A 4-1 third period Monsters lead proved too much to overcome Friday, as the Hershey Bears lost Game 2 at home by a final of 5-3. Tyler Lewington and Liam O’Brien scored in the final frame to give the Bears a chance at tying the game.
Hershey now finds itself in the same position as the club was in the last time they came this far in the Calder Cup Playoffs. In 2010, the Texas Stars took the first two games before the Bears won the next four to take the Calder Cup.
Justin Peters made 24 saves on 28 shots while Anton Forsberg stopped 27 of 30 shots.