This past week, the Bears netted two standings points in overtime losses, but lost all three games by identical 2-1 scores. This despite outshooting both the Springfield Thunderbirds on Wednesday and the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on Saturday.
Goaltending from Pheonix Copley — 51 saves in two starts — and Vitek Vanecek — 22 saves in one start — is hardly to blame for the team’s struggles. Neither is the penalty kill, which combined to delete 10 of 11 chances for opponents this weekend. The only power play goal allowed came in overtime.
Alexandre Grenier’s shorthanded tally looked like enough for the Thunderbirds to get away from Giant Center with two points, but a late thrid period goal pushed it to overtime.