Match Info

AHL - Play Offs - 1/8-finals

Date: 7 May 2026, Thursday

Location: Giant Center (Hershey, PA)

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Usa	Flohockey


	Hershey Bears		Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins

	1	X	2
	2.9	4	1.95	Watch
	2.9	4	2.06
	3	4.18	2
	2.91	4.29	2.03	Watch
	2.9	4	1.95
	2.9	4.25	2.04	Watch
	2.8	4.2	1.84
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.9 ↓ (2.91)	4.13 ↓ (4.3)	1.98 ↑ (1.89)

The most likely Over/Under: 5.25

The best margin for this event is 6.9%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Hershey Bears
31.6%

Draw
22.2%

Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins
46.2%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

31.1%

21%

47.9%

Our Initial ML Estimation

33%

22.3%

45.1%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Hershey Bears has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+0.5%)

Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-1.7%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Hershey Bears than the current prediction. (+1.4%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins than the current prediction. (-1.1%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
50%	50%	0%

Hershey Bears - Wilkes Barre Scranton Penguins Predictions

Users Predictions: 2 users predict this event. Hershey will win (votes: 1 - 50%). It will Tie (votes: 1 - 50%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 2:3

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
31. Stevenson C. (G)	1. Murashov S. (G)
7. Belpedio L. (A)	56. Alexeyev A.
43. Bitten S.	26. Broz T.
5. Chesley R.	45. Brunicke H.
20. Cristall A.	84. Calvert A.
19. Cruikshank G.	50. Harding F.
48. Gucciardi D.	85. Hayes A. (A)
23. Leason B.	22. Howe T.
52. Luypen J.	10. Huglen A.
47. McDonald J.	70. Ilyin M.
10. Miroshnichenko I.	14. Imama B.
27. Ness A. (C)	52. Kemp P. (C)
40. Protas I.	64. Klassen G.
12. Rybinski H.	41. Koivunen V.
6. Schueneman C.	15. Koppanen J. (A)
37. Smith D.	8. McDonough A.
45. Strome M. (A)	2. McGroarty R.
41. Suzdalev A.	38. Pickering O.
44. Trineyev B.	44. Pietila C.
Substitutes
35. Gibson M. (G)	30. Blomqvist J. (G)

Key Events of the Match

1st Period (1 - 1)
01:15, 0 - 1, Koppanen J. (G), Howe T. (A), McDonough A. (A2)
19:54, 1 - 1, Miroshnichenko I. (G), Belpedio L. (A), Cristall A. (A2)
2nd Period (0 - 1)
06:20, 1 - 2, Brunicke H. (G), Klassen G. (A),
3rd Period (0 - 2)
03:33, 1 - 3, Koivunen V. (G), Ilyin M. (A), Broz T. (A2)
19:29, 1 - 4, Klassen G. (G), Pickering O. (A),

Preview

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton leads series 2-1. Fourth leg.

Enjoy a meeting between a mid-ranked team and one of the leaders (ranked 5 in the zone Promotion ~ AHL (Play Offs: ) and 2 in the zone Promotion ~ AHL (Play Offs: )).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Hershey won 3.

Hershey has been quite unpredictable recently (last 5 games: 3 wins).

Wilkes-Barre is in very good shape now (in the last 5 games, wins – 4).

Wilkes-Barre may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.

Recently, Wilkes-Barre has had a series of home games.

Wilkes-Barre is expected to have a slight advantage in this match.

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Hershey won 8 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 12 matches, and goals 60:65. (average 3:3.3).

Including home matches between the teams, Hershey won 3 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 5 matches, and goals 28:30. (average 3.5:3.8).

Last Results with these Odds

Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins - the odds 1.89 are the expected chance of winning is 47.9%, but this team recently wins 33% of matches with these odds.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Hershey Bears
AHL
05.05.26	Hershey Bears - Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins	3:4 OT ✺
02.05.26	Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins - Hershey Bears	1:2 ✺
30.04.26	Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins - Hershey Bears	4:2 ✺
23.04.26	Hershey Bears - Bridgeport Islanders	5:2 ✺
21.04.26	Bridgeport Islanders - Hershey Bears	0:2 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 13.3 LWLWW
- Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins
AHL
05.05.26	Hershey Bears - Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins	3:4 OT ✺
02.05.26	Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins - Hershey Bears	1:2 ✺
30.04.26	Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins - Hershey Bears	4:2 ✺
18.04.26	Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins - Rochester Americans	8:0 ✺
17.04.26	Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins - Bridgeport Islanders	4:1 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 10.9 WLWWW

Latest Head to Head

AHL
05.05.26	Hershey Bears - Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins	3:4 OT
02.05.26	Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins - Hershey Bears	1:2
30.04.26	Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins - Hershey Bears	4:2
15.04.26	Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins - Hershey Bears	1:5
13.03.26	Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins - Hershey Bears	2:4
07.02.26	Hershey Bears - Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins	3:4 OT
04.02.26	Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins - Hershey Bears	4:1

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