Bears Survive Comeback from Bruins in 5-3 Win

Cam Allen put together a three-point night and Lynden Lakovic scored his first pro goal as the Hershey Bears (4-1-0-0) opened their weekend series with the Providence Bruins (1-5-0-0) with a 5-3 win on Saturday night at GIANT Center.

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NOTABLES:

• Lakovic netted his first professional goal at 5:12 of the first period with Hershey on the power play to give the Bears a 1-0 lead. Spencer Smallman and Louie Belpedio contributed assists. 
• Eriks Mateiko put Hershey up 2-0 with his second of the season at 19:47, with Allen and Grant Cruikshank assisting.
• Lakovic appeared to potentially score at 5:28 of the second period, but a video review initiated by the officials determined no goal had been scored. Shortly after play resumed, Providence scored at 6:33 when Mikey Eyssimont got the visitors on the board. Henri Jokiharu then knotted the score at 6:50 during a 4-on-4 sequence.
• With both teams still playing at 4-on-4, Allen tallied his first goal of the season at the eight-minute mark to put the Bears up 3-2. Allen then earned a secondary assist on Josh Dunne’s goal that made it 4-2 at 17:44.
• Cruikshank collected his first of the season at 8:54 of the third period to cap a two-point night; Joey Anderson provided the primary assist on the goal for his 200th career AHL point.
• Hershey’s victory extended the team’s winning streak on home ice to four games, exceeding the season high of three from the 2025-26 campaign, and matching the season-high from the 2024-25 season.

SHOTS ON GOAL: HER – 28; PRO – 34

GOALTENDING: HER – Cal Petersen, 31-for-34; PRO –Šimon Zajíček, 23-for-28

POWER PLAY: HER – 1-for-4; PRO – 0-for-4

The Bears continue a seven-game homestand to begin the 2026-27 season, presented by Penn State Health, when they face the Bruins again on Sunday, Oct. 18 at 3 p.m. at GIANT Center for Reese’s Trick-or-Treat Night. All fans 15 and under will receive a Trick-or-Treat bag upon entry and have the opportunity to trick-or-treat around the concourse during pre-game and the first intermission. Hershey will also host Bears Brunch, with specialty brunch offerings available at select locations on the concourse. CLICK HERE to purchase tickets for this game via Ticketmaster.