November 7, 2009
The BEARS won for the second time in three games in New England on Saturday night, defeating the first place Manchester Monarchs 4-1 at Verizon Wireless Arena.
HERSHEY opened the scoring with the game’s only goal in the first period. Rookie defenseman Zach Miskovic buried a shot past Manchester goaltender Jonathan Bernier from the right circle for his first pro goal. The former St. Lawrence University standout scored at 14:54 from Keith Aucoin and Boyd Kane to give the BEARS a 1-0 lead after one.
The BEARS got a little bit more breathing room in the second with goals from Jay Beagle and Oskar Osala to make the score 3-0 after two. Beagle’s goal came just 2:30 into the second, from Osala, and Osala then scored his own goal at 14:28 from Darren Reid and Sean Collins. With the shot total at 27-17 in favor of HERSHEY through 40 minutes, the Chocolate and White took a three-goal advantage into the final frame.
The teams would trade goals to round out the scoring in the final 20 minutes. Francois Bouchard picked up his sixth of the year at the 4:26 mark for HERSHEY, and Oscar Moller prevented the Monarchs from being shutout, scoring at 8:29. Michal Neuvirth won his third game of the season.
BEARS Radio Network Three Stars of the game:
1. Oskar Osala (One goal, one assist)
2. Zach Miskovic (First AHL goal in first period)
3. Michal Neuvirth (28 saves, one goal allowed)
Notes: The final game of the current four-game New England road trip comes Sunday afternoon in Providence against the Bruins at 4:05 p.m. Airtime on the BEARS Radio Network is 3:45 p.m. HERSHEY returns home Friday night to face the Norfolk Admirals at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are on sale now at the
Giant Center box office, or by calling (717) 534-3911. Captain Bryan Helmer was a healthy scratch Saturday night, as was Trevor Bruess.
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