Game 4: Hershey Bears at Lehigh Valley Phantoms
Venue: PPL Center
Date: Friday, May 9
Time: 7:05 pm EDT
TV: FLO Sports
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Hershey Bears News & Notes:
Hershey is now on the verge of elimination after dropping the last two games. They jumped out to an early 1-0 series lead, but now things have shifted. The Bears are averaging two goals per game while allowing 2.3 goals per game. Hunter Shepard is posting a 2.42 goals-against average and a .896 save percentage. He stopped 22 of the 26 shots he faced in Sunday’s loss.
Lehigh Valley Phantoms News & Notes:
Lehigh Valley has taken control of the series and, with a win tonight at home, advances to the division finals, but a loss forces a winner-take-all game five in Hershey. The Phantoms in the Calder Cup Playoffs are averaging three goals per game while allowing two goals per game. Parker Gahagen is posting a 2.00 goals-against average and a .929 save percentage. He stopped 15 of the 17 shots on Sunday. Cal Petersen replaced him, and he stopped all 15 shots he faced.
Hershey Bears Projected Lines
Vecchione-Sgarbossa-Dube
Limoges-Lapierre-Smallman
Miroshnichenko-Philp-Trineyev
Smith-Sutter-Strome
Ness-Iorio
Massie-Priskie
McDonald-Perrott
Shepard
Gibson
Lehigh Valley Phantom Projected Lines
Lyckselll-Gaucher-Widsom
Grebenkin-Abols-Richard
Wilson-Luchanko-Bump
Eklind-Desnoyers-Smith
McDonald-Belpedio
Andrae-Samson
Ginning-Grans
Gahagen
Petersen
Players To Watch:
Hershey Bears
Alex Limoges leads the Bears in points and assists with three points and two assists. Six different Herhsey players have a goal. Jon McDonald and Bogdan Trineyev lead the Bears in plus/minus as both are plus-two.
Lehigh Valley Phantoms
Anthony Richard leads the Phantoms in points and goals, he has six points and three goals. Jett Luchanko leads in assists with five. Zayde Wisdom leads the team in plus/minus as he is a plus-six.
Next Game
Game 5: Sunday, May 11 at Giant Center (If Necessary)
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