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Miroshnichenko Breaks Through, But Hershey On Brink Of Elimination After OT Loss To Penguins In Game 3
TL;DR
The Hershey Bears lost 4-3 in overtime to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, putting them on the brink of elimination in the Calder Cup Playoffs. Ivan Miroshnichenko scored his first playoff goal, but the Bears couldn't hold their lead.
Key points
- Hershey Bears lost 4-3 in overtime to the Penguins
- Ivan Miroshnichenko scored his first playoff goal
- Bears are facing elimination in the Calder Cup Playoffs
- Game 4 will be hosted by Hershey on Thursday
- Rutger McGroarty scored the winning goal for the Penguins
Hershey BearsWilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsCalder Cup PlayoffsIvan Miroshnichenko
The Washington Capitals' AHL affiliate Hershey Bears put up a strong fight on Tuesday, but are now facing elimination after a 4-3 overtime loss to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in Game 3 of the Atlantic Division Semifinals of the Calder Cup Playoffs. Hershey found itself trailing early in the first period after back-to-back goals for Phil Kemp and Mikhail Ilyin, but got a spark when Ivan Miroshnichenko sniped home his first of the playoffs to cut things to 2-1.
First of the playoffs for Miro gets us on the board!
🍎Rybinski 🍏Chesley pic.twitter.com/eRp4tpjMsh
— x - Hershey Bears (@TheHersheyBears) May 5, 2026 Later in the frame, the first line got to work with Bogdan Trineyev finishing off a picture-perfect passing play from Ilya Protas and Andrew Cristall and evening the score at 2. The Terrific Trio keeps producing!
🍎Protas 🍏Cristall pic.twitter.com/n8rqo0LkU6
— x - Hershey Bears (@TheHersheyBears) May 5, 2026 Just 37 seconds into the second, Brett Leason buried his second of the postseason, getting to the slot for a quick shot and giving the Bears a 3-2 lead. Though Clay Stevenson and Hershey tried to shut things down, Avery Hayes scored with the goalie pulled to send things to overtime. There, Rutger McGroarty tipped home a point shot that went off the back bar and out for his first of the playoffs just 5:03 into the extra frame. The win put the Penguins up 2-1 over the Bears in the best-of-5 series. So this is an extremely weird play to win the game. If it’s an optical illusion on these angles, it’s one of the weirdest ever. It honestly doesn’t look like it went in. pic.twitter.com/tGlNMfifaZ
— Bears Hockey Nation (@HBHNationBlog) May 6, 2026 Ryan Chesley made his return from injury in the defeat, and picked up an assist and two shots, along with a plus/minus rating of minus-2. Stevenson stopped 23 of 27 shots for a .852 save percentage. Cristall also attempted a Michigan in the third period. Would’ve been cool to see this work for Andrew Cristall - he tried a Michigan! pic.twitter.com/E8coGnp5eu
Q&A
What was the score of the Hershey Bears vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Game 3?
The Hershey Bears lost to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 4-3 in overtime.
Who scored the first playoff goal for the Hershey Bears in Game 3?
Ivan Miroshnichenko scored his first playoff goal for the Hershey Bears in Game 3.
What happens next for the Hershey Bears after their overtime loss?
The Hershey Bears will host the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins for Game 4, needing a win to stay alive in the series.
