HERSHEY, PA - Jakub Klepis scored two goals to lead the Hershey Bears to a 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Phantoms at the GIANT Center in Hershey on Saturday night.

The Bears took a 1-0 lead with a power play goal 2:02 into the game. A puck came to Matt Hendricks to the right of the net, and he walked in front before beating Martin Houle to the short-side post.

Philadelphia evened affairs at 1-1 with 3:51 left in the period when Mark Cullen set up Ryan Potulny for the pair's third goal in two nights. This time Cullen was in the right-side circle when he played a pass into the slot for Potulny, who poked it home while in traffic.

But with just 5.6 seconds left, Joey Tenute gave Hershey a 2-1 advantage. He stole a puck in the Phantoms slot and fired it past Houle for the intermission lead.

The teams traded goals in the second period. Jakub Klepis scored for Hershey near the period's midpoint at 9:55, and Triston Grant responded with a goal just 1:19 before the end of the frame.

The Phantoms would not find another goal, however, and Klepis made it a two-goal advantage with 4:59 remaining in the third period. Quintin Laing closed the scoring with an empty-netter in the game's final minute.

Houle took the loss with 26 saves on 30 of 31 Hershey chances, while. Maxime Daigneault earned the win with 18 saves on 20 Phantoms opportunities. The Phantoms remain nine points behind idle Albany in the race for the final playoff spot in the East Division.

The Phantoms offer their congratulations to Jim Doyle, who worked his final game of a 30-year career as an AHL linesman.

The Phantoms return to the Wachovia Spectrum on Sunday to host the Bridgeport Sound Tigers at 5:05. Stop by and help Phantoms mascot Phlex celebrate his 11th birthday! Individual tickets for all Phantoms games, including $8 tickets for children 14 and under anywhere in the building, are on sale now at phantomshockey.com or by calling 800-298-4200.

BOXSCORE

Philadelphia Phantoms 2 at Hershey Bears 5 - Status: Final
Mar 17, 2007 - Giant Center

1st Period

Scoring - 1. Hershey, M. Hendricks (14) (C. Bourque, D. Steckel) 2:09 PP
2. Philadelphia, R. Potulny (12) (M. Cullen, D. Morrison) 16:09
3. Hershey, J. Tenute (21) (T. Milam, K. Wilson) 19:54 PP
Penalties - B. Kane Phi (hooking) 0:58, S. Werner Her (holding) 10:22, T. Grant Phi (tripping, cross-checking) 19:21, D. Steckel Her (holding) 19:21

2nd Period

Scoring - 4. Hershey, J. Klepis (4) (J. Miles, L. Robitaille) 9:55
5. Philadelphia, T. Grant (5) (J. Ross, M. Davis) 18:41
Penalties - A. Hedlund Her (hooking) 3:28, M. Davis Phi (holding) 4:30, E. Meloche Phi (slashing, roughing) 6:31, J. Tenute Her (roughing, roughing) 6:31, T. Wedderburn Her (hooking) 6:43, G. Pisellini Phi (fighting) 10:43, K. Brennan Her (fighting) 10:43, A. Hedlund Her (tripping) 19:20

3rd Period

Scoring - 6. Hershey, J. Klepis (5) (K. Wilson) 15:01
7. Hershey, Q. Laing (13) (J. Klepis, D. Steckel) 19:16 EN
Penalties - T. Grant Phi (fighting) 1:50, K. Brennan Her (fighting) 1:50

PHI Shots: 8 6 6 TOTAL: 20
HER Shots: 10 9 12 TOTAL: 31

Power Play Conversion
Philadelphia Phantoms 0-4. Hershey Bears 2-3.

Goaltenders

Philadelphia Phantoms
Houle 9-14-2 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 59:27 SV: 26 GA: 4

Hershey Bears
Daigneault 18-6-0 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 60:00 SV: 18 GA: 2

Start : 7:04 PM
End : 9:24 PM

Attendance : 10688

Referee I: Dean Morton (36)
Referee II:

LINESMAN I: Jim Doyle (75)
LINESMAN II: Leo Boylan (97)