As they often have this season, the Checkers found the scoreboard first thanks to a power-play snipe from Cale Fleury in the early minutes of the contest. The visitors would cling to that advantage for the next stretch of game, and even when the Bears broke through halfway into the middle frame the Checkers almost immediately responded with a Gustav Olofsson tally to push back ahead 2-1.
That lead wouldn’t last, however. Mike Sgarbossa would punch one in to even things up before the second intermission, and the Hershey rally was activated. The Bears would capitalize on a man advantage early in the third to claim their first lead of the night, and the home squad would buckle down from there.This one starts with a point blast from forward Zac Dalpe and ends with a knocked-in rebound from defenseman Gustav Olofsson. Just how they drew it up pic.twitter.com/lumFOQZzev
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The Checkers would make a substantial push, outshooting Hershey in the final frame and creating a slew of chances down the stretch, but Pheonix Copley and the Bears remained composed and rode things out - with a long-distance empty netter cementing the outcome.
