The Hershey Bears failed to close out their 3-1 series lead to the Rochester Americans suffering a 4-1 loss at Giant Center in Hershey. It’s now 3-2 with the Bears having the advantage still with the series shifting to Rochester on Friday night.
It was sold out in Chocolatetown with 10,520 fans as the Bears not only had a chance to punch their ticket to the Calder Cup Finals for the first time since 2016, but also because the giveaway was a free day pass to Hershey Park for all fans.
Rochester struck first at 4:43 and never looked back with a writer from Jiri Kulich past the blocker of Hunter Shepard.