US EditionLehigh Valley Phantoms’ season ends after falling to Hershey Bears in Game 5 of Atlantic Division semifinals
- The Lehigh Valley Phantoms' season concluded with a 4-2 defeat against the Hershey Bears on Sunday at the Giant Center, eliminating them in the fifth match of the Atlantic Division Semifinals.
- The Hershey Bears, who have won the Calder Cup in each of the past two seasons, took an early lead with a goal from Spencer Smallman just five minutes into the game, followed by additional scores before and during the second period.
- The Phantoms responded in the third period with goals from Anthony Richard and Hunter McDonald, but Hershey sealed the win with Bogdan Trineyev's empty-net goal late in the game.
- This winner-take-all game recalled the 2017 semifinals where Hershey also won Game 5, and the Phantoms held a 2-1 series lead before ultimately falling again.
- Hershey now advances to face the Charlotte Checkers in the Atlantic Division Finals starting Friday, while the Phantoms' quest for a Calder Cup title remains unfulfilled since relocating to the Lehigh Valley.
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Lehigh Valley Phantoms’ season ends after falling to Hershey Bears in Game 5 of Atlantic Division semifinals
The Lehigh Valley Phantoms’ season has come to an end — and with it their hopes of winning the Calder Cup championship — with a 4-2 loss Sunday to the Hershey Bears at the Giant Center in Game 5 of the Atlantic Division Semifinals. With the win, Hershey moves on to the Atlantic Division Finals, where the Bears face the Charlotte Checkers. The Bears are the two-time defending Calder Cup champions. The Bears scored early and often Sunday, and were…
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Takeaways from Phantoms’ season-ending 4-2 loss in Game 5 to Bears
The Hershey Bears dominated the first 48 minutes. The Lehigh Valley Phantoms were gangbusters the last 12, attempted to stage a furious comeback, but couldn’t overcome a three-goal Hershey lead. The Phantoms lost 4-2 in the deciding fifth game of their playoff series and were eliminated by the defending Calder Cup champs. The basics First period: 5:19- Spencer Smallman (Alex Limoges, Hendrix Lapierre), 16:13- Riley Sutter (Matt Strome, Luke Phil…
Riley Sutter scores twice, Hunter Shepard makes 19 saves to send Hershey Bears to next round
The Hershey Bears punched their ticket to the Atlantic Division Finals after defeating the Lehigh Valley Phantoms 4-2 in the series’s deciding Game 5. Riley Sutter played the hero, scoring twice and notching the game-winning goal. The two tallies doubled his career mark in 37 previous playoff games. Hunter Shepard, after yielding the net to Clay Stevenson in Game 4, stopped 19 shots to earn the victory. Playing their best hockey of the 2025 Cald…
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