The Hershey Bears (13-17-0-2) welcome the Providence Bruins (13-14-5-0) to the Giant Center for two games this weekend. The last time these two teams faced off was in Providence when the Bruins defeated the Bears 6-2 back on December 15th.
Vitek Vanecek gets the nod for the second straight night after defeating Wilkes-Barre Scranton 5-1 the night before.
Highlights
1st Period
The game was played in the neutral zone for most of the first period with neither team generating many scoring chances. Both Hershey and Providence took two penalties that resulted in no scoring and the teams went into the locker room tied 0-0.