Bears Rally To Down Penguins, 7-5; Ivan Miroshnichenko Scores 5th Goal Of The Season, Joe Snively Scores Two Goals

Posted on November 29, 2023 by Jon Sorensen
Photo: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

The Hershey Bears dowwned the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, 7-5 Wednesday night at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Ivan Miroshnichenko (1g, 1a) scored his fifth goal of the season, Vinny Iorio recorded his second tally of the season and Joe Snively added two goals in the victory.

The win improves the Bears record to 16-4-0 on the season. It’s the best 20-game start to a season in franchise history, surpassing the 1957-58 (15-3-2) and 1946-47 (15-4-1) Bears squads.

LINEUP

Hunter Shepard (8-1-0, 2.41 GAA, .908 sv%) got the start between the pipes for the visiting Bears. Joel Blomqvist (6-3-1, 2.04 GAA, .926 sv%) got the start in goal for the Penguins. The forward lines and defensive pairs for the Bears:

Mike Vecchione – Mike Sgarbossa – Ethen Frank
Joe Snively – Jimmy Huntington – Alex Limoges
Bogdan Trineyev – Garrett Roe – Pierrick Dube
Ivan Miroshnichenko – Riley Sutter – Matthew Strome

Hardy Haman-Aktell – Dylan McIlrath
Aaron Ness – Vincent Iorio
Chase Priskie – Logan Day

Hunter Shepard
Clay Stevenson

Scratches:  Jake Massie (lower body injury), Henrik Rybinski (upper body injury), Ryan Hofer, Dmitry Osipov and Colin Swoyer.

Recalls and re-assignments: Defenseman Nicky Leivermann was loaned to the South Carolina Stingrays on Tuesday.

FIRST PERIOD

The Baby Pens struck first with a power play tally from Sam Houde (3) just 3:07 into the contest. Xavier Ouellet (8) and Peter Abbandonato (3) had the helpers.

The Penguins quickly made it 2-0 on Sam Houde’s (4) second goal of the game at 5:23 of the first frame. Taylor Fedun (3) and Peter Abbandonato (4) had the assists.

The Bears cut the Baby Pens lead to a single goal with a tally from Vincent Iorio (2) at 12:13. Aaron Ness (4) and Joe Snively (11) had the helpers.

But the Penguins got it right back. Rem Pitlick (5) posted the Baby Pens third goal of the first period on the power play at 13:09. Valtteri Puustinen (4) and Ty Smith (9) had the assists.

The Penguins held the 3-1 lead heading into the first intermission. Hershey led in shots, 11-10. Hershey was 0 for 3 and Wilkes-Barre 2 for 3 on the power play in the first period.

SECOND PERIOD

The Bears cut the Baby Pens lead to 3-2 with a power play goal from Mike Sgarbossa (4) at 9:33. Chase Priskie (10) had the lone assist. It would be the first of four unanswered goals for the Bears.

The Bears tied the game on Joe Snively‘s fifth goal of the season at 11:09. The tally was setup by a nice stretch pass from Alex Limoges (10).

The Bears took their first lead of the game on a tally from Pierrick Dube (8) at 15:34. Bogdan Trineyev (2) had the lone helper.

The Bears made it 5-3 on Riley Sutter‘s third goal of the season at 18:53. The goal was setup by a nice centering pass from Ivan Miroshnichenko (6). Matt Strome (4) had the second assist.

The Bears held the 5-3 lead heading into the second intermission. Hershey led in shots 9-6 in the second frame and 19-16 after two periods. The Bears were 1 for 4 and the Penguins 2 for 4 on the power play after two periods.

THIRD PERIOD

The Penguins closed the gap to 5-4 with a goal from Joona Koppanen (3) at 6:15 of the final frame. Taylor Fedun (4) and Alex Nylander (4) had the assists.

The Bears restored their two-goal lead on Ivan Miroshnichenko‘s fifth goal of the season at 10:17. Riley Sutter (4) and Aaron Ness (6) had the helpers.

The Penguins added a 6-on-5 goal with 2:44 remaining to make it 6-5, but Joe Snively added an empty net goal to make it 7-5. That would be the final

SHAVINGS

  • AHL box score
  • Attendance: 2,635
  • The Bears 16-4 record is the best 20-game start in franchise history.

About Jon Sorensen

Jon has been a Caps fan since day one, attending his first game at the Capital Centre in 1974. His interest in the Caps has grown over the decades and included time as a season ticket holder. He has been a journalist covering the team for 10+ years, primarily focusing on analysis, analytics and prospect development.
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5 Responses to Bears Rally To Down Penguins, 7-5; Ivan Miroshnichenko Scores 5th Goal Of The Season, Joe Snively Scores Two Goals

  1. Anonymous says:
    November 29, 2023 at 9:40 pm

    Go Bears!

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  2. Anonymous says:
    November 29, 2023 at 9:40 pm

    This team is stacked and proving it.

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  3. Prevent Defense says:
    November 29, 2023 at 9:49 pm

    Every one of the Hershey Top Twelve is a better hockey player than Capitals Forward X (MP). All but a couple are under contract to the Caps. I hold Caps Coaching in MAJOR contempt for Playing Favorites with Forward X. His extended tryout in the NHL is a horror story of non-production. Barry Trotz would have sent him down three weeks ago. Bring up one of the far more deserving Hershey players.

    Snively had a 3-point game and is on FIRE. Dube and Frank have eight goals each. Dube in particular plays an NHL-caliber game. Miro was all over the scoresheet. All four of these chaps are vastly more deserving than the longest-leash-in-the-NHL Forward X.

    Caps trainers need to check out the coaching staff for massive cataracts and astigmatism

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    • Jon Sorensen says:
      November 29, 2023 at 9:53 pm

      Always appreciate your take on the game PD.

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      • horn73 says:
        November 30, 2023 at 1:27 am

        That was a take on the game…?? Seemed like a bashing of Carberry who has the Caps 5 games over .500 without any player in double digit goals and a young defense and pretty much all players buying into the Torts, block every shot, defensive approach.

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