Photo: Hartford Wolf Pack
The Hershey Bears defeated the Hartford Wolf Pack, 3-1 in Game 3 of the Atlantic Division Finals on Wednesday night at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut. With the win, the Bears sweep the best-of-five series and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.
The Wolf Pack opened the scoring late in the first period and took a 1-0 halftime lead. The Bears tied the game late in the second half Vincent YorioFirst postseason goal for a 1-1 tie after two periods of play.
The Bears took their first lead of the night early in the final frame Lucas JohansenFirst goal since October 28th and made it 3-1 just after three minutes Jarrett BailonThe second goal of the postseason. This will be the final.
Lined up
Hunter Shepard (5-1-0, 1.82 GAA, .925 sv%) gets the start between the pipes for the visiting Bears. Luis Domingo (0-0-0, 0.00 GAA, .000 sv%) Got the start in goal for the Wolf Pack. 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
Gabriel Carlson – Dylan McElrath
Lukas Johansen – Vincent Yorio
Jake Massey – Logan Day
Hunter Shepard
Zack Focale
scratchesMike Sgarbosa (injury), Aaron Ness (injury), Shane Gerisic, Bobby Nardella, Henrik Rybinski, Matt Strom, Julian Napravnik, Bogdan Treniev, Ludwig Pearson, Drew Krebs, Aleksandr Suzdalev.
The first period
The Bears and Wolf Pack skated to a scoreless tie in the first half of the first half, with Hartford leading on shots 7-3 at the halfway point.
Beck Mallenstein He will leave the game after catching a face disc near the nidway point of the opening passage. Will return later in the period.
Beck Mallenstein holds a tablet to his face. Head to the room for repairs. #HBH # the capper pic.twitter.com/1mPRdx7aXE
– Capitals Horizons (@jon_m_sorensen) May 17, 2023
The Wolf Pack opened the scoring with a goal from Turner Elson (2) At 17:40 of the first period. Ryan Carpenter (3) f Anton Blade (5) He had goblins.
Turk with sniping 🎯 pic.twitter.com/HLUqWGoCQU
– x – Hartford Wolf Pack (WolfPackAHL) May 17, 2023
The first half ended with the Wolf Pack winning 1-0. Hartford led in shooting, 13-4.
The second period
The Bears tied the game late in the second half with a bunt by Vincent Yorio (1) At 15:05. Mike Vecion (1) f Henrik Borgstrom (2) He had assistants.
Vinny Yorio Snipes for a 1-1 draw. It is Leorio’s first tally in the post-season. #HBH # the capper pic.twitter.com/UzqFOBA7hg
– Capitals Horizons (@jon_m_sorensen) May 18, 2023
That will be in the second period. The Wolf Pack led in shots 10-6 in the second half and 23-10 in the second half.
Third period
The Bears took the lead for the first time of the night Lucas JohansenThe first goal of the postseason. Mike Veccione got the only assist, making a great feed from behind the goal to set up the tally.
Mike Vecchione found the running back Lucas Johansen to give the Bears a 2-1 lead early in the third period. It’s Lugo’s first goal since October 28th. Cheat bears have both tonight. #HBH # the capper pic.twitter.com/bKih1X9XaP
– Capitals Horizons (@jon_m_sorensen) May 18, 2023
The Bears quickly made it 3-1 Jarrett BailonSecond goal of the postseason at 7:25. Connor McMichael (1) f Joe Snelly (6) His passes.
Come back, Jojo!
🍎 old man pic.twitter.com/M4hLqKFcSD
– Hershey’s Bears (@TheHersheyBears) May 18, 2023
The Bears would go on to win a 3-1 and 3-0 series sweep.
The Bears will face the Rochester Americans (the two oldest teams in the AHL) in the Eastern Conference Finals (2-2-1-1-1) starting Tuesday in Hershey.
Now, just eight wins separate the Bears from their 12th Calder Cup.
Carpentry
- AHL Box Points
- Attendance: 4,596
- The Bears were 4-for-4 on the penalty shootout.
- Hartford led in shooting, 34-16.
- Hunter Shepard stopped 33 of 34 with a 0.971 game save percentage.
- The game stars: 1) Hunter Shepherd, 2) Mike Vecchione and 3) Turner Elson.