Bears Rally for 5-2 Win Over Senators

The Hershey Bears (5-2-0-0) rallied from a 2-0 deficit with five straight goals to wrap up a seven-game homestand with a 5-2 win over the Belleville Senators (4-3-2-0) on Saturday night at GIANT Center.

BOX SCORE

NOTABLES:

• The Senators took a 1-0 lead with a power-play goal at 4:49 of the first from Philippe Daoust on a redirect that resulted from their first shot on goal of the evening. Phil Tomasino made it 2-0 for Belleville at 6:35 of the second period.
• Spencer Smallman ignited the comeback when he netted his second of the season at 14:02 of the second period to cut Belleville’s lead in half after taking a centering feed from Theodor Niederbach and redirecting it up and over Jackson Parson’s shoulder before the puck bounced into the net. Smallman later set up Lynden Lakovic’s game-winning goal at the eight-minute mark of the third period after knocking down a Belleville clearing attempt out of midair and dishing it off to the rookie at the side of the net for the one-timer.
• Joey Anderson tied the score at 2-2 with his second of the season at 5:19 of the third period, and later added an empty-net marker at 18:01. The forward now has a three-game point streak (3g, 1a).
• Grant Cruikshank capped the scoring with an additional empty-net marker at 19:52 for his second of the season, to go along with an assist on Anderson’s empty-net strike.
• Ryan Chesley had two assists for the second multi-assist game of his career. 
• Cal Petersen made 16 saves to pick up his third consecutive win.
• Hershey’s four goals in the third period represented a new season high for goals in an individual frame. The team’s 39 shots also represented a new season high.
• The victory snapped a three-game winless streak against Belleville for the Bears that dated back to the 2025-26 season, while simultaneously ending a three-game winless streak on home ice against the Senators dating back to the 2024-25 campaign.

SHOTS ON GOAL: HER – 39; BEL – 18

GOALTENDING: HER – Cal Petersen, 16-for-18; BEL – Jackson Parsons, 34-for-37

POWER PLAY: HER – 0-for-3; BEL – 1-for-2

The Bears continue the 2026-27 season, presented by Penn State Health, when they visit the Rochester Americans on Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 7:05 p.m. at Blue Cross Arena. Hershey returns home to host the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Sunday, Nov. 1 at 5 p.m. at GIANT Center for Hockey Fights Cancer Night, presented by Penn State Health. All fans in attendance will receive a Hockey Fights Cancer rally towel, presented by Penn State Health, and the Bears will wear specialty Hockey Fights Cancer jerseys which will be auctioned off postgame. CLICK HERE to purchase tickets for this game via Ticketmaster.