The Washington Capitals AHL affiliates are back in action on a Saturday night at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse with another shot at the Richard F. Canning Trophy which is awarded annually to the Eastern Conference champions. It can also send the Hershey Bears to a league leading 25th appearance in the Calder Cup Finals.
How to watch
THe game begins tonight at 7 p.m. as the Bears lead the series three games to one. Zack Fisch will be on the call along with Garrett Mitchell and Tod Sadowski, the sports director of FOX43. WPMT FOX 43.2 You can catch the game nationally on AHLTV and stream the audio on FOX Sports AM 1460 and Caps Radio 24/7.
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A viewing party!
Bears fans can gather at Arooga's for the Game 5 watch party with reservations preferred and seating on a first come, first serve basis.
How we got here
The Bears dropped Game 4 to the Cleveland Monsters by a final of 3-2 which snapped a seven game playoff win streak and a chance to sweep them. Ethen Frank and Garrett Roe had the goals in the defeat.
A second chance
The Bears enter tonight's game with an all time record of 79-68 when playing a potential series clincher, per the Bears. Ethen Frank continued his hot scoring stretch this spring and is second on the Bears in goals with nine thanks to the PPG the other night.