A three-point performance and a highlight-reel shorthanded marker from Jake Lucchini made the difference as the Belleville Senators concluded their three-game road trip with a 4-2 win over the Hershey Bears on Sunday afternoon at Giant Center.
Hershey opened the scoring when Beck Malenstyn found the back of the net with a redirection 3:19 into the contest. Later in the frame, the Senators equalized as Egor Sokolov capitalized on a fortunate bounce for his 14th of the campaign.
In the second, Belleville took a 2-1 lead through a nifty shorthanded goal from Lucchini with 5:25 remaining in the period.
In the third, Belleville continued to build on their advantage after Cole Reinhardt notched the eventual game-winner on the power play at the 17:01 mark of the stanza. However, the Bears wouldn’t go away quietly as Mike Vecchione scored with an extra attacker on the ice. Despite that tally, Sokolov secured the hard-fought road victory with an empty net goal with under a minute to play in regulation time.
Sens On Special Teams:
Power Play: 2/7 |Penalty Kill: 5/5
Fast Facts:
- Kevin Mandolese made 25 saves in the win.
- Jake Lucchini has ten points over his last five games.
- Cole Cassels record his 100th career AHL assist.
- Cole Reinhardt has game-winning goals in back-to-back contests.
- Dillon Heatherington and Cole Cassels skated in their 400th AHL game this afternoon.
- With his three-point performance, Jake Lucchini moved into sole possession of third place on the Belleville Senators’ all-time scoring list.
