HERSHEY, Pa. – The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins misplaced to the Hershey Bears in extra time, 3-2, on Saturday night time at Big Heart.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (17-8-2-0) stayed in lockstep with Hershey for many of the night time, as neither staff led by multiple objective at any level. The Bears’ Ethen Frank in the end cashed in for the game-winner 75 seconds into the sudden-death interval.
Frank scored his league-leading 20th objective of the season in model, slicing unfastened for a breakaway after which changing a slick backhand transfer early in extra time.
Hershey tallied first, receiving a late, first-period strike from Mike Sgarbossa whereas the 2 groups had been skating at four-on-four.
The Penguins bought on the board when Avery Hayes swept a unfastened puck throughout the objective line at 8:36 of the center body.
The Bears went again on prime at 2:34 of the third interval because of Pierrick Dubé. Nonetheless, Ville Koivunen turned an incredible particular person effort right into a tying tally 9 minutes later.
Penguins goalie Joel Blomqvist and Bears netminder Hunter Shepard each made their fair proportion of jaw-dropping saves all through the competition, however ultimately, Shepard made one additional save in OT to assist his staff emerge with the win. Blomqvist posted 28 saves, whereas Shepard was credited with 23 stops.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s subsequent dwelling sport is on Friday, Jan. 3, because the staff will attempt to ring within the New Yr with a win over the Charlotte Checkers. The staff’s first sport of 2025 marks one other WBRE 28 / WYOU 22 Fan Friday. Choose draft beers might be on sale for $2 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. courtesy of Coors Gentle, and two Penguins gamers might be signing postgame autographs offered by Northeast Music Heart.
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