For the second night in a row the Hershey Bears faced the Springfield Thunderbirds. The Bears won 5-2 Friday night in Springfield and wanted to sweep the weekend when they met the Thunderbirds again Saturday at Giant Center.
Vitek Vanecek got the start for the Bears this evening, while Springfield started Reto Berra. After only playing 7:55, facing four shots and letting two in, Berra’s night was done. Mike McKenna came replaced Berra after Chandler Stephenson made it 2-0.