Bears Start Thanksgiving Trip with 2-1 Win in Springfield
Connor McMichael and Mason Morelli scored, and Hunter Shepard turned in a highlight-worthy performance as the Hershey Bears (10-4-2-0) began a three-game road trip with a 2-1 victory over the the Springfield Thunderbirds (7-7-0-3) on Wednesday night at MassMutual Center. Despite a pair of early penalties in the first period, the Bears managed to out-shoot the Thunderbirds by an 8-7 margin in the opening frame, but goaltenders Shepard and Joel Hofer kept the game at 0-0 through the first 20 minutes of play. In the third period, Shepard prevented a go-ahead score at 5:26 with a diving glove save on Greg Printz to keep the score level. The Thunderbirds attempted to even the score late, but the Bears held off the 6-on-5 attempt by Springfield with Hofer pulled. The Bears were 0-for-2 on the power play, while the Thunderbirds were 0-for-5 with the man advantage....
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