The Hershey Bears rallied from a 3-1 deficit to defeat the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 4-3 in overtime Friday night at GIANT Center. Josh Dunne scored the game-winning goal at 3:30 of overtime in the 300th regular-season meeting between the clubs.
Hershey improved to 9-6-0-0, while Wilkes-Barre/Scranton moved to 7-5-2-0. The Bears also improved to 1-1-0-0 in the season series and 154-105-4-26-11 all time against the Penguins.
Hershey Bears Complete Three-Goal Comeback
Hugh McGing gave Wilkes-Barre/Scranton a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal at 10:25. Lynden Lakovic tied the game at 14:59 with his fourth goal of the season, assisted by Theodor Niederbach and Jonny Brodzinski.
Harrison Brunicke put the Penguins back in front with a second-period goal. Avery Hayes then scored shorthanded at 2:14 of the third period to extend Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s lead to 3-1.
Spencer Smallman cut the deficit to 3-2 at 7:07 of the third period with his fourth goal of the season. Andrew Cristall and Theodor Niederbach assisted on the play, and Louie Belpedio tied the game at 13:01 after a faceoff win by Josh Dunne.
Josh Dunne Delivers in Overtime
Spencer Smallman won a defensive-zone faceoff in overtime and poked the puck ahead. Taylor Gauthier raced out to play it into open ice, but Dunne recovered the puck and fired it into an open net at 3:30.
The goal was Dunne’s third game-winning goal of the season for Hershey. Cal Petersen made 26 saves for his fifth win of the season, while Gauthier stopped 43 of Hershey’s 47 shots.
Hershey Bears Control Shot and Special-Teams Totals
Hershey established a season high with 47 shots, compared with 29 for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. The Bears went 0-for-6 on the power play, while the Penguins went 1-for-3.
The Hershey Bears are scheduled to host the Charlotte Checkers on Sunday, Nov. 15, at 3 p.m. at GIANT Center for Belco Kids Night, Mascot Mania and Bears Brunch. The first 3,000 fans 15 and under in attendance are scheduled to receive a Coco knit hat courtesy of Belco.
Maryland Sports Blog Take
The Hershey Bears overcame a two-goal deficit by scoring three times after Avery Hayes’ shorthanded goal. The 47-shot effort and Josh Dunne’s overtime finish completed the comeback in the clubs’ 300th regular-season meeting.
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