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Penguins Come Back to Defeat Bears in Overtime

March 20, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Hershey Bears News Release


HERSHEY, Pa. - Zach Sill and Ryan Stanton opened up a third-period leadfor the Hershey Bears, but the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins scored threeunanswered goals capped off by Will O'Neill's overtime winner in a 6-5 decisionin front of a sold-out crowd of 10,985 at GIANT Center on Sunday evening.

Not many people knew that the Penguins grabbed the game's firstgoal just 1:51 into the contest. But after video review, Kael Mouillierat's lacrosse-style wraparoundfrom behind the Hershey net just clipped the netting under the crossbar behindJustin Peters for the 1-0 advantage.

Hershey answered right back, when Madison Bowey picked up a passfrom Nathan Walker, headed down the slot and ripped a wrist shot under theright arm of Tristan Jarry at 4:09.

The Bears then took the lead when Sean Collins redirected a pointshot from Christian Djoos behind Jarry at 10:05.

In the second, Dustin Jeffrey knotted the score by banging in a puckpoked to him by Adam Krause. Shortly afterward, a brawl ensued behind the Hershey net that gave theBears several power play opportunities. Jakub Vrana put the Bears back in front with a deflection of a shot fromTravis Boyd, cutting through the slot and tipping the puck home at 16:57.

The Bears had a chance to open up a bigger lead with more powerplay time, but Krause would muscle his way to the net with the puck on hisbackhand and lift a shot over Peters at 18:26 for the shorthanded equalizer.

Two quick strikes by Stanton and Sill in a span of 32 secondswould then put the Bears on top 5-3. Stanton's shot beat Jarry short-side at 3:15, while Sill carried thepuck down the left wing and slipped a shot off of Jarry's pad and over the lineat 3:47.

But at 5:02, Jean-Sebastien Dea deflected a shot from Tom Sestitoover Peters' shoulder, cutting the Penguins' deficit to one.

Tom Kostopoulos then tied the game, grabbing a puck that deflectedoff of two posts and slamming it home at 13:59.

In overtime, Kostopoulos took a shot from in close that alsobanked off of the right post. Thepuck came right to O'Neill for the put-back at 3:07.

Peters stopped 25 of 31 shots and fell to 13-9-6. Jarry stopped 22 of 27 shots andimproved to 14-9-3.

The teams are now even in points (81) and point percentage (.633)at the top of the division.

The Bears head to Allentown for the final time this season for amatchup with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on Wednesday, March 23. Face-off from the PPL Center is set for7:05 PM. Fans may catch thebroadcast beginning at 6:25 PM on the Bears Radio Network of affiliates WQIC-FM100.1, WTKT-AM 1460, WOYK-AM 1350, via the Capitals Mobile App (Caps Radio24/7) or the iHeartRadio App (Fox Sports 1460 Harrisburg), and online at CapsRadio247.comor FoxSports1460.com. Fans maywatch the games for a small fee at AHLLive.com.

Hershey returns home to face the Albany Devils on Saturday, March26 at 7:00 PM. Fans are invited toarrive early for a special pre-game ceremony to honor retiring Hershey BearsPresident/General Manager Doug Yingst. The first 5,000 fans will receive a commemorative bobblehead figurinefeaturing Yingst.

Individual tickets are available at the GIANT Center box office,by calling (717) 508-BEAR or online at TicketMaster.com.

NOTES: Chris Bourque added two more assists to maintain the AHLscoring lead (26-42-68)...The Bears scratched LW Paul Carey, RW Kevin Elgestal,RW Dustin Gazley, RW Caleb Herbert, D Mike Moore and D Jonas Siegenthaler...The Penguinsscratched D Niclas Andersen, C Tyler Biggs, RW Sahir Gill, RW Ty Loney, DHarrison Ruopp and LW Dominik Uher.

All electronic transmissions and attachments thereto, in any form whatsoever, shall remain at all times the property of Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company. The information contained in or attached to this electronic transmission constitutes confidential information. Any unauthorized disclosure, copying, distribution or dissemination of this information, is strictly prohibited.

PENGUINS COME BACK TO DEFEAT BEARS IN OVERTIME Teams Now Tied at Top of Atlantic

HERSHEY, Pa. - Zach Sill and Ryan Stanton opened up a third-period lead for the Hershey Bears, but the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins scored three unanswered goals capped off by Will O'Neill's overtime winner in a 6-5 decision in front of a sold-out crowd of 10,985 at GIANT Center on Sunday evening.

Not many people knew that the Penguins grabbed the game's first goal just 1:51 into the contest. But after video review, Kael Mouillierat's lacrosse-style wraparound from behind the Hershey net just clipped the netting under the crossbar behind Justin Peters for the 1-0 advantage.

Hershey answered right back, when Madison Bowey picked up a pass from Nathan Walker, headed down the slot and ripped a wrist shot under the right arm of Tristan Jarry at 4:09.

The Bears then took the lead when Sean Collins redirected a point shot from Christian Djoos behind Jarry at 10:05.

In the second, Dustin Jeffrey knotted the score by banging in a puck poked to him by Adam Krause. Shortly afterward, a brawl ensued behind the Hershey net that gave the Bears several power play opportunities. Jakub Vrana put the Bears back in front with a deflection of a shot from Travis Boyd, cutting through the slot and tipping the puck home at 16:57.

The Bears had a chance to open up a bigger lead with more power play time, but Krause would muscle his way to the net with the puck on his backhand and lift a shot over Peters at 18:26 for the shorthanded equalizer.

Two quick strikes by Stanton and Sill in a span of 32 seconds would then put the Bears on top 5-3. Stanton's shot beat Jarry short-side at 3:15, while Sill carried the puck down the left wing and slipped a shot off of Jarry's pad and over the line at 3:47.

But at 5:02, Jean-Sebastien Dea deflected a shot from Tom Sestito over Peters' shoulder, cutting the Penguins' deficit to one.

Tom Kostopoulos then tied the game, grabbing a puck that deflected off of two posts and slamming it home at 13:59.

In overtime, Kostopoulos took a shot from in close that also banked off of the right post. The puck came right to O'Neill for the put-back at 3:07.

Peters stopped 25 of 31 shots and fell to 13-9-6. Jarry stopped 22 of 27 shots and improved to 14-9-3.

The teams are now even in points (81) and point percentage (.633) at the top of the division.

The Bears head to Allentown for the final time this season for a matchup with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on Wednesday, March 23. Face-off from the PPL Center is set for 7:05 PM. Fans may catch the broadcast beginning at 6:25 PM on the Bears Radio Network of affiliates WQIC-FM 100.1, WTKT-AM 1460, WOYK-AM 1350, via the Capitals Mobile App (Caps Radio 24/7) or the iHeartRadio App (Fox Sports 1460 Harrisburg), and online at CapsRadio247.com or FoxSports1460.com. Fans may watch the games for a small fee at AHLLive.com.

Hershey returns home to face the Albany Devils on Saturday, March 26 at 7:00 PM. Fans are invited to arrive early for a special pre-game ceremony to honor retiring Hershey Bears President/General Manager Doug Yingst.  The first 5,000 fans will receive a commemorative bobblehead figurine featuring Yingst.

Individual tickets are available at the GIANT Center box office, by calling (717) 508-BEAR or online at TicketMaster.com.

NOTES: Chris Bourque added two more assists to maintain the AHL scoring lead (26-42-68)...The Bears scratched LW Paul Carey, RW Kevin Elgestal, RW Dustin Gazley, RW Caleb Herbert, D Mike Moore and D Jonas Siegenthaler...The Penguins scratched D Niclas Andersen, C Tyler Biggs, RW Sahir Gill, RW Ty Loney, D Harrison Ruopp and LW Dominik Uher.

All electronic transmissions and attachments thereto, in any form whatsoever, shall remain at all times the property of Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company. The information contained in or attached to this electronic transmission constitutes confidential information. Any unauthorized disclosure, copying, distribution or dissemination of this information, is strictly prohibited.

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PENGUINS COME BACK TO DEFEAT BEARS IN OVERTIME

Teams Now Tied at Top of Atlantic

HERSHEY, Pa. - Zach Sill and Ryan Stanton opened up a third-period lead for the Hershey Bears, but the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins scored three unanswered goals capped off by Will O'Neill's overtime winner in a 6-5 decision in front of a sold-out crowd of 10,985 at GIANT Center on Sunday evening.

Not many people knew that the Penguins grabbed the game's first goal just 1:51 into the contest. But after video review, Kael Mouillierat's lacrosse-style wraparound from behind the Hershey net just clipped the netting under the crossbar behind Justin Peters for the 1-0 advantage.

Hershey answered right back, when Madison Bowey picked up a pass from Nathan Walker, headed down the slot and ripped a wrist shot under the right arm of Tristan Jarry at 4:09.

The Bears then took the lead when Sean Collins redirected a point shot from Christian Djoos behind Jarry at 10:05.

In the second, Dustin Jeffrey knotted the score by banging in a puck poked to him by Adam Krause. Shortly afterward, a brawl ensued behind the Hershey net that gave the Bears several power play opportunities. Jakub Vrana put the Bears back in front with a deflection of a shot from Travis Boyd, cutting through the slot and tipping the puck home at 16:57.

The Bears had a chance to open up a bigger lead with more power play time, but Krause would muscle his way to the net with the puck on his backhand and lift a shot over Peters at 18:26 for the shorthanded equalizer.

Two quick strikes by Stanton and Sill in a span of 32 seconds would then put the Bears on top 5-3. Stanton's shot beat Jarry short-side at 3:15, while Sill carried the puck down the left wing and slipped a shot off of Jarry's pad and over the line at 3:47.

But at 5:02, Jean-Sebastien Dea deflected a shot from Tom Sestito over Peters' shoulder, cutting the Penguins' deficit to one.

Tom Kostopoulos then tied the game, grabbing a puck that deflected off of two posts and slamming it home at 13:59.

In overtime, Kostopoulos took a shot from in close that also banked off of the right post. The puck came right to O'Neill for the put-back at 3:07.

Peters stopped 25 of 31 shots and fell to 13-9-6. Jarry stopped 22 of 27 shots and improved to 14-9-3.

The teams are now even in points (81) and point percentage (.633) at the top of the division.

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The Bears head to Allentown for the final time this season for a matchup with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on Wednesday, March 23. Face-off from the PPL Center is set for 7:05 PM. Fans may catch the broadcast beginning at 6:25 PM on the Bears Radio Network of affiliates WQIC-FM 100.1, WTKT-AM 1460, WOYK-AM 1350, via the Capitals Mobile App (Caps Radio 24/7) or the iHeartRadio App (Fox Sports 1460 Harrisburg), and online at CapsRadio247.com or FoxSports1460.com. Fans may watch the games for a small fee at AHLLive.com.

Hershey returns home to face the Albany Devils on Saturday, March 26 at 7:00 PM. Fans are invited to arrive early for a special pre-game ceremony to honor retiring Hershey Bears President/General Manager Doug Yingst. The first 5,000 fans will receive a commemorative bobblehead figurine featuring Yingst.

Individual tickets are available at the GIANT Center box office, by calling (717) 508-BEAR or online at TicketMaster.com.

NOTES: Chris Bourque added two more assists to maintain the AHL scoring lead (26-42-68)...The Bears scratched LW Paul Carey, RW Kevin Elgestal, RW Dustin Gazley, RW Caleb Herbert, D Mike Moore and D Jonas Siegenthaler...The Penguins scratched D Niclas Andersen, C Tyler Biggs, RW Sahir Gill, RW Ty Loney, D Harrison Ruopp and LW Dominik Uher.

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PENGUINS COME BACK TO DEFEAT BEARS IN OVERTIME

Teams Now Tied at Top of Atlantic

HERSHEY, Pa. - Zach Sill and Ryan Stanton opened up a third-period leadfor the Hershey Bears, but the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins scored threeunanswered goals capped off by Will O'Neill's overtime winner in a 6-5 decisionin front of a sold-out crowd of 10,985 at GIANT Center on Sunday evening.

Not many people knew that the Penguins grabbed the game's firstgoal just 1:51 into the contest. But after video review, Kael Mouillierat's lacrosse-style wraparoundfrom behind the Hershey net just clipped the netting under the crossbar behindJustin Peters for the 1-0 advantage.

Hershey answered right back, when Madison Bowey picked up a passfrom Nathan Walker, headed down the slot and ripped a wrist shot under theright arm of Tristan Jarry at 4:09.

The Bears then took the lead when Sean Collins redirected a pointshot from Christian Djoos behind Jarry at 10:05.

In the second, Dustin Jeffrey knotted the score by banging in a puckpoked to him by Adam Krause. Shortly afterward, a brawl ensued behind the Hershey net that gave theBears several power play opportunities. Jakub Vrana put the Bears back in front with a deflection of a shot fromTravis Boyd, cutting through the slot and tipping the puck home at 16:57.

The Bears had a chance to open up a bigger lead with more powerplay time, but Krause would muscle his way to the net with the puck on hisbackhand and lift a shot over Peters at 18:26 for the shorthanded equalizer.

Two quick strikes by Stanton and Sill in a span of 32 secondswould then put the Bears on top 5-3. Stanton's shot beat Jarry short-side at 3:15, while Sill carried thepuck down the left wing and slipped a shot off of Jarry's pad and over the lineat 3:47.

But at 5:02, Jean-Sebastien Dea deflected a shot from Tom Sestitoover Peters' shoulder, cutting the Penguins' deficit to one.

Tom Kostopoulos then tied the game, grabbing a puck that deflectedoff of two posts and slamming it home at 13:59.

In overtime, Kostopoulos took a shot from in close that alsobanked off of the right post. Thepuck came right to O'Neill for the put-back at 3:07.

Peters stopped 25 of 31 shots and fell to 13-9-6. Jarry stopped 22 of 27 shots andimproved to 14-9-3.

The teams are now even in points (81) and point percentage (.633)at the top of the division.

The Bears head to Allentown for the final time this season for amatchup with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on Wednesday, March 23. Face-off from the PPL Center is set for7:05 PM. Fans may catch thebroadcast beginning at 6:25 PM on the Bears Radio Network of affiliates WQIC-FM100.1, WTKT-AM 1460, WOYK-AM 1350, via the Capitals Mobile App (Caps Radio24/7) or the iHeartRadio App (Fox Sports 1460 Harrisburg), and online at CapsRadio247.comor FoxSports1460.com. Fans maywatch the games for a small fee at AHLLive.com.

Hershey returns home to face the Albany Devils on Saturday, March26 at 7:00 PM. Fans are invited toarrive early for a special pre-game ceremony to honor retiring Hershey BearsPresident/General Manager Doug Yingst. The first 5,000 fans will receive a commemorative bobblehead figurinefeaturing Yingst.

Individual tickets are available at the GIANT Center box office,by calling (717) 508-BEAR or online at TicketMaster.com.

NOTES: Chris Bourque added two more assists to maintain the AHLscoring lead (26-42-68)...The Bears scratched LW Paul Carey, RW Kevin Elgestal,RW Dustin Gazley, RW Caleb Herbert, D Mike Moore and D Jonas Siegenthaler...The Penguinsscratched D Niclas Andersen, C Tyler Biggs, RW Sahir Gill, RW Ty Loney, DHarrison Ruopp and LW Dominik Uher.

All electronic transmissions and attachments thereto, in any form whatsoever, shall remain at all times the property of Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company. The information contained in or attached to this electronic transmission constitutes confidential information. Any unauthorized disclosure, copying, distribution or dissemination of this information, is strictly prohibited.

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PENGUINS COME BACK TO DEFEAT BEARS IN OVERTIME Teams Now Tied at Top of Atlantic

HERSHEY, Pa. - Zach Sill and Ryan Stanton opened up a third-period lead for the Hershey Bears, but the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins scored three unanswered goals capped off by Will O'Neill's overtime winner in a 6-5 decision in front of a sold-out crowd of 10,985 at GIANT Center on Sunday evening.

Not many people knew that the Penguins grabbed the game's first goal just 1:51 into the contest. But after video review, Kael Mouillierat's lacrosse-style wraparound from behind the Hershey net just clipped the netting under the crossbar behind Justin Peters for the 1-0 advantage.

Hershey answered right back, when Madison Bowey picked up a pass from Nathan Walker, headed down the slot and ripped a wrist shot under the right arm of Tristan Jarry at 4:09.

The Bears then took the lead when Sean Collins redirected a point shot from Christian Djoos behind Jarry at 10:05.

In the second, Dustin Jeffrey knotted the score by banging in a puck poked to him by Adam Krause. Shortly afterward, a brawl ensued behind the Hershey net that gave the Bears several power play opportunities. Jakub Vrana put the Bears back in front with a deflection of a shot from Travis Boyd, cutting through the slot and tipping the puck home at 16:57.

The Bears had a chance to open up a bigger lead with more power play time, but Krause would muscle his way to the net with the puck on his backhand and lift a shot over Peters at 18:26 for the shorthanded equalizer.

Two quick strikes by Stanton and Sill in a span of 32 seconds would then put the Bears on top 5-3. Stanton's shot beat Jarry short-side at 3:15, while Sill carried the puck down the left wing and slipped a shot off of Jarry's pad and over the line at 3:47.

But at 5:02, Jean-Sebastien Dea deflected a shot from Tom Sestito over Peters' shoulder, cutting the Penguins' deficit to one.

Tom Kostopoulos then tied the game, grabbing a puck that deflected off of two posts and slamming it home at 13:59.

In overtime, Kostopoulos took a shot from in close that also banked off of the right post. The puck came right to O'Neill for the put-back at 3:07.

Peters stopped 25 of 31 shots and fell to 13-9-6. Jarry stopped 22 of 27 shots and improved to 14-9-3.

The teams are now even in points (81) and point percentage (.633) at the top of the division.

The Bears head to Allentown for the final time this season for a matchup with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on Wednesday, March 23. Face-off from the PPL Center is set for 7:05 PM. Fans may catch the broadcast beginning at 6:25 PM on the Bears Radio Network of affiliates WQIC-FM 100.1, WTKT-AM 1460, WOYK-AM 1350, via the Capitals Mobile App (Caps Radio 24/7) or the iHeartRadio App (Fox Sports 1460 Harrisburg), and online at CapsRadio247.com or FoxSports1460.com. Fans may watch the games for a small fee at AHLLive.com.

Hershey returns home to face the Albany Devils on Saturday, March 26 at 7:00 PM. Fans are invited to arrive early for a special pre-game ceremony to honor retiring Hershey Bears President/General Manager Doug Yingst.  The first 5,000 fans will receive a commemorative bobblehead figurine featuring Yingst.

Individual tickets are available at the GIANT Center box office, by calling (717) 508-BEAR or online at TicketMaster.com.

NOTES: Chris Bourque added two more assists to maintain the AHL scoring lead (26-42-68)...The Bears scratched LW Paul Carey, RW Kevin Elgestal, RW Dustin Gazley, RW Caleb Herbert, D Mike Moore and D Jonas Siegenthaler...The Penguins scratched D Niclas Andersen, C Tyler Biggs, RW Sahir Gill, RW Ty Loney, D Harrison Ruopp and LW Dominik Uher.

All electronic transmissions and attachments thereto, in any form whatsoever, shall remain at all times the property of Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company. The information contained in or attached to this electronic transmission constitutes confidential information. Any unauthorized disclosure, copying, distribution or dissemination of this information, is strictly prohibited.

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PENGUINS COME BACK TO DEFEAT BEARS IN OVERTIME Teams Now Tied at Top of Atlantic

HERSHEY, Pa. - Zach Sill and Ryan Stanton opened up a third-period lead for the Hershey Bears, but the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins scored three unanswered goals capped off by Will O'Neill's overtime winner in a 6-5 decision in front of a sold-out crowd of 10,985 at GIANT Center on Sunday evening.

Not many people knew that the Penguins grabbed the game's first goal just 1:51 into the contest. But after video review, Kael Mouillierat's lacrosse-style wraparound from behind the Hershey net just clipped the netting under the crossbar behind Justin Peters for the 1-0 advantage.

Hershey answered right back, when Madison Bowey picked up a pass from Nathan Walker, headed down the slot and ripped a wrist shot under the right arm of Tristan Jarry at 4:09.

The Bears then took the lead when Sean Collins redirected a point shot from Christian Djoos behind Jarry at 10:05.

In the second, Dustin Jeffrey knotted the score by banging in a puck poked to him by Adam Krause. Shortly afterward, a brawl ensued behind the Hershey net that gave the Bears several power play opportunities. Jakub Vrana put the Bears back in front with a deflection of a shot from Travis Boyd, cutting through the slot and tipping the puck home at 16:57.

The Bears had a chance to open up a bigger lead with more power play time, but Krause would muscle his way to the net with the puck on his backhand and lift a shot over Peters at 18:26 for the shorthanded equalizer.

Two quick strikes by Stanton and Sill in a span of 32 seconds would then put the Bears on top 5-3. Stanton's shot beat Jarry short-side at 3:15, while Sill carried the puck down the left wing and slipped a shot off of Jarry's pad and over the line at 3:47.

But at 5:02, Jean-Sebastien Dea deflected a shot from Tom Sestito over Peters' shoulder, cutting the Penguins' deficit to one.

Tom Kostopoulos then tied the game, grabbing a puck that deflected off of two posts and slamming it home at 13:59.

In overtime, Kostopoulos took a shot from in close that also banked off of the right post. The puck came right to O'Neill for the put-back at 3:07.

Peters stopped 25 of 31 shots and fell to 13-9-6. Jarry stopped 22 of 27 shots and improved to 14-9-3.

The teams are now even in points (81) and point percentage (.633) at the top of the division.

The Bears head to Allentown for the final time this season for a matchup with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on Wednesday, March 23. Face-off from the PPL Center is set for 7:05 PM. Fans may catch the broadcast beginning at 6:25 PM on the Bears Radio Network of affiliates WQIC-FM 100.1, WTKT-AM 1460, WOYK-AM 1350, via the Capitals Mobile App (Caps Radio 24/7) or the iHeartRadio App (Fox Sports 1460 Harrisburg), and online at CapsRadio247.com or FoxSports1460.com. Fans may watch the games for a small fee at AHLLive.com.

Hershey returns home to face the Albany Devils on Saturday, March 26 at 7:00 PM. Fans are invited to arrive early for a special pre-game ceremony to honor retiring Hershey Bears President/General Manager Doug Yingst.  The first 5,000 fans will receive a commemorative bobblehead figurine featuring Yingst.

Individual tickets are available at the GIANT Center box office, by calling (717) 508-BEAR or online at TicketMaster.com.

NOTES: Chris Bourque added two more assists to maintain the AHL scoring lead (26-42-68)...The Bears scratched LW Paul Carey, RW Kevin Elgestal, RW Dustin Gazley, RW Caleb Herbert, D Mike Moore and D Jonas Siegenthaler...The Penguins scratched D Niclas Andersen, C Tyler Biggs, RW Sahir Gill, RW Ty Loney, D Harrison Ruopp and LW Dominik Uher.

All electronic transmissions and attachments thereto, in any form whatsoever, shall remain at all times the property of Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company. The information contained in or attached to this electronic transmission constitutes confidential information. Any unauthorized disclosure, copying, distribution or dissemination of this information, is strictly prohibited.

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PENGUINS COME BACK TO DEFEAT BEARS IN OVERTIME

Teams Now Tied at Top of Atlantic

HERSHEY, Pa. - Zach Sill and Ryan Stanton opened up a third-period leadfor the Hershey Bears, but the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins scored threeunanswered goals capped off by Will O'Neill's overtime winner in a 6-5 decisionin front of a sold-out crowd of 10,985 at GIANT Center on Sunday evening.

Not many people knew that the Penguins grabbed the game's firstgoal just 1:51 into the contest. But after video review, Kael Mouillierat's lacrosse-style wraparoundfrom behind the Hershey net just clipped the netting under the crossbar behindJustin Peters for the 1-0 advantage.

Hershey answered right back, when Madison Bowey picked up a passfrom Nathan Walker, headed down the slot and ripped a wrist shot under theright arm of Tristan Jarry at 4:09.

The Bears then took the lead when Sean Collins redirected a pointshot from Christian Djoos behind Jarry at 10:05.

In the second, Dustin Jeffrey knotted the score by banging in a puckpoked to him by Adam Krause. Shortly afterward, a brawl ensued behind the Hershey net that gave theBears several power play opportunities. Jakub Vrana put the Bears back in front with a deflection of a shot fromTravis Boyd, cutting through the slot and tipping the puck home at 16:57.

The Bears had a chance to open up a bigger lead with more powerplay time, but Krause would muscle his way to the net with the puck on hisbackhand and lift a shot over Peters at 18:26 for the shorthanded equalizer.

Two quick strikes by Stanton and Sill in a span of 32 secondswould then put the Bears on top 5-3. Stanton's shot beat Jarry short-side at 3:15, while Sill carried thepuck down the left wing and slipped a shot off of Jarry's pad and over the lineat 3:47.

But at 5:02, Jean-Sebastien Dea deflected a shot from Tom Sestitoover Peters' shoulder, cutting the Penguins' deficit to one.

Tom Kostopoulos then tied the game, grabbing a puck that deflectedoff of two posts and slamming it home at 13:59.

In overtime, Kostopoulos took a shot from in close that alsobanked off of the right post. Thepuck came right to O'Neill for the put-back at 3:07.

Peters stopped 25 of 31 shots and fell to 13-9-6. Jarry stopped 22 of 27 shots andimproved to 14-9-3.

The teams are now even in points (81) and point percentage (.633)at the top of the division.

The Bears head to Allentown for the final time this season for amatchup with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on Wednesday, March 23. Face-off from the PPL Center is set for7:05 PM. Fans may catch thebroadcast beginning at 6:25 PM on the Bears Radio Network of affiliates WQIC-FM100.1, WTKT-AM 1460, WOYK-AM 1350, via the Capitals Mobile App (Caps Radio24/7) or the iHeartRadio App (Fox Sports 1460 Harrisburg), and online at CapsRadio247.comor FoxSports1460.com. Fans maywatch the games for a small fee at AHLLive.com.

Hershey returns home to face the Albany Devils on Saturday, March26 at 7:00 PM. Fans are invited toarrive early for a special pre-game ceremony to honor retiring Hershey BearsPresident/General Manager Doug Yingst. The first 5,000 fans will receive a commemorative bobblehead figurinefeaturing Yingst.

Individual tickets are available at the GIANT Center box office,by calling (717) 508-BEAR or online at TicketMaster.com.

NOTES: Chris Bourque added two more assists to maintain the AHLscoring lead (26-42-68)...The Bears scratched LW Paul Carey, RW Kevin Elgestal,RW Dustin Gazley, RW Caleb Herbert, D Mike Moore and D Jonas Siegenthaler...The Penguinsscratched D Niclas Andersen, C Tyler Biggs, RW Sahir Gill, RW Ty Loney, DHarrison Ruopp and LW Dominik Uher. 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false table.MsoNormalTable

PENGUINS COME BACK TO DEFEAT BEARS IN OVERTIME

Teams Now Tied at Top of Atlantic

HERSHEY, Pa. - Zach Sill and Ryan Stanton opened up a third-period leadfor the Hershey Bears, but the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins scored threeunanswered goals capped off by Will O'Neill's overtime winner in a 6-5 decisionin front of a sold-out crowd of 10,985 at GIANT Center on Sunday evening.

Not many people knew that the Penguins grabbed the game's firstgoal just 1:51 into the contest. But after video review, Kael Mouillierat's lacrosse-style wraparoundfrom behind the Hershey net just clipped the netting under the crossbar behindJustin Peters for the 1-0 advantage.

Hershey answered right back, when Madison Bowey picked up a passfrom Nathan Walker, headed down the slot and ripped a wrist shot under theright arm of Tristan Jarry at 4:09.

The Bears then took the lead when Sean Collins redirected a pointshot from Christian Djoos behind Jarry at 10:05.

In the second, Dustin Jeffrey knotted the score by banging in a puckpoked to him by Adam Krause. Shortly afterward, a brawl ensued behind the Hershey net that gave theBears several power play opportunities. Jakub Vrana put the Bears back in front with a deflection of a shot fromTravis Boyd, cutting through the slot and tipping the puck home at 16:57.

The Bears had a chance to open up a bigger lead with more powerplay time, but Krause would muscle his way to the net with the puck on hisbackhand and lift a shot over Peters at 18:26 for the shorthanded equalizer.

Two quick strikes by Stanton and Sill in a span of 32 secondswould then put the Bears on top 5-3. Stanton's shot beat Jarry short-side at 3:15, while Sill carried thepuck down the left wing and slipped a shot off of Jarry's pad and over the lineat 3:47.

But at 5:02, Jean-Sebastien Dea deflected a shot from Tom Sestitoover Peters' shoulder, cutting the Penguins' deficit to one.

Tom Kostopoulos then tied the game, grabbing a puck that deflectedoff of two posts and slamming it home at 13:59.

In overtime, Kostopoulos took a shot from in close that alsobanked off of the right post. Thepuck came right to O'Neill for the put-back at 3:07.

Peters stopped 25 of 31 shots and fell to 13-9-6. Jarry stopped 22 of 27 shots andimproved to 14-9-3.

The teams are now even in points (81) and point percentage (.633)at the top of the division.

The Bears head to Allentown for the final time this season for amatchup with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on Wednesday, March 23. Face-off from the PPL Center is set for7:05 PM. Fans may catch thebroadcast beginning at 6:25 PM on the Bears Radio Network of affiliates WQIC-FM100.1, WTKT-AM 1460, WOYK-AM 1350, via the Capitals Mobile App (Caps Radio24/7) or the iHeartRadio App (Fox Sports 1460 Harrisburg), and online at CapsRadio247.comor FoxSports1460.com. Fans maywatch the games for a small fee at AHLLive.com.

Hershey returns home to face the Albany Devils on Saturday, March26 at 7:00 PM. Fans are invited toarrive early for a special pre-game ceremony to honor retiring Hershey BearsPresident/General Manager Doug Yingst. The first 5,000 fans will receive a commemorative bobblehead figurinefeaturing Yingst.

Individual tickets are available at the GIANT Center box office,by calling (717) 508-BEAR or online at TicketMaster.com.

NOTES: Chris Bourque added two more assists to maintain the AHLscoring lead (26-42-68)...The Bears scratched LW Paul Carey, RW Kevin Elgestal,RW Dustin Gazley, RW Caleb Herbert, D Mike Moore and D Jonas Siegenthaler...The Penguinsscratched D Niclas Andersen, C Tyler Biggs, RW Sahir Gill, RW Ty Loney, DHarrison Ruopp and LW Dominik Uher.

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