PHOTOS: Bears Take Extra Point in Shootout Against Penguins
HERSHEY, PA – Stan Galiev celebrates his third period goal during Hershey’s 2-1 shootout win against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Wednesday night (Kyle Mace – Chocolate Hockey)
As the turkey heats up in the oven for Thanksgiving tomorrow, the Hershey Bears – Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins rivalry is heating up with each meeting this season. Coming into this evening’s game, the Bears have won seven straight against the Penguins at Giant Center. Hershey was looking to make that eight straight with the traditional Thanksgiving eve game.
It took 48 minutes for someone to find the back of the net, when Stan Galiev scored his second goal of the season to give the Bears a 1-0 lead. As time was winding down, Wilkes-Barre would pull their goalie and tie the game up at 1-1 with under a minute remaining. This one would go to a shootout, with Dustin Gazley and Chris Brown scoring, as Philipp Grubauer made three saves to give Hershey the 2-1 win.
Philipp Grubauer makes a save on Josh Archibald in the second period
Nathan Walker drops the gloves with Archibald
Walker throws a punch at Archibald
Bobby Farnham tries to talk his way out of timeout
Chris Conner falls in front of the net
Conner celebrates Galiev’s goal
Partyyyyyy
Wilkes-Barre scores with 51 seconds left
Happy Pens
Sad Casey
“WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE TURKEY WON’T BE FINISHED?!!?”
Gazley scores in the shootout
Dea ties the SO up
Chris Brown scores to give the Bears the lead
Grubauer makes the save
DAAAAA BEARS WIN