The Hershey Bears (30-20-0-3) welcome the Rockford Icehogs (26-21-3-5) to the Giant Center. The Bears are on a ten game winning streak and are currently rolling with a franchise record 16 game point streak (15-0-0-1). This has taken them from the basement of the Atlantic division into third place and just six points out of second (currently held by Bridgeport Sound Tigers). On top of all that, the Bears have never defeated the Icehogs in their history.
Starting in goal for the Hershey Bears is goaltender Ilya Samsonov. The net minder who just celebrated his twenty second birthday will play his 100th game as a professional.