Hershey’s 4-1 Loss to Penguins Could Have Been the Last Game for Two Proud Bears

Hershey’s 4-1 loss to Penguins could have been the last game for two proud Bears

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s close-out 4-1 victory over Hershey in Game 4 of their Atlantic Division semifinal on Thursday night ended the Bears’ 2025-2026 postseason run at six games.

Hershey Bears eliminated from playoffs after dramatic 10-second sequence sees Andrew Cristall miss empty net and Penguins score game-winning shorthanded goal

The Hershey Bears saw their 2025-26 season come to an end on Thursday night. In Game 4 of the Atlantic Division Semifinals against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, the Bears fell behind 2-1 in the second period and never battled back from there, dropping a 4-1 decision on home ice to lose the best-of-five series in four games. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton used some great fortune to net the ultimately game-deciding goal. Andrew Cristall miss leads to…

Murashov Stops 37; WBS Penguins WIN Series, Playoff Run Goes On

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins: Photo by Dan Kingerski. All Rights Reserved HERSHEY, Pa. — It has been 10 years since the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins last won a Round One playoff series. In fact, the last time they advanced to the second round, Jake Guentzel was fresh from college, but that decade long drought is over as the WBS Penguins beat the Hershey Bears 4-1 at Giant Center Thursday in Game 4 of their best of five series. The Penguins w…