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Penguins Fall Short in Breathtaking Showdown with Bears

April 10, 2016 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins News Release


WILKES-BARRE, Pa. - The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and Hershey Bears combined for one of the most back-and-forth third periods a hockey fan could ever see, but the Penguins fell to their Atlantic Division rival in the end, 5-3, at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza on Sunday evening.

Penguins defenseman Will O'Neill led his team's valiant rally attempts by assisting on all three of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's goals in the contest, establishing new career highs for single season assists (41) and points (49).

Ryan Bourque took a saucer pass from Jakub Vrána and rifled it into the Penguins' net at 5:10 for the contest's first goal and Bourque's first tally since being traded to Hershey on Feb. 28.

Just after Wilkes-Barre/Scranton killed off back-to-back-to-back penalties, Garrett Mitchell's sharp angle try found its way in, giving Hershey a 2-0 lead with at 11:39 of the second period.

With time ticking down in the middle frame, Kael Mouillierat tipped in a power play goal with 7.1 seconds left in the second period, cutting Hershey's lead in half, 2-1.

The third period turned out to be one for the ages, as the two squads combined for five goals in the final 6:42 of gameplay.

Dominik Simon - fresh off of a two-goal performance the night before against Hershey - snuck a backhand shot past Justin Peters at 13:13, tying the game, 2-2.

A minute and one second later, Mitchell scored his second of the game, reestablishing the Bears' one-goal lead. Eighty-eight seconds after that, Carter Rowney blasted home a power play goal for another equalizer, knotting the score at 3-3.

Chandler Stephenson got open on the back door and put it in the back of the Penguins' net 1:27 after Rowney's goal for the eventual game-winner.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton tried to find another tying goal with the goalie pulled in favor on an extra attacker. Simon struck iron on a shot to the left of Peters, but would not go in. Chris Bourque eventually scored an empty netter with 32 seconds left in regulation to seal the victory for Hershey, 5-3.

Casey DeSmith, who appeared between the pipes for the Penguins for the first time since Jan. 3, recorded 18 saves on 22 shots. Peters finished the evening with 33 saves.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's next game is Friday, Apr. 15 at PPL Center against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. Puck drop between the Penguins and Phantoms is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.

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