Hershey Bears lose Game 4 and exit Atlantic Division Semifinals
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Updated · Russian Machine Never Breaks · May 8
Hershey Bears lose Game 4 and exit Atlantic Division Semifinals
12 articles · Updated · Russian Machine Never Breaks · May 8
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton won 4-1 at Giant Center, taking the best-of-five series 3-1 after a shorthanded goal by Harrison Brunicke followed Andrew Cristall's missed open net.
Sergei Murashov stopped 37 of 38 shots, while Hershey went scoreless on five later power plays and got no points from Ilya Protas or Bogdan Trineyev.
Cristall still assisted Hershey's only goal and led the team with seven playoff points in six games, while the Penguins advanced to face Springfield after their first opening-round series win in 10 years.
Is this AHL playoff win the first major payoff of the Penguins' aggressive organizational rebuild?
How will the rapid rise of prospects Murashov and Brunicke impact Pittsburgh's NHL roster for the 2026-27 season?