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Ivan Miroshnichenko scores goal, notches two points in second consecutive game as Bears defeat Checkers 4-2

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The Hershey Bears defeated the Charlotte Checkers 4-2 in the first meeting between the two teams this season. Ivan Miroshnichenko scored a goal and an assist, notching his second consecutive multi-point game of his AHL career. He now has six goals and 13 points in 20 games this season.

Miroshnichenko’s linemate, Riley Sutter, also has goals in back-to-back games. Since Bears coach Todd Nelson moved Miroshnichenko to the fourth line, the duo has gone on a hot streak together. Sutter has three goals and three assists while Miroshnichenko has two goals and three assists in five games together.

The victory marked the Bears’ eighth straight victory, improving their record to 17-4-0. The last time Hershey lost was almost three weeks ago against the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. The two teams will face off again tomorrow night in Charlotte.

Sutter opened scoring for the Bears after taking a faceoff in the offensive zone. The puck went through a Checkers player’s skate and Sutter walked the puck in and past the goalie.

A slapshot from Vincent Iorio at the blue line was blocked by a Checkers defender in front of the net. Miroshnichenko found the loose rebound and finished it past goaltender (and Panthers’ prospect) Spencer Knight, who lost the puck in the confusion.

The Checkers were scoreless in the first 20, but got themselves on the scoresheet 7:01 into the second period.

Dube scored his first of the night on the power play. Mike Sgarbossa skated slowly up the right side before tossing the puck to Dube in front of the left circle, who finished the puck in the wide open net.

A rebound from a shot found the stick of Jimmy Huntington at the center of the offensive zone. Huntington passed the puck behind him to Dube, who was rushing forward. The chaos left the Checkers goaltender scrambling, and Dube fired the puck past him for his second goal of the night. Huntington’s assist on the goal also gave him his 100th pro career point.

Charlotte scored a second goal early in the third period but were shut down the rest of the game, givng the Bears a 4-2 victory.

Dube was named first star of the night for his two goals during tonight’s game. He now leads the team in goals with 10 so far this season.

Here were the lines for the Bears tonight:

Here are the video highlights of tonight’s game provided by the Charlotte Checkers:

And below is the full game recap from the Hershey Bears:

BEARS PUSH WIN STREAK TO EIGHT WITH 4-2 WIN OVER CHECKERS

Dubé scores twice, Sutter and Miroshnichenko collect two points

(Charlotte, NC – Dec. 1, 2023) – Pierrick Dubé scored twice, while Ivan Miroshnichenko and Riley Sutter each recorded a goal and an assist to lead the way for the Hershey Bears (17-4-0-0) in a 4-2 win over the Charlotte Checkers (10-8-0-0) on Friday night at Bojangles’ Coliseum. With the victory, Hershey extended its season-high win streak to eight games.

BOX SCORE

Sutter scored off a face-off play at the left of the Charlotte net as he won the draw to Matt Strome, who pushed it through the skates of a defender to Sutter, who beat Spencer Knight for his fourth of the season at 10:12 of the first period to put Hershey up 1-0.

Sutter factored into Hershey’s next goal, collecting a secondary assist on Miroshnichenko’s sixth of the season at 13:03, after the rookie fished out a blocked Vincent Iorio attempt and put it past Knight to give the Bears a 2-0 edge.

Charlotte got on the board at 7:01 of the second period when Lucas Carlsson’s shot from the blue line struck Patrick Khodorenko and deflected past Clay Stevenson to trim Hershey’s lead to 2-1.

Dubé buried a Mike Sgarbossa feed at 11:30 for a power-play goal and Dubé’s team-leading ninth goal of the season. Miroshnichenko added a secondary assist.

Dubé scored again several minutes later when his shot rang the post and deflected into the net at 17:37, with Jimmy Huntington collecting the lone assist for his 100th career point.

The Checkers chipped away at Hershey’s lead with a third-period strike from Mackie Samoskevich at 2:49, but Stevenson stopped all remaining shots to close out the win.

Shots finished 29-24 in favor of the Checkers. Stevenson went 27-for-29 to secure his third consecutive victory of the season and his seventh win of the season overall (first among AHL rookies); Knight stopped 20-of-24 shots in the defeat for Charlotte. Hershey went 1-for-2 on the power play; the Checkers went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Headline Photo: Charlotte Checkers

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