After beating the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in round one of the Calder Cup Playoffs, the Hershey Bears looked on as the Providence Bruins waited in the wings. The Bears and Bruins opened the Atlantic Division Finals in Hershey at Giant Center Saturday.
In the previous series, the home team had not been able to squeak out a win, and the same would be the case for game one of the Division Finals. Providence took game one 3-1, scoring on two shorthanded chances in the first period. The Bears lone goal came from Nathan Walker in the third period.