Cleveland beat Hershey 3-2 on home ice on Thursday night to stay alive in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Cleveland Monsters center Brendan Gaunce flips the puck up for a shot on goal that was stopped by Hershey Bears goalie Hunter Shepard in the second period at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.Hershey’s performance in a one-goal loss to a Cleveland in Game 4 did not sit well with Bears coach Todd Nelson and a couple of his players.
“We just played on our heels let them come to us. We can’t just show up and think it’s going to happen.The Bears swarmed Cleveland during the final 20 minutes, peppering Monsters goalie Jet Greaves with 17 shots.Despite several great chances, Hershey couldn’t beat Greaves for the tying goal. He is one of several players who may be unavailable tonight. The Bears were also without defensemen Aaron Ness and Lucas Johansen and forwards Pierrick Dube and Henrik Rybisnki in Game 4.
“You could just see the energy; we had a little sense of urgency. We were down a goal; we were just playing to our system. … We got some good looks at the net and couple rebounds.”
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