Riley Barber had a crazy 48-hours. After getting a call-up to the Capitals on Friday night, Barber served as a healthy scratch against Columbus Saturday evening. The first-line Bears forward was summoned to the NHL as insurance with several forwards ailing.
Sunday at noon, Barber was sent back down to Hershey. He scored several hours later.
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Left wide open in the middle of the ice, Barber shot the puck through Wilkes-Barre Scranton’s goaltender John Muse’s five-hole.
Barber’s goal came on the power play, marking his sixth PPG and 9th goal overall of the season. Barber now has 19 points in 21 games.
The Bears held a 4-1 lead with 5 minutes remaining in the second, but the WBS Penguins would force overtime after scoring three unanswered goals. After a scoreless overtime, the Penguins won in the 10th round of the shootout off a goal from Joseph Cramarossa.
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