Lehigh Valley controls the pace of the game and defeats Hershey 6-1. Tyrell Goulbourne and Taylor Leier both score two goals for the Phantoms. Ilya Samsonov allows 6 goals on 30 shots.
The Hershey Bears (12-16-0-1) host the Lehigh Valley Phantoms (16-9-1-2) in their fifth meeting of the season. The Bears have not scored against the Phantoms in their last two meetings, losing 1-0 and 5-0. The last Bear to score against the phantoms was Jayson Megna on November 23rd. Hershey will look for a solution while taking this series back to the Giant Center.