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Hershey Bears made a drop Coachella Valley Firebirds, 5-4 (OT) in Game 3 of the Calder Cup Finals on Tuesday night at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania. With the Bears win, the Firebirds now lead the best-of-seven series, two games to one.
The Bears opened the scoring in Game 3, eg Ethan Frank He hit his first postseason tally early in the first period. The tally ended the Bears’ postseason scoring drought this year and ended the Bears’ streak of 235:42 of playing time in the Calder Cup Finals without a score, dating back to the second period of Game 3 of the 2016 Finals against the Lake Erie Monsters. The Firebirds responded with their own power play goal before the end of the period with the score tied at 1-1 after 20 minutes of play.
It took the Bears just 65 seconds to regain the lead in the middle frame. Joe Snelly He scored his first goal since April 29 to make it 2-1. The Bears added a late power play goal from Anas himself to lead 3-1 going into the second break.
The Firebirds closed the gap to 3-2 early in the final frame, but this time the Bears would answer immediately less than a minute later. Jarrett Bailon He scored his third goal of the postseason to make it 4-2 midway through the period. But Coachella Valley will spread. They added a late power play goal to make it 4-3 and scored a 6-on-5 tie-breaker with 50 seconds left in regulation, sending the game into overtime.
Riley Sutter won it in overtime.
Lined up
Hunter Shepard (10-5, 2.22 GAA, .915 sv%) Got the start between the pipes for the Bears. Joey Dacord (14-7, 2.15 GAA, .930 sv%) Got the start in goal for the visiting Firebirds. Bears front lines and defensive pairs:
Mike Veccione – Henrik Borgstrom – Ethene Frank
Joe Sinville – Connor McMichael – Garrett Bailon
Alexi Brotas – Hendrix Lapierre – Sam Anas
Beck Mallenstein – Riley Sutter – Mason Morelli
Aaron Ness – Logan Day
Gabriel Carlson – Dylan McElrath
Lukas Johansen – Vincent Yorio
Hunter Shepard
Zack Focale
scratchesMike Sgarbosa (injury), Bobby Nardella, Jake Massey, Shane Jersic, Henrik Rybinski, Matt Strom, Julian Napravnik, Bogdan Treniev, Ludwig Pearson, Drew Krebs, Aleksandr Suzdalev.
The first period
The Bears and Firebirds both split offensive zone timing early, with the Firebirds leading on shots, 6-2 at the halfway point of the opening segment. The Bears’ passing was somewhat disjointed for the majority of the period, eventually derailing a number of potential runs.
The Bears were given their first power play of the game with 7:38 left in the period, and finally holed the leads. Ethan Frank (1) He hit his first goal of the postseason at 13:24, giving the Bears their first lead of the series. Anas himself (8) f Logan day (7) He had assistants.
sincere. the. tank! Drought is over. The Bears took a 1-0 lead on a powerful goal by Ethene Frank, his first goal of the postseason. #HBH # the capper pic.twitter.com/jDTaYRwnZ3
– Capitals Horizons (@jon_m_sorensen) June 13, 2023
But the Firebirds would go on to their first play with less than three minutes left in the period, and they, too, would take advantage. Brogan Rafferty (2) The tie-breaker was placed at 18:39 of the period. Jimmy Debt (3) f Cameron Hughes (19) His passes.
TIED 1–1 pic.twitter.com/Qz3bH17L1F
– x – Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) June 13, 2023
The first half ended with a 1-1 tie. Coachella Valley doubled the Bears in strikeouts, 10-5. Both teams were 1 on 1 on power play for the first 20 minutes.
second period
The Bears wasted little time regaining the lead early in the middle frame. Joe Snelly (2) He finished off a great penalty kick with Jarrett Bailon to make it 2-1 at 1:05 of the second period. Jarrett Bailon (6) f Conor McMichael (4) He had assistants.
Joe Snipley! It can hang too! Garrett Bailon and Joe Snelley with a pretty relaxed style put the Bears up 2-1 early in the midfield. # Peel #HBH # the capper pic.twitter.com/gwJTwgzKpt
– Capitals Horizons (@jon_m_sorensen) June 14, 2023
The Bears returned to the power play with 12:48 and 8:14 remaining in the second period, but they were unable to take any of the man advantage.
The Bears went into a third power play late in the second period and this time the Bears running unit was up to the task. Anas himself (4) The Bears scored the third goal at 17:18 of the second half. Jarrett Bailon (6) f Conor McMichael (4) His passes.
Sam Anas picks up a loose puck from an attempted shot in the powerplay, curls up the middle and waits until the defender becomes a screen and blocks one past Daccord.
3-1 Hershey pic.twitter.com/LgGkX0r7k3
– The Calder Farmstead: AHL Podcast (@CalderFarmstead) June 14, 2023
The Bears took a 3-1 lead at the end of the second period. The Bears led in shooting, 12-5 in the second half and 17-15 after 40 minutes of play. Hershey was 2-for-3 and Coachella Valley 1-for-1 on the power play after 40 minutes.
Third period
The Firebirds closed the gap early in the final frame. Karsen Twarinski (5) He made it 3-2 at 6:33 of the third period. Shane Wright (6) He has the only help.
Here is a look at Goal T 🔥 pic.twitter.com/MlQlP7bfZw
– x – Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) June 14, 2023
But this time the Bears answered right back. Jarrett Bailon (3) He scored less than a minute later at 7:21 to make it 4-2, seemingly giving the Bears much-needed breathing space. Logan day (8) He has the only help.
Peels finds his way through the traffic for our fourth night! pic.twitter.com/8JyF3QjKYm
– Hershey’s Bears (@TheHersheyBears) June 14, 2023
But the Firebirds will congregate. They closed the gap by one goal with a power play tally from Cameron Hughes (2) With 4:34 left in the system. Ricker Evans (18) and Brogan Rafferty (7) He had assistants.
The Firebirds completed the comeback with a 6-on-5 goal with 50 seconds left in regulation. Cameron Hughes (3) scored a draw with the help of a Ugly bird (21), Andrew Poturalsky (6).
HUUUUUUUUGHES!!!!! pic.twitter.com/rWhHs5Tnou
– x – Coachella Valley Firebirds (@Firebirds) June 14, 2023
The game will go into overtime.
over time
Riley Sutter won it for the Bears in overtime.
Riley Sutter wins it on the OT! We have a series! #HBH # the capper pic.twitter.com/kr3E7qBdXG
– Capitals Horizons (@jon_m_sorensen) June 14, 2023
Game four is on Thursday at the Giant Center in Hershey. Puck Drop is set for 7 PM ET.
Carpentry
- AHL Box Points
- Attendance: 10,580
- Coachella Valley led in shots, 37-30.
- Hunter Shepard stopped 33 of 37 shots taken with an 891-game save percentage.
- Hershey was 2 for 4 and Coachella Valley was 2 for 3 on the power play.
- With Saturday’s crowd, a fourth straight sellout, the Firebirds’ postseason attendance number reached 117,879 fans. This is it The most in American hockey history League, passes the 2009 Manitoba Moose which saw 116,095 fans drive through their gates.
# the capper Copper at home. Freshman Coach Spencer Carberry, Ole Kolzig, Assistant GM Ross Mahoney, Caps Video Coach Brett Leonhardt, Video Coordinator Brett Emily Engel-Natzky, South Carolina State President Rob Conconnon. pic.twitter.com/NAENwpXs6u
– Capitals Horizons (@jon_m_sorensen) June 14, 2023