley Firebirds
- Checkers Fall 4-2 to Thunderbirds - Charlotte Checkers
- Five Unanswered Third Period Goals Lead Stars Past Iowa - Texas Stars
- Islanders Take Win Over Penguins - Bridgeport Islanders
- The Canucks Drop Their Second Game Against the Coachella Valley Firebirds, 4-3 - Abbotsford Canucks
- Penguins Sunk by Isles, 5-2 - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Syracuse Crunch Shut Out Utica Comets, 2-0 - Syracuse Crunch
- Comets Shut Out Against Crunch, 2-0 - Utica Comets
- P-Bruins Fall to Wolf Pack - Providence Bruins
- Amerks Come up Short in Rematch with Rocket - Rochester Americans
- Matt Rempe Records Two Points as Wolf Pack Beat Bruins 4-2 - Hartford Wolf Pack
- Senators Squeak by Marlies in Another Shootout in Toronto - Belleville Senators
- Wolf Pack Release Adam Erne from PTO - Hartford Wolf Pack
- Kings Loan Forward Andre Lee to Ontario - Ontario Reign
- Blackhawks Recall Defenseman Louis Crevier - Rockford IceHogs
- Game Day Preview - CGY At. SJ - Calgary Wranglers
- Providence Bruins Recall Mason Millman from Mariners - Providence Bruins
- Game #13 Preview: Tucson Roadrunners (5-7-0-0) at Henderson Silver Knights (4-8-0-0) - Tucson Roadrunners
- Wolf Pack Welcome Bruins for Atlantic Divison Battle - Hartford Wolf Pack
- Game Preview: Bears at Phantoms, 7:05 p.m. - Hershey Bears
- Rangers Recall Jake Leschyshyn from Wolf Pack - Hartford Wolf Pack
- Preview: Islanders at Penguins - Bridgeport Islanders
- Roadrunners Can't Overcome Early Deficit in 6-2 Loss to Henderson - Tucson Roadrunners
- Reign Take 5-3 Win Over Eagles - Ontario Reign
- Ben Jones Records Five Points in 5-3 Iowa Win Over Texas - Iowa Wild
- Lajoie's Three-Point Night Extends Firebirds' Winning Streak to Four - Coachella Valley Firebirds
- The Canucks Drop Their First Game against the Coachella Valley Firebirds 4-1 - Abbotsford Canucks
- Silver Knights Topple Roadrunners, 6-2, on Home Ice - Henderson Silver Knights
- Specialty Teams Lift Ontario To 5-3 Win Over Eagles - Colorado Eagles
- Moose Edged by IceHogs, 3-2 - Manitoba Moose
- Road Streak Ends with 4-2 Loss in Hartford - Charlotte Checkers
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
