HERSHEY, Pa. – In their 300th regular-season meeting, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and Hershey Bears wrote another thrilling chapter in their storied rivalry. However, the Bears escaped the milestone matchup with a 4-3, overtime win on Friday night at GIANT Center.
The spirited, back-and-forth game saw Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (7-5-2-0) take a 3-1 lead in the third period, only for Hershey to come back and force an extra frame. Taylor Gauthier delivered another 43-save performance in net, but the Bears’ 47th shot of the night foiled his bid at winning a sixth consecutive game.
The winning goal came 3:30 into overtime, when Gauthier charged out of his crease to thwart a Bears forward who was poised to win a footrace for a loose puck. Gauthier knifed the puck away from the attacker, but it was settled at the right-wing boards by Josh Dunne, who then flicked it into the open net…