In their final three games before the Christmas break, the Hershey Bears found themselves staying idle in the tight Atlantic Division. To start, Aaron Ness returned from his short stint with Washington so Connor Carrick could head to Washington on his first call-up since 2013. Austin Fyten was also returned to South Carolina where he has already played 11 games.
Scoring was a plenty in Allentown as the Bears and Lehigh Valley Phantoms combined for 10 goals on the night. Samuel Morin opened the scoring for Lehigh Valley, which was followed by three straight Bears goals from Paul Carey, Carter Camper (PP), and Chris Bourque.