The Hershey Bears defeated the Rochester Americans 3-2 on Oct. 29, 2026, at Blue Cross Arena to open their first road trip of the season. The victory improved Hershey to 6-2-0-0, while Rochester fell to 4-4-0-1.
Lynden Lakovic Leads Hershey Bears Offense
Lynden Lakovic opened the scoring at 13:54 of the first period with his third goal this season, extending his point streak to five games. He later assisted on Hershey’s next two goals, totaling seven points during the streak, including three goals and four assists. His two assists contributed to Hershey’s fastest two-goal sequence of the season.
Louie Belpedio Scores Game-Winner
Peter Sikora made it 2-0 at 2:32 of the second period when he scored his second goal this season on a pass from Lakovic. Joey Anderson assisted on the play, extending his point streak to four games, during which he has recorded three goals and two assists. Louie Belpedio scored 24 seconds later at 2:56 to give the Hershey Bears a three-goal lead. It was Belpedio’s first goal this season and stood as the game-winning goal. The goal came during Belpedio’s 500th professional game, including 484 AHL games and 16 NHL games.
Cal Petersen Protects Hershey Bears Lead
Cal Petersen made 20 saves on 22 shots in his first career game against Rochester, extending his win streak to four games. Since Oct. 10 against Texas, Petersen has made 91 saves on 99 shots. Matthew Villalta stopped 19 of 22 shots for the Americans. The teams finished even at 22 shots apiece. Hershey went 0-for-2 on the power play compared with Rochester’s 0-for-5 mark.
Hershey Bears Continue Road Trip
The game marked the 70th anniversary of Hershey and Rochester’s inaugural meeting. Hershey improved to 225-190-53-3-2 all time against the Americans. Hershey visits the Toronto Marlies on Friday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m. at Coca-Cola Coliseum. The Bears return home Sunday, Nov. 1, at 5 p.m. to host the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins at GIANT Center for Hockey Fights Cancer Night, presented by Penn State Health.
Fans attending the Nov. 1 game will receive a Hockey Fights Cancer rally towel presented by Penn State Health. Hershey players will wear specialty Hockey Fights Cancer jerseys, which will be auctioned after the game.
Maryland Sports Blog Take
The Hershey Bears received key contributions from Lakovic, Belpedio and Petersen in the road-trip opener. Lakovic produced three points during his point streak, Belpedio scored the game-winner during his 500th professional game, and Petersen stopped 20 shots. Hershey improved to 6-2-0-0 and will next face the Toronto Marlies before returning home to play the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
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