Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Takes Game 1 Over Hershey, 4-2

In a short best-of-five series, Saturday’s home Game 2 offers the Penguins a chance to seize control.

Overview

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton beat Hershey 4-2 on Thursday to open the AHL’s Atlantic Division semifinal and take a 1-0 series lead.
The Penguins raced to a 3-0 lead on goals from Atley Calvert, Aidan McDonough and Owen Pickering.
Ilya Protas and Henrik Rybinski cut the deficit for the Bears before Avery Hayes scored into an empty net to seal it.
Sergei Murashov stopped 31 of 33 shots for his first Calder Cup Playoffs win in goal.
Game 2 is Saturday in Wilkes-Barre, where the higher seed hosts Games 1, 2 and 5 in this best-of-five format.