Litter Box Cats · Nov 22, 2015
Bears use big first period to sink Pirates 4-2
Kyle Rau scored his 7th goal of the season in Portland's loss to Hershey - Nick Laham/Getty ImagesPortland drops back-to-back games in Hershey
The Portland Pirates surrendered three first period goals in a 4-2 loss to the host Hershey Bears on Saturday night. The Bears swept the weekend set to drop the Pirates below the .500 mark at 7-8.
Chris Bourque opened the scoring with an even-strength goal at 8:42 from Nathan Walker and Ryan Stanton.Later in the frame, defenseman Jonathan Racine and Cameron Gaunce took cross-checking penalties 41 seconds apart to set the table for Hershey.