Islanders Prevail in Road Contest Against Bears

Hershey, PA. – In a rematch from the previous night, Bridgeport stepped onto the ice in Hershey to battle the Bears for the second time in as many days. The Isles were coming off a thrilling shootout victory at home during the previous game where they twice erased a two-goal deficit in route to victory. On Sunday night, on the road, an explosion of goals in the middle frame propelled the Isles to victory for the second time in a row. 

During the first period, Adam Beckman started the scoring when he drove the net and roofed the puck past a sprawling Garin Bjorklund at 9:14 for his 23^rd of the season putting the Isles up, 1-0. Later in the second period, Leon Muggli tied the game at 2:37 when his wrist shot beat Tikkanen through traffic locking the game at 1-1. Cam Theising broke the tie on his shot at 11:16 for his 7^th of the year from inside the left-wing circle putting the Isles up 2-1. Liam Foudy added to the lead at 12:17 for his 23^rd of the season. Beckman added an assist for his 2nd point of the night and a 3-1 lead. Joey Larson kept things going for Bridgeport when his backhand shot went off the crossbar and in at 16:46 which was followed by another goal from Beckman at 19:34. After the middle frame, the team lead 5-1. 

Hershey hit back in the third period when Corey Schueneman’s point shot found it’s way in at 4:58 cutting the Bridgeport lead to 5-2. Joey McDonald scored for the Bears to make it a 5-3 game at 11:40 bringing the game closer. Ethan Bear added a powerplay goal to settle things down and give Bridgeport a 6-3 lead at 12:53. As the game ended, the Isles skated away with the victory. 

Bridgeport will be in action again on Wednesday night against the Charlotte Checkers inside Total Mortgage Arena at 7:00 PM. Great tickets are still available. Visit www.bridgeportislanders.com For more information

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