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<p>WILKES-BARRE TWP. &#8212; The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins were faced with two big questions after Saturday&#8217;s 5-2 loss to the Hershey Bears in Game 3.</p><p>Was the defense, which allowed Bears forwards to sneak behind them for three goals, the problem?</p><p>Or was it the offense, which was shutout on Friday and didn&#8217;t get a goal until nearly the midway point of the third period on Saturday?</p><p>&#8220;A little bit of both,&#8221; said forward Kael Mouillierat, who added the power play is an issue as well.</p><p>The Bears endured a torrid start by the Penguins to build a 4-0 lead that carried into the third period and allowed Hershey to take a 2-1 series lead.</p><p>The Penguins gave Hershey all it had at the start, creating extensive pressure in the offensive zone and firing pucks at will. But the Bears withstood the early attack and mounted one of their own later in the game.</p><p>And they did it by taking advantage of poor defensive play by the Penguins.</p><p>Dustin Gazley snuck below the defense to fire a backhander into the net for the first goal at the end of the opening period. In the second, the Bears connected on a faceoff play to make it 2-0, and two minutes later Jakub Vrana got behind the defense to tap-in a pass at the post for a 3-0 lead heading into the third period.</p><p>Despite the defense breakdowns, which blueliner Will O&#8217;Neill acknowledged was a problem, he said the Bears deserve some credit for capitalizing on the opportunities.</p><p>&#8220;A lot of it has to do with them. They were timely, they had some chances and they buried them,&#8221; O&#8217;Neill said. &#8220;They played a good game.&#8221;</p><p>Still, down the Penguins weren&#8217;t ready to call it a night heading into the third period down 3-0.</p><p>But the hopes of a comeback were dealt a quick blow when Bourque scored his second of the night just 32 seconds into the period, sending a wrist shot through four Penguins players in the slot.</p><p>&#8220;We thought we were still in the game, and the first shift we give up one,&#8221; Mouillierat said. &#8220;That wasn&#8217;t exactly what we wanted.&#8221;</p><p>Niclas Andersen made it 4-1 30 seconds later, but the Bears answered right back when Liam O&#8217;Brien was left open in the low slot and put the puck past Casey DeSmith.</p><p>Trailing by 5-1, head coach Clark Donatelli pulled DeSmith for Tristan Jarry, who stopped all five shots he faced in relief.</p><p>The rest of the third period turned chippy with multiple scrums, but the Penguins did manage to draw within three when Jake Guentzel converted a Tom Kostopoulos pass during a 2-man advantage with under 12 minutes remaining.</p><p>That was all they could get, however, but the power play goal gave the Penguins renewed hope with Game 4 on Monday back at the Mohegan Sun Arena.</p><p>&#8220;To get two on them, maybe we&#8217;re going in the right direction,&#8221; Mouillierat said. &#8220;We battled to the end. We didn&#8217;t give up.&#8221;</p><p>NOTES</p><p>- F Dominik Simon missed his second straight game due to injury. D Ryan Parent, who was injured in the second period of Friday&#8217;s Game 2, also didn&#8217;t play. G Sean Maguire, D Reid McNeill, D Ethan Prow, F Patrick McGrath, F Sahir Gill and F Dominik Uher (injury) were the other scratches for the Penguins.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins left wing Kael Mouillierat, second from left, checks Hershey&#8217;s Ryan Stanton into the boards in Game 3 of the Atlantic Division finals at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre Township on Saturday night. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/web1_Pens-Hershey_1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins left wing Kael Mouillierat, second from left, checks Hershey&#8217;s Ryan Stanton into the boards in Game 3 of the Atlantic Division finals at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre Township on Saturday night. </caption0><photoCredit0>Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/web1_Pens-Hershey_2.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins center Carter Rowney (17) chases down the puck with Hershey&#8217;s Tyler Lewington (2) ahead of Penguins&#8217; Tom Kostopoulos, right, and Bears&#8217; Zach Sill in Game 3 of the Atlantic Division finals at Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday night. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/web1_Pens-Hershey_2.jpg</photo1><caption1>Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins center Carter Rowney (17) chases down the puck with Hershey&#8217;s Tyler Lewington (2) ahead of Penguins&#8217; Tom Kostopoulos, right, and Bears&#8217; Zach Sill in Game 3 of the Atlantic Division finals at Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday night. </caption1><photoCredit1>Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/web1_Pens-Hershey_3.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins center Carter Rowney, left, gets pushed into the goal by Hershey&#8217;s Tyler Lewington in Game 3 of the Atlantic Division finals at Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday night. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/web1_Pens-Hershey_3.jpg</photo2><caption2>Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins center Carter Rowney, left, gets pushed into the goal by Hershey&#8217;s Tyler Lewington in Game 3 of the Atlantic Division finals at Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday night. </caption2><photoCredit2>Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader </photoCredit2></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/web1_Pens-Hershey_4.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins right wing Tom Kostopoulos, left, battles Hershey&#8217;s Aaron Ness for position in Game 3 of the Atlantic Division finals at Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday night. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo3>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/web1_Pens-Hershey_4.jpg</photo3><caption3>Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins right wing Tom Kostopoulos, left, battles Hershey&#8217;s Aaron Ness for position in Game 3 of the Atlantic Division finals at Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday night. </caption3><photoCredit3>Bill Tarutis | For Times Leader </photoCredit3></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Tom Venesky</p><p>tvenesky@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><factboxMeta><p style="text-align: center;"><strong><strong>Hershey 5, <strong>Penguins 2</strong></strong></strong></p><p><strong><strong><strong>Game 3 Atlantic Division Finals</strong></strong></strong></p><p><strong><strong><strong>(Hershey leads series, 2-1)</strong></strong></strong></p><p><strong>Hershey`1`2`2`&#8212;`5</strong></p><p><strong>Penguins`0`0`2`&#8212;`2</strong></p><p><strong>First Period</strong></p><p><strong>Scoring</strong> &#8211; 1. HER, Dustin Gazley 1 (Ness, R. Bourque) 18:40. Penalties - HER, Bowey (high-sticking) 3:52; WBS, Mouillierat (high-sticking) 6:47; HER, Bowey, (roughing) 11:49; WBS, Ruopp (slashing) 15:42; WBS, Biggs (tripping) 20:00.</p><p><strong>Second Period</strong></p><p><strong>Scoring</strong> &#8211; 2. HER, Chris Bourque 2 (Stephenson) power play 12:32. 3. HER, Jakub Vrana 3 (Camper, Bowey) 14:08. Penalties - HER, Collins (high-sticking) 3:15; WBS, Archibald (holding) 6:00; HER, Camper (holding) 6:36; HER, Stanton (elbowing) 8:24; WBS, Oleksy (slashing) 12:32; WBS, Kostopoulos (tripping) 14:47; HER, Bowey (roughing) 20:00; WBS, Oleksy (unsportsmanlike conduct) 20:00.</p><p><strong>Third Period</strong></p><p><strong>Scoring</strong> &#8211; 4. HER, Chris Bourque 3 (Stephenson, Djoos) :32. 5. WBS, Niclas Andersen 1 (Rowney, Guentzel) 1:02. 6. HER, Liam O&#8217;Brien 1 (Mitchell, Stephenson) 2:52. 7. WBS, Jake Guentzel 4 (Kostopoulos, Jeffrey) power play 8:52. Penalties - HER, Barber (roughing) 3:30; HER, Bourque (slashing, roughing) 3:30; WBS, Dea (slashing, roughing) 3:30; WBS, Oleksy (roughing - double-minor) 3:30; HER, Lewington (fighting) 5:49; WBS, Plachta (fighting) 5:49; HER, Bowey (roughing) 7:42; HER, O&#8217;Brien (roughing) 7:42; WBS, Rowney (roughing) 7:42; HER, Stanton (slashing) 7:54; WBS, Biggs (tripping) 11:37; HER, Djoos (interference) 14:22; HER, Stanton (slashing) 19:08.</p><p><strong>Shots on goal</strong></p><p>Hershey &#8211; 9-9-9-27</p><p>Penguins &#8211; 9-7-8-24</p><p><strong>Power-play Opportunities</strong></p><p>Hershey &#8211; 1 of 8</p><p>Penguins &#8211; 1 of 9</p><p>Goaltenders</p><p>Hershey &#8211; Justin Peters 5-2 (22 saves-24 shots)</p><p>Penguins &#8211; Casey DeSmith 4-2 (17-22); Tristan Jarry - 2:52 in the third period (5-5)</p><p><strong>Starters</strong></p><p>Hershey &#8211; G Justin Peters, D Tyler Lewington, D Aaron Ness, LW Liam O&#8217;Brien, C Sean Collins, RW Chandler Stephenson</p><p>Penguins &#8211; G Casey DeSmith, D Harrison Ruopp, D Tim Erixon, LW Kael Mouillierat, C Dustin Jeffrey, RW Tyler Biggs</p><p><strong>Three Stars</strong></p><p>1. HER, Chris Bourque (two goals) 2. HER, Chandler Stephenson (three assists) 3. WBS, Jake Guentzel (goal, assist)</p><p><strong>Referee</strong> &#8211; Mark Lemelin, Evgeny Romasko. <strong>Linesmen</strong> &#8211; Francois Dussureault, Tom George</p><p><strong>Attendance</strong> &#8211; 5,108</p></factboxMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Tom Venesky at 570-991-6395 or on Twitter @TLTomVenesky</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins fall to Hershey Bears, trail 2-1