The Hershey captured their first victory when trailing entering the third period last night at Giant Center against the Syracuse Crunch, and in the process improved their record (7-7-0-2) to the .500 mark for the second time this season.
Jeremy Langlois started the comeback just 27 seconds into the third, gathering in the puck at the right point before coasting down to the top of the faceoff circle and launching a slapshot that caromed by Crunch keeper Connor Ingram. Langlois' lamp lighting was his second of the season, and the 40th of his AHL career.
Chris Bourque, cruising down the left wing, collected a precise cross-ice pass from Wayne Simpson, and then launched a wicked wrister by Ingram to give the Bears their first lead of the event at 4:05. Bourque's goal was the 250th of his pro career, his 185th as a Bear, and the 225th of his AHL career.
The Crunch tied the game less than three minutes later on a goal by Alexander Volkov, but another goal by Bourque, once again assisted by Simpson, gave the Bears a lead they would not relinquish at 12:55.
Lucas Johansen added an unassisted, empty-net goal at 19:51, giving the Bears the final margin of victory at 4-2.
Notes: The win was the first of the season attained by the Bears when they failed to scored on the power play...The Bears have scored two empty-net goals in their last four games...Pheonix Copley captured the win in net for the Bears, stopping 20 shots to improve his season record to 4-0-0-1...Copley has allowed a total six goals against in his last 4 outings, after allowing six, all in the same period, in his first appearance of the season in Rochester.
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