Miroshnichenko Scores in Return as Bears Beat Monsters 5-2, Protas Extends Streak

Overview

• Hershey built a 3-0 first-period lead at Rocket Arena on Ivan Miroshnichenko’s opener at 4:54 followed by power-play goals from Spencer Smallman and Ilya Protas.
• Protas extended his goal streak to four games on the man advantage and remains the Bears’ early points leader with 10 in 14 contests.
• Bogdan Trineyev scored in the third period and Andrew Cristall added an empty-netter to close out the 5-2 result.
• Goaltender Clay Stevenson stopped 32 of 34 shots for his sixth win as the Bears recorded their fifth consecutive victory and sixth straight on the road.
• Defenseman Cam Allen exited in the first period with an upper-body injury and did not return, creating a new short-term lineup concern.