Andrew Cristall registers first career three-point night, Aaron Ness scores game-winning goal in Hershey's 5-4 comeback victory over Rockford

"The Hershey Bears authored an impressive comeback victory on their third Washington Capitals' night of the season. Wearing their tan Screaming Bear jerseys, Capitals prospect Andrew Cristall registered the first three-point game of his career, while Bears captain Aaron Ness scored the game-winning goal with 11:50 remaining in the third period to give the Bears a 5-4 victory over the Rockford IceHogs."

"The game got off to an electric start as Henrik Rybinski scored a shorthanded goal 2:20 into the first period. After the IceHogs made an errant pass, Ness and Bogdan Trineyev got the puck to center ice, where Rybinski poked it into open space, springing himself on a breakaway. The two-way centerman then shot the puck across his body, beating IceHogs goaltender Drew Commesso to the far side."

"Facing a 3-1 hole, Cristall combined with the team's leading scorer, Ilya Protas, to score on a Bears' power play. Cristall sent a shot off Commesso's pads that found Protas waiting just outside the crease. The tally marked Protas's 13th goal of the season and Cristall's first apple of the night. Rockford restored their two-goal lead with 3:38 remaining in the second as Brett Seney scored on a power play."

Hershey staged a comeback to defeat the Rockford IceHogs 5-4. Henrik Rybinski opened scoring with a shorthanded breakaway goal 2:20 into the first period. Rockford responded with goals from Dominic Toninato, Jamie Engelbert and Dmitry Kuzmin to lead 3-1. Andrew Cristall set up Ilya Protas on a Bears power-play goal, and Brett Seney restored Rockford's two-goal lead on a power play. Brett Leason cut the deficit late in the second. Cam Allen tied the game early in the third on a power play, and Aaron Ness scored the game-winner with 11:50 remaining. Cristall finished with three points.

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