Apr 4, 2022
The Bridgeport Islanders (27-27-6-4, .500) look to snap a two-game slide as they host the Hershey Bears (30-26-5-4, .531) at 10:30 a.m. in their second and final early tilt this season. The Islanders earned a 4-1 win against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in their first morning game on Feb. 2nd. Last time out, Bridgeport bounced back from three different one-goal deficits but dropped a 4-3 final to the Phantoms at Total Mortgage Arena on Sunday. Chris Terry scored his team-leading 24th goal of the season and hit the 50-point mark for the ninth time in his career, while Collin Adams and Mitch Vande Sompel also beat veteran goaltender Pat Nagle. Parker Wotherspoon added two assists and Jakub Skarek (16-13-4) made 31 saves to open a three-game homestand.
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ISLANDERS VS. BEARS
Today’s game is the sixth and final meeting between the Islanders and Bears this season, and the third of three at Total Mortgage Arena. Hershey has earned at least one point in each of the previous five matchups (4-0-0-1), including a 2-1 regulation win in their last meeting on Mar. 11th in Bridgeport. The Islanders defeated Washington’s AHL affiliate on Jan. 12th, a 4-3 shootout victory. All five games have been separated by two goals or less and four of the five have been separated by just one goal. The Islanders and Bears have taken each other to overtime on three occasions this season.
VIEW FROM HERSHEY
The Bears are in fourth place in the Atlantic Division standings, currently in a playoff position just .031 percentage points ahead of the seventh-place Islanders. However, Hershey enters today’s contest on a four-game losing streak (0-3-0-1), their second four-game slide since Feb. 27th. The Bears lost both of their games against the Charlotte Checkers this past weekend, including a 3-1 setback on Saturday. Brett Leason scored Hershey’s only goal and Pheonix Copley…
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