Boyd lifts Bears to Game 2 victory
Travis Boyd scored 5:44 into overtime to give Hershey a much-needed 3-2 win over Providence in Game 2 of the Atlantic Division Finals.
Travis Boyd scored 5:44 into overtime to give Hershey a much-needed 3-2 win over Providence in Game 2 of the Atlantic Division Finals.
Providence scored three quick goals midway through the first period and opened the Atlantic Division Finals with a 3-1 win in Hershey.
There has not been a better display of playoff goaltending in the 25-year history of the P-Bruins than Zane McIntyre’s last Sunday.
The schedule has been set for the Atlantic Division Finals of the 2017 Calder Cup Playoffs between the Hershey Bears and the Providence Bruins.
Zane McIntyre made 50 saves and Danton Heinen scored twice as Providence eliminated Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in Game 5 on Sunday.
Jake DeBrusk scored twice and Providence opened a four-goal cushion en route to a 4-2 victory at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Friday.
David Warsofsky’s goal 1:32 into the third was the difference as Wilkes-Barre/Scranton defeated Providence, 2-1, in Game 3 on Thursday.
Derrick Pouliot scored 7:49 into overtime to give W-B/Scranton a 6-5 win over Providence in Game 2 of their Atlantic Division semifinal.
The Providence Bruins and Hershey Bears clinched the final two Atlantic Division spots in the 2017 Calder Cup Playoffs on Friday night.
It has been a quick transition for Charlie McAvoy, who has moved from Boston University to Providence to the NHL in two weeks.