The Bears took Game 1 of their best-of-five Atlantic Division semifinal with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms.
Hershey’s Bogdan Trineyev shoots the puck against Lehigh Valley in the opening game of the Atlantic Division semifinal round of the 2024 Calder Cup playoffs at Giant Center, Wednesday, May 1, 2024. Paul Chaplin | Special to PennLiveBut it’s another number – 151 – that is going to make the Bears a tough out in this year’s Calder Cup playoffs.And defense carried the Bears in Game 1 against Lehigh Valley on Wednesday night at Giant Center.
Forwards Hendrix Lapierre and Henrik Rybinski had the goals for Hershey and Bears goalie Hunter Shepard made 30 saves, allowing just a goal by Lehigh Valley’s Tanner Laczynski with 4:32 to play. Game 2 of this best-of-five Atlantic Division semifinal series is Saturday night at Giant Center. Opening face-off is at 7.“They came at us real hard, they’re a good hockey team, well-balanced. I thought we did a pretty good job.
“I had a couple chances early on,” said Lapierre, who split time between the Washington Capitals and Hershey and produced 17 points in 21 regular-season games with the Bears.
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