Bridgeport Islanders

The Hershey Bears defeated the Bridgeport Islanders 5-2 on Thursday night at Giant Center, completing a two-game sweep in the American Hockey League playoffs. Andrew Cristall scored twice to lead Hershey, which now advances to the division semifinals. The win marked Hershey's first best-of-three series victory since 1964.

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David Gucciardi scored the only goal in regulation as the Hershey Bears defeated the Bridgeport Islanders 2-0 in Game 1 of their Atlantic Division first-round series on Tuesday evening. The victory gives Hershey a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three matchup. Ilya Protas added an empty-netter to seal the win.