Bears Fall To Wolf Pack, 5-3, Henrik Rybinski Scores Second Goal In As Many Games

Posted on January 6, 2024 by Jon Sorensen
Screen cap: AHL TV

The Hershey Bears fell to the Hartford Wolf Pack, 5-3 Saturday night at the Giant Center in Hershey. Garrett Roe scored his fourth goal of the season in the first period, Jimmy Huntington scored and Henrik Rybinski added his second goal in as many games in the middle frame, but that would be it for the Bears, as the Wolf Pack would rally with four unanswered goals for the win. The loss drops the Bears record to 28-7-0 on the season and ends a nine-game winning streak.

LINEUP

Clay Stevenson (13-4-0-5, 1.65 GAA, .939 sv%) got the start between the pipes for the Bears. Louis Domingue (9-5-3-2, 2.44 GAA, .913 sv%) got the start in goal for the visiting Wolf Pack. The forward lines and defensive pairs for the Bears:

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

Aaron Ness – Dylan McIlrath
Lucas Johansen – Vincent Iorio
Hardy Haman Aktell – Chase Priskie

Clay Stevenson
Mitch Gibson

Healthy Scratches: Bogdan Trineyev, Logan Day, Jake Massie, Ryan Hofer and Dmitri Osipov.

1ST PERIOD

Hartford opened the scoring with a power play tally from Jake Leschyshyn (2) at 11:30 of the first period. Alex Belzile (16) and Mac Hollowell (24) had the helpers.

The Bears answered late in the frame with a deflected goal from Garrett Roe (4) at 17:58 of the opening stanza. Ivan Miroshnichenko (8) and Aaron Ness (11) had the helpers.

The game remained 1-1 at the first intermission. Shots on goal were also tied, 10-10. Hartford was 1 for 2 and Hershey 0 for 2 on the power play after 20 minutes.

2ND PERIOD

The Bears took their first lead of the night on a power play goal from Jimmy Huntington (7) just 1:37 into the second period. Mike Vecchione (9) and Garrett Roe (9) had the assists.

The Bears quickly made it 3-1 less than a minute later on Henrik Rybinski‘s second goal of the season at 2:16. Riley Sutter (9) and Alex Limoges (18) had the helpers.

The Wolf Pack closed the gap to a goal with a snipe from Matthew Robertson (2) at 12:33 of the middle frame. Karl Henriksson (3) and Adam Sykora (9) had the helpers.

The Wolf Pack tied the game late in the second period with a strike from Connor Mackey (2) at 16:57. Bobby Trivigno (7) and Turner Elson (3) had the assists.

The second period expired with the game remaining tied 3-3. Hartford led in shots 11-10 in the second period and 21-10 after two periods. The Wolf Pack were 1 for 2 and Hershey 1 for 3 on the power play after 40 minutes of play.

3rd PERIOD

The Wolf Pack regained the lead just 43 seconds into the final frame. Brett Berard (10) notched the go ahead tally. Alex Belzile (17) had the lone assist.

Hartford added an empty net goal for the 5-3 win.

SHAVINGS

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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2 Responses to Bears Fall To Wolf Pack, 5-3, Henrik Rybinski Scores Second Goal In As Many Games

  1. Prevent Defense says:
    January 7, 2024 at 9:08 am

    Are the Hershey Bears catching Caps’ Disease? God Forbid! Go Out to a big lead, then Go To Sleep. At least Coach Nelson was hoppin’ mad after the game

    Things look really grim for the Caps. Management Inaction is the worst of it

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  2. Diane Doyle says:
    January 7, 2024 at 10:47 pm

    The Medvedi had a better day in the Teddy Bear toss game on Sunday. Trineyev scored the first goal and that’s when the bears got thrown onto the ice. Trineyev and Miroshnichenko jumped into the Bear pile. (Note: Medvedi is the Russian word for Bears so I referred to the Bears and the Medvedi since Trineyev was the one who scored.) Odd there’s no recap of the Teddy Bear toss game for Sunday.

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