The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins scored three unanswered goals to build a cushion Thursday night, then held off the Hershey Bears 4-2 in Game 1 of the Atlantic Division Semifinals at Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza.

There is a saying that a two-goal lead is the worst lead in hockey. The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins nearly found that out Thursday night. Leading Hershey by two, the Penguins surrendered a goal in the opening 69

The Hershey Bears fell to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 4-2 in Game 1 of the Atlantic Division semifinal series in the Calder Cup playoffs. The Bears found themselves in an early 3-0 deficit, but over halfway through the second period, Ilya Protas scored to cut the deficit to 3-1.

Early in the third, Leon Muggli got the puck to Ivan Miroshnichenko, who found Henrik Rybinski racing behind the defense. Rybinski, who led Hershey with six shots, made no mistake, sneaking a quick shot past Sergei Murashov to cut the deficit to one.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Connor Dewar, Kris Letang and Elmer Soderblom scored and the Pittsburgh Penguins avoided elimination for the second time in 48 hours with a 3-2 win over Philadelphia in Game 5 of their first-round series on Monday night.