Game Location: Amica Mutual Pavilion, Providence, RI Announcer: Austin Rook Hello and welcome to another edition of ‘Live-Blogging Shish on Professional Ice Hockey’. Tonight, it is the Hershey Bears (Washington Capitals AHL Affiliate) & the Providence Bruins (Boston Bruins Affiliate). Here are the scenarios for tonight’s contest. A regulation win will put the victor in the lead for the Atlantic Division. A Bruin (40-16-8-2, 90 points) Overtime or Shootout victory and they will tie the Bears (41-16-5-4, 91 points) for the Atlantic Division lead, with 5 games left for both teams. Head-to-Head it has been all Bruins. As they have won 5 out of 6 games against the Chocolate. This game is more important for Hershey to extend their lead on Providence. The Hershey Bears are led by Ethen Frank in goal scoring. While Mike Sgarbossa leads Hershey in points. As for the Bruins, they are led by Georgii Merkulov in scoring. It is the Hershey Bears and Providence Bruins, whoever wins in regulation takes the lead in the Atlantic Division. The Game will begin shortly. Possible Starting Lineups: Hershey Bears: Forwards: Gersich, Malenstyn, Sutter Defense: Ness, Day Goalkepper: Hunter Shepard Providence Bruins: Forwards: Wagner, Beecher, Koppanen Defense: Callahan, Didier Goalkepper: Kyle Keyser. Bears are in their chocolate and white uniforms. While the Bruins are in their black and gold uniforms.
1st Period: 20:00: Bears win faceoff, center ice. Hershey to defend the left net. While the Bruins to attack the right net. 19:52: Bears win faceoff. Right Circle of Hershey's Zone. 19:19: Asselin's shot saved by Shepard. 18:25: Bruins win faceoff. Right Circle of Hershey's Zone. 18:16: Wagner's shot saved by Shepard. 18:16: Bruins win faceoff. Left Circle of Hershey's Zone. 17:54: McMichael's shot saved by Keyser. 17:54: Bruins win faceoff. Right Circle of Providence's Zone. 17:40: McLaughlin's shot saved by Shepard. 16:27: GOAL: Shane Bowers scored a goal, for the Bruins. HER 0, PRO 1 16:27: Bruins win faceoff, center ice. 16:08: Bruins win faceoff. Left Red Dot of Hershey's Blue Line. 15:56: Bears win faceoff. Right Red Dot of Hershey's Blue Line. 15:13: Lettieri's shot saved by Shepard. 15:13: PENALTY: Dylan McIlrath called 2-minutes for roughing. Bruins Power Play. 15:13: Bruins win faceoff. Right Circle of Hershey's Zone. 13:13: Bears return to full strength. 12:01: Ahcan's shot saved by Shepard. 11:21: Media Timeout #1: HER 0, PRO 1 11:21: Bruins win the draw. Right Circle of Hershey's Zone. 10:47: Lysell's shot saved by Shepard. 10:24: Bruins win faceoff. Left Circle of Hershey's Zone. 9:38: Bruins called for icing. 9:38: Bears win faceoff. Right Circle of Providence's Zone. 9:30: Iorio's shot saved by Keyser. 8:43: Bears win faceoff. Right Circle of Providence's Zone. 8:36: Anas' shot saved by Keyser. 8:17: Snively's shot saved by Keyser. 8:17: Media Timeout #2: HER 0, PRO AHL Scores: 8:17: Bruins win faceoff. Right Circle of Providence's Zone. 7:57: Bears win faceoff. Right Circle of Providence's Zone. 7:31: PENALTY: Samuel Asselin called 2-minutes for cross-checking. Bears Power Play. 7:31: Bruins win faceoff. Right Circle of Providence's Zone. 6:47: Sgarbossa's shot saved by Keyser. 6:05: PENALTY: Garrett Pilon called 2-minutes for tripping. 4-on-4 hockey for 34 seconds. 5:31: Bruins are in the Power Play for 1:26. 4:05: Bears return to full strength. 3:55: Carrick's shot saved by Shepard. 3:47: Pilon's shot saved by Keyser. 3:10: Koppanen's shot saved by Shepard. 3:09: Media Timeout #3 HER 0 PRO 1 Last Month, I Live-Blogged Bruins 5-2 Victory Over Checkers in Charlotte 3:08: Koppanen's shot saved by Shepard. 2:55: Bruins win faceoff. Left Circle of Hershey's Zone. 2:52: Callahan's shot saved by Shepard. 2:02: Lettieri's shot saved by Shepard. 1:34: Steen's shot saved by Shepard. :35: Ness' shot saved by Keyser. :00: The End of 1st Period. 1st Intermission: HER 0, PRO 1 1st Period Scoring: 3:35: Shane Bowers (PRO) G 1st Intermission Thoughts: Bruins outshooting Bears 15-7. But Providence can only muster 1 goal. AHL Scores: 2nd Period: 20:00: Bruins win faceoff, center ice. Providence to defend the left net. While Hershey to defend the right net. 19:12: Bears win faceoff. Right Circle of Providence's Zone. 18:39: Snively's shot saved by Keyser. 17:18: Bruins win faceoff. Left Red Dot of Providence's Zone. 15:57: Toporowski's shot saved by Shepard. 15:57: Bears win faceoff. Right Circle of Hershey's Zone. 15:18: Bruins win faceoff. Left Circle of Providence's Zone. 14:18: Snively's shot saved by Keyser. 14:11: Ness' shot saved by Keyser. 13:21: Lapierre's shot saved by Keyser. 13:21: Media Timeout #4: HER 0, PRO 1 Back in December, I Live-Blogged Bears 5-3 Victory Over Lehigh Valley 13:21: Bruins win faceoff. Left Circle of Providence's Zone. 12:36: Toporowski's shot saved by Shepard. 12:30: Steen's shot saved by Shepard. 12:30: Bears win faceoff. Right Circle of Hershey's Zone. 9:25: Media Timeout #5: HER 0, PRO 1 AHL Scores: 9:25: Bruins win faceoff. Right Red Dot of Providence's Blue Line. 9:05: Bears win faceoff. Right Circle of Providence's Zone. 8:32: Bruins win faceoff. Right Circle of Hershey's Zone. 7:23: Lysell's shot saved by Shepard. 7:03: Nardella's shot saved by Keyser. 6:55: Malenstyn's shot saved by Keyser. 6:05: GOAL: Shane Bowers scored a goal (Tap-In), for the Bruins. It is Bowers' 2nd goal of the night! HER 0, PRO 2 6:05: Bears win faceoff, center ice. 5:41: Brazeau's shot saved by Shepard. 5:41: Brazeau's shot saved by Shepard. 5:41: Media Timeout #6: HER 0, PRO 2 5:41: Bears win faceoff. Left Circle of Hershey's Zone. 5:31: McMichael's shot saved by Keyser. 4:20: Lettieri's shot saved by Shepard. 4:20: Bruins win faceoff. Left Circle of Hershey's Zone. 3:17: Steen's shot saved by Shepard. 3:16: Bruins win faceoff. Right Circle of Hershey's Zone. 2:52: Bruins win faceoff. Left Red Dot of Hershey's Blue Line. 1:39: PENALTY: Fabian Lysell called 2-minutes for hooking. Bears Power Play. 1:39: Bears win faceoff. Right Circle of Providence's Zone. 1:03: Snively's shot saved by Keyser. :59: Bears win faceoff. Inside Providence's Zone. :00: The End of 2nd Period. Bears have 21 seconds left on the Power Play from the Lysell hooking penalty. 2nd Intermission: HER 0, PRO 2 2nd Period Scoring; 13:55: Shane Bowers (PRO) G 2nd Intermission Thoughts: Bears showed more aggressiveness for the 1st half of the 2nd Period. But Bruins countered and got another goal by Shane Bowers. AHL Scores: 3rd Period: 20:00: Bruins win faceoff, center ice. Providence to defend the right net. While Hershey to defend the left net. 19:44: Vecchoine's shot saved by Keyser. 19:39: Bruins return to full strength. 19:37: Pilon's shot saved by Keyser. 18:12: Anas' shot saved by Keyser. 18:03: Bruins win faceoff. Right Circle of Providence's Zone. 17:58: Bruins win faceoff. Right Circle of Providence's Zone. 16:41: Malenstyn's with a SOG. 16:41: SCORING REVIEW: Officials reviewing possible goal by Beck Malenstyn. Goal for the Bears. 16:41: GOAL: Beck Malenstyn scored a goal, for the Bears. HER 1, PRO 2 16:41: Bruins win faceoff, center ice. 16:37: Bruins win faceoff, center ice. 16:22: Bears win faceoff. Right Red Dot of Hershey's Blue Line. 15:37: Bears win faceoff. Left Circle of Hershey's Zone. 15:28: Carrick's shot saved by Shepard. 15:25: Bruins win faceoff. Left Circle of Providence's Zone. 15:19: Bears win faceoff. Right Red Dot of Hershey's Blue Line. 14:32: Merkulov's shot saved by Shepard. 13:21: Gersich's shot saved by Keyser. 12:08: Sgarbossa's shot saved by Keyser. 11:58: Pilon's shot saved by Keyser. 11:58: Media Timeout #7: HER 1, PRO 2 10:28: Bears win faceoff. Right Circle of Providence's Zone. 10:23: Carlsson's shot saved by Keyser. 10:23: Bears win faceoff. Right Circle of Providence's Zone. 9:44: Morelli's shot saved by Keyser. 9:44: Media Timeout #8: HER 1, PRO 2 AHL Scores: 9:44: Bruins win faceoff. Right Circle of Providence's Zone. 9:34: Sutter's shot saved by Keyser. 8:38: Bruins win faceoff. 8:32: Bruins win faceoff, center ice. 7:31: Merkulov's shot saved by Shepard. 5:09: Media Timeout #9: HER 1, PRO 2 Check Out My Latest Poem Called 'If I Vote' on My Personal Website 3:56: Sgarbossa's shot saved by Keyser. 3:44: McIlrath's shot saved by Keyser. 3:44: Bears win faceoff. Left Circle of Providence's Zone. 3:25: Bruins win faceoff. Right Circle of Providence's Zone. 2:55: Iorio's shot saved by Keyser. 2:54: Bruins win faceoff. Left Circle of Providence's Zone. 1:51: Bears win faceoff. Right Red Dot of Hershey's Blue Line. 1:30: Bears have an extra attacker and an empty net. :36: EMPTY NET GOAL: Vinni Lettieri scored an empty net goal, for the Bruins. HER 1, PRO 3 :36: Bruins win faceoff, center ice. :00: The End of Game. Final: HER 1, PRO 3 HER: (41-17-5-4, 91 points) PRO: (41-16-8-2, 92 points) Final Stats: SOG: HER 29, PRO 30 PP: HER 0/2, PRO 0/2 PIM: HER 4 min/2 in; PRO 4 min/2 in 3 Stars of the Game: 1st: Shane Bowers (PRO) 2 G 2nd: Kyle Keyser (PRO) 28/29 .965 SV%, 1.00 GAA 3rd: Vinni Lettieri (PRO) ENG Final Thoughts: Bruins had this game won from the start. They never trailed in this game. For the Bears, they had moments where they were attacking Providence's Zone. But they only mustered one goal. With the regulation win, The Providence Bruins have the lead in the Atlantic Division. They have the best record of the Eastern Conference in the AHL. And they have clinched the bye in the Atlantic Division portion of the Calder Cup Playoffs. Hershey will head to Springfield, to face the Thunderbirds. While The Bruins will host Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Both games will be played on Friday Night. This is Paul Shishkoff, Junior. This has been 'Live-Blogging Shish on Professional Ice Hockey'. 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