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The Hershey Bears fell to the Hartford Wolf Pack, 5-3 Saturday night at the Giant Center in Hershey. Garrett Roe scored his fourth goal of the season in the first period, Jimmy Huntington scored and Henrik Rybinski added his second goal in as many games in the middle frame, but that would be it for the Bears, as the Wolf Pack would rally with four unanswered goals for the win. The loss drops the Bears record to 28-7-0 on the season and ends a nine-game winning streak.
LINEUP
Clay Stevenson (13-4-0-5, 1.65 GAA, .939 sv%) got the start between the pipes for the Bears. Louis Domingue (9-5-3-2, 2.44 GAA, .913 sv%) got the start in goal for the visiting Wolf Pack. The forward lines and defensive pairs for the Bears:
Joe Snively – Mike Sgarbossa – Ethen Frank
Alex Limoges – Jimmy Huntington – Pierrick Dube
Ivan Miroshnichenko – Garrett Roe – Mike Vecchione
Matthew Strome – Riley Sutter – Henrik Rybinski
Aaron Ness – Dylan McIlrath
Lucas Johansen – Vincent Iorio
Hardy Haman Aktell – Chase Priskie
Clay Stevenson
Mitch Gibson
Healthy Scratches: Bogdan Trineyev, Logan Day, Jake Massie, Ryan Hofer and Dmitri Osipov.
1ST PERIOD
Hartford opened the scoring with a power play tally from Jake Leschyshyn (2) at 11:30 of the first period. Alex Belzile (16) and Mac Hollowell (24) had the helpers.
the first strike in Hershey ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/G6MKROO1hT
— Hartford Wolf Pack (@WolfPackAHL) January 7, 2024
The Bears answered late in the frame with a deflected goal from Garrett Roe (4) at 17:58 of the opening stanza. Ivan Miroshnichenko (8) and Aaron Ness (11) had the helpers.
Roesy’s got his fourth of the season on the redirect!
🍎Ness https://t.co/9VZA3ewp0s pic.twitter.com/xrA9p86ph3
— Hershey Bears (@TheHersheyBears) January 7, 2024
The game remained 1-1 at the first intermission. Shots on goal were also tied, 10-10. Hartford was 1 for 2 and Hershey 0 for 2 on the power play after 20 minutes.
2ND PERIOD
The Bears took their first lead of the night on a power play goal from Jimmy Huntington (7) just 1:37 into the second period. Mike Vecchione (9) and Garrett Roe (9) had the assists.
Jimmy on the doorstep knocks in his seventh of the season!
🍎Vecchione
🍏Roe https://t.co/BqCCZYSVxX pic.twitter.com/vAw2vEdt9R— Hershey Bears (@TheHersheyBears) January 7, 2024
The Bears quickly made it 3-1 less than a minute later on Henrik Rybinski‘s second goal of the season at 2:16. Riley Sutter (9) and Alex Limoges (18) had the helpers.
“O-M-G 😱”
– Bears color analyst Mitch Lamoureux
Yeah, what do we think about @SportsCenter Top 10 for this Henrik Rybinski goal?
🍎Sutter
🍏Limoges https://t.co/Y0WflZ6Bn2 pic.twitter.com/k5HQel3icH— Hershey Bears (@TheHersheyBears) January 7, 2024
The Wolf Pack closed the gap to a goal with a snipe from Matthew Robertson (2) at 12:33 of the middle frame. Karl Henriksson (3) and Adam Sykora (9) had the helpers.
Robo’s second of the season ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/r2FnWOqMnx
— Hartford Wolf Pack (@WolfPackAHL) January 7, 2024
The Wolf Pack tied the game late in the second period with a strike from Connor Mackey (2) at 16:57. Bobby Trivigno (7) and Turner Elson (3) had the assists.
MAC ATTACK to tie us up pic.twitter.com/iRDdM17Egq
— Hartford Wolf Pack (@WolfPackAHL) January 7, 2024
The second period expired with the game remaining tied 3-3. Hartford led in shots 11-10 in the second period and 21-10 after two periods. The Wolf Pack were 1 for 2 and Hershey 1 for 3 on the power play after 40 minutes of play.
3rd PERIOD
The Wolf Pack regained the lead just 43 seconds into the final frame. Brett Berard (10) notched the go ahead tally. Alex Belzile (17) had the lone assist.
the fastest goal to start a period on the road ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/RLcLEoEO2r
— Hartford Wolf Pack (@WolfPackAHL) January 7, 2024
Hartford added an empty net goal for the 5-3 win.