Hershey Bears Set Atlantic Semifinal vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

Overview

• The Bears confirmed Wilkes-Barre/Scranton as their second-round opponent and released a best-of-five schedule with Games 1 and 2 at Mohegan Arena, Games 3 and 4 at GIANT Center, and a deciding Game 5 back in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, with Hershey home tickets sold via Ticketmaster.
• Springfield’s overtime win over Charlotte determined the matchup through the AHL’s reseeding format, which reorders opponents after each round based on seeding.
• Wilkes-Barre/Scranton holds the No. 2 seed and advanced directly to this round under the AHL’s top-two bye, while No. 5 Hershey moved on by sweeping Bridgeport in the best-of-three opening series.
• Hershey went 3-5-2 against the Penguins in the regular season and was outscored 39-25, though it took the last two head-to-head games.
• This will be the ninth playoff series between the teams, with the rivalry even at 4-4 in series and 20-20 in games, including Hershey’s 16-4 record at home and 4-16 mark on the road.