Frank Talk: Three-point night helps Bears take 2-0 series lead | TheAHL.com

The Hershey Bears took a 2-0 series lead with a 5-1 win over the Lehigh Valley Phantoms at the Giant Center on Saturday night.

The best-of-five Atlantic Division semifinal will travel to Allentown for Game 3 on Wednesday, and the Phantoms will look to close out the sweep.

Ethan Frank two scores in the first 8:18 to give Hershey a 2-0 lead, too Hunter Shepard made it to the top with 30 save operations, including a standing position Bobby Brink penalty in the third period. Shepard has allowed two goals or less in 15 of his last 16 starts dating back to early February.

Henrik Rybinski goal for the second game in a row for the Bears, too Alex Limoges added a power play marker when Frank picked up an assist for his third point of the night. Hendrix Lapierre finished the scoring with an empty net late in the third period.

Hunter McDonaldwho joined the Phantoms from Northeastern University in March, netted his first goal as Lehigh Valley's lone goal scorer.

After each team received a minor accidental penalty in Game 1, the Bears and Phantoms were assessed a total of 158 PIM in Game 2, including 13 fouls awarded in the final three minutes.

(Hershey leads series, 2-0)
Game 1 – Wed., May 1 – HERSHEY 2, Lehigh Valley 1
Game 2 – Sat., May 4 – HERSHEY 5, Lehigh Valley 1
Game 3 – Wed., May 8 – Hershey at Lehigh Valley, 7:05 p.m
*Game 4 – Sat., May 11 – Hershey at Lehigh Valley, 7:05
*Game 5 – Sun., May 12 – Lehigh Valley at Hershey, 7:00
*if necessary… All times in Mpumalanga