Whale Come Back to Defeat Bears
Published on November 29, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Hershey Bears News Release
HARTFORD, Conn. - Two late third-period goals by the Connecticut Whale erased a 2-2 deadlock and sent the hosts to a 4-2 win over the HERSHEY BEARS on Tuesday night at XL Center Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
The BEARS got on the board first with a power-play strike from Chris Bourque. Just after a two-man advantage expired and on the first part of a Connecticut double-minor penalty, Bourque collected a pass in the slot from Keith Aucoin and fired a slap shot that was blocked by goaltender Chad Johnson. But the puck rolled over and down his back and into the net, to give the BEARS a 1-0 advantage at 12:03.
The Whale answered right back when Mats Zuccarello finished off a two-on-one rush with Jonathan Audy-Marchessault at 14:01. Zuccarello cut down the left wing and placed a wrist shot inside the left post behind Braden Holtby to tie the score 1-1.
With a quick-moving second period ticking by, a BEARS attempt to clear the puck off the right boards deflected directly to Whale forward Aaron Voros, who took a snap shot that banked in off the right post and past Holtby at 14:20, giving the Whale their first lead of the night.
Down 2-1 in the third, the BEARS tied the game just after a power play expired when Aucoin's pass from the right circle deflected past Johnson off of the stick of Graham Mink at 10:49. But the hosts wiped out the tying goal when Pavel Valentenko fired a low slap shot through traffic that eluded Holtby at 15:56. Chris McKelvie iced the win with an empty-netter at 18:44.
The BEARS finished the night 1-for-4 on the power play and 2-for-2 on the penalty kill.
Holtby stopped 19 shots but took the loss, falling to 5-5-1 on the season. Johnson improved to 6-3-2 with 26 saves on 28 shots.
The loss drops the BEARS to 9-6-3-2 on the season.
HERSHEY will hit the road for a 7:00 PM faceoff against the Connecticut Whale on Tuesday, November 29. The team returns home next Saturday, December 2 to face the Portland Pirates at 7:00 PM. Individual tickets for this and all regular-season home games are on sale now by calling (717) 508-BEAR, or by visiting ticketmaster.com.
HERSHEY BEARS season ticket plans are also on sale now by calling (717) 508-BEAR, with many different flexible plans still available. Season ticket plans start as low as $160.
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