Bears Drop 6-1 Decision to Bruins

The Hershey Bears (4-2-0-0) saw their four-game win streak come to an end as Mikey Eyssimont recorded a hat trick for the Providence Bruins (2-5-0-0), and Hershey fell 6-1 on Sunday afternoon at GIANT Center.

BOX SCORE

NOTABLES:

• After Hershey opened up the game with five consecutive shots on goal, Mikey Eyssimont scored on the first shot of the afternoon for Providence at 4:29 to put the visitors up 1-0. Eyssimont later netted a power-play goal at 7:41 of the second period to make it 3-0, and capped his hat trick at 19:19, although Hershey challenged the play for a potential offsides under the expansion of video review rules instituted this season, but the original call was upheld, resulting in a delay of game bench minor assessed to the Bears.
• Joey Anderson scored Hershey’s lone goal on the power play at 12:36 of the third period to spoil Providence’s shutout bid.
• Hershey accumulated 12 infractions totaling 51 penalty minutes, while Providence accumulated 10 infractions totaling 50 penalty minutes.
• Dalton Smith made his season debut for Hershey.
• Hershey’s record against Providence this season is 1-1-0-0; the two teams will face each other again at Providence on Jan. 8 and April 3.

SHOTS ON GOAL: HER – 28; PRO – 34

GOALTENDING: HER – Mitch Gibson, 28-for-34; PRO – Jiří Patera, 27-for-28

POWER PLAY: HER – 1-for-4; PRO – 1-for-5

The Bears conclude their seven-game homestand to open the 2026-27 season, presented by Penn State Health, when they host the Belleville Senators on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. at GIANT Center for Christmas Candylane Pass Night. All fans in attendance will receive a 2026 Hersheypark Christmas Candylane ticket, valid for one-day admission through Jan. 3, 2027. CLICK HERE to purchase tickets for this game via Ticketmaster.