Hershey Bears Defeat Bridgeport 2-0 in the First Game of Their Calder Cup Playoffs Series

Hershey Bears defeat Bridgeport 2-0 in the first game of their Calder Cup playoffs series

Hershey now leads the series and can clinch a second-round berth with a win at home Thursday night.

Bears break serve, take opener in Bridgeport

David Gucciardi broke a scoreless tie with 7:29 left in regulation and sent the Hershey Bears on to a 2-0 win over Bridgeport in Game 1 of their Atlantic Division first-round series on Tuesday evening. The Bears take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three series back home, where they will host Game 2 on Thursday. Gucciardi, a rookie defenseman who scored three goals in 52 games during the regular-season, took a cross-crease pass from Henrik Rybinski and

Live blog: Hershey Bears shut out Bridgeport Islanders 2-0 in Game 1

Game information #5 Hershey Bears (0-0) at #4 Bridgeport Islanders (0-0) April 21, 2026 | 7 p.m. | Total Mortgage Arena | Series tied, 0-0 Referees: Liam Maaskant (45), Hayden Verbeek (61) Linespersons: Nick Briganti (58), Kevin Briganti (39) Broadcast Information PXP: Zack Fisch, Garrett Mitchell, and Todd Sadowski TV: Antenna TV (WPMT FOX 43.2, Xfinity Ch. 247 and 1178, Verizon FiOS Ch. 463, Blue Ridge Ephrata Ch. 91, and Blue Ridge Newberry/D…

Bears Blank Islanders 2-0 to Open Series

David Gucciardi broke a 0-0 midway through the third period and Clay Stevenson made 18 saves to earn his first shutout in the Calder Cup Playoffs as the Hershey Bears (1-0) earned a 2-0 win to open their best-of-three Atlantic Division First Round series over the Bridgeport Islanders (0-1) on Tuesday night at Total Mortgage Arena