

Mike Vecchione opened the postseason scoring for Hershey at 14:12 of the first period when he redirected a shot from Mike Sgarbossa past Mack Guzda Gabriel Carlsson collected a secondary assist.Īliaksei Protas netted his first career tally in the Calder Cup Playoffs at 16:43 when he beat Guzda upstairs with a shot from the right circle Hendrix Lapierre and Sam Anas assisted on the goal. Hershey leads the best-of-five series, 1-0.

Continue to check for the latest updates on the 2023 Calder Cup Playoffs, including games, dates, times, and ticket information.A first-round bye did not appear to slow the Hershey Bears (1-0), as the Chocolate and White began their run in the 2023 Calder Cup Playoffs with a 5-2 decision against the Charlotte Checkers (2-2) in Game 1 of the Atlantic Division Semifinals on Friday night at Bojangles’ Coliseum. The Bears’ 2023 playoffs, presented by Penn State Health, continues when the Chocolate and White take the ice for Game 4 on Thursday, May 4 at 7 p.m., as Hershey looks to close out the series and advance to the Atlantic Division Finals. Hershey was 0-for-5 on the power play while Charlotte went 0-for-1. Shepard went 18-of-20 Guzda went 21-for-22 in the loss.

Shots finished 22-20 in favor of the Bears. Hershey’s lead in the best-of-five series is now 2-1.įollowing a 0-0 first period, Sam Anas scored at 2:06 of the second frame when Dylan McIlrath broke up a Charlotte entry into the Hershey zone and Anas scooped up the loose puck, raced up the right side, and beat Mack Guzda to the high glove for his second of the postseason to give Hershey a 1-0 lead.Ĭory Conacher tied it for the Checkers on a breakaway tally at 13:24.Īleksi Heponiemi then scored the eventual game-winner for Charlotte on a near-identical opportunity at 17:53 to give the Checkers a 2-1 lead. The Hershey Bears (2-1) were prevented from sweeping their series with the Charlotte Checkers (3-3) following a 2-1 defeat in Game 3 of the Atlantic Division Semifinals on Wednesday night at GIANT Center.
