The latest edition of the Keystone State rivalry begins with a win for the Penguins | TheAHL.com
Starting the ninth all-time Calder Cup Playoff series between the intramural rivals, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton held on for a 4-2 victory over Hershey in Game 1 of the teams’ Atlantic Division semifinals at Mohegan Arena on Thursday night.
The Penguins will take a 1-0 lead in the first of five in Game 2 on Saturday night.
Atley Calvert, Aidan McDonough again Owen Pickering goal when Wilkes-Barre/Scranton built a 3-0 lead midway through the second half.
The bears are back in the game as Ilya Protas got 10:48 in the second, too Henrik Rybinski reduced the deficit to 3-2 just 1:09 into the third.
Avery Hayes scored an empty-netter with 54.1 seconds left to win as the Penguins snapped a seven-game losing streak after the 2022 season. It was Hayes’ eighth goal in eight games against Hershey this season.
Former Bears quarterback Alexander Alexeyev registered two assists for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Sergei Murashov made 31 saves in his first career Calder Cup Playoff victory.
Clay Stevenson (2-1) turned away 27 of Hershey’s 30 shots.
(Wilkes-Barre/Scranton leads 1-0)
Game 1 – Thursday, April 30 – WB/SCRANTON 4, Hershey 2
Game 2 – Sat., May 2 – Hershey at WB/Scranton, 6:05
Game 3 – Tue., May 5 – WB/Scranton at Hershey, 7:00
*Game 4 – Thursday, May 7 – WB/Scranton at Hershey, 7:00
*Game 5 – Sat., May 9 – Hershey at WB/Scranton, 6:05
*if necessary… All times in Mpumalanga
