Riley Sutter scores twice, Hunter Shepard returns to raise Bären past Phantoms 4: 2 in game 5

Hershey's search for a third Calder Cup championship in a row continues.

The bears, behind two goals by striker Riley Sutter, hit 4-2 in Giant Center in Giant Center in Giant Center in Giant 5 and won the semi-finals of the Best-of-Five Atlantic Division.

Hershey gathered from a 2-1 series deficit and won on Friday evening at the PPL Center in Allentown with a 6: 4 lead in the PPL Center in Allentown 4.

Sutter scored two goals and also stormed Spencer Smallman and Bogdan Trineyev.

Bear's veteran goalkeeper Hunter Shepard, who was replaced by Clay Stevenson in game 4, was back on the net on Sunday. He made 19 parades.

The Phantoms 3-0 to start the third period lowered him to 3: 2 on goals by striker Anthony Richard and defender Hunter McDonald, the second number of points, which is 5:57 to play.

Trinevyev scored a goal with empty networks with 1:40.

Hershey meets Charlotte in the best-of-five final of the Atlantic Division.

The bears will have a lead over the home ice, but the first two games are played in Charlotte. On Friday evening in Bojangles Coliseum at 7 p.m., the 1-set in game 1 is played.

Charlotte went through by defeating Providence in the other semi -finals of the Atlantic Division.

“I thought the boys, the last few games, were ready to play,” said Hershey coach Todd Nelson afterwards.

“I would like to give recognition where loan is due. Lehigh is a Helluva team, it was a Helluva series. Your boys never stopped. They are well shied, they did a great job.”

“We consider ourselves a pretty good hockey team, but that was a fight, that was a war.”

Bears start quickly: Hershey's game 4 against the Phantoms in game 4 was trigging of a sizzling start. After a time, the bears built a 3-0 lead. In game 5 it was more the same.

Smallman and Sutter scored the bear in the first period, and Smallman only put Hershey 5: 19 in the game. Smallmans Linemates, Alex Limoges and Hendrix Lapierre, helped.

Sutter made it 2-0 and converted a feed from striker Matt Strome for a tap-in goal to Phantom's goalkeeper Cal Petersen with 3:47 in the first period. The gate came from Lehigh Valley's turnover near the Center ICE.

Hershey also killed two penalties in the opening time.

Garrett roes hustle and bustle, defense bears bears the second time: Hershey scored 3-0 with 6:51 in the second period to Sutter's second goal.

His score was achieved by the hustle and bustle of Roe, which hit the phantoms behind Petersen's network and fed a wide open Sutter, which was positioned on the right of the goalkeeper. Sutter didn't miss it. The defender of Hershey, Jake Massie, also helped the goal.

“I think he's the heart of our team,” said Sutter when he was asked about the 37-year-old Roe, who first appeared in the series in game 4.

“Every time he is in the line -up, he brings energy. To be honest, he is not the biggest guy, but he plays like 6: 4.”

Hershey limited the phantoms to only three shots in the second period, with the first 8:33 coming into time.

Notes: Hershey has won nine consecutive playoff series, which go out to the Calder Cup until the start of the bear start to end the 2022-23 season. … Hershey Defender Chase Provie was now attributed to the Phantoms in Allentown on Friday evening with a power play goal in the game 4 against the Phantoms. Provie's goal of the first period was originally decided an even balance sheet, but was changed. The bears transformed 3 of 8 Power Play chances in this game. … the bears are 9-9 in game 5 in best-of-five series.