Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Philadelphia Ukrainians 3rd with 20 points, Hershey 8th with 0, 20 apart. Recent form told a different story for Hershey: only 53rd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 8th. Against a league average of 2.26 goals per team per game, Hershey ran at 0.6 scored and 7.9 conceded, Philadelphia Ukrainians at 4.1 and 2.1.
Hershey entered with 15 losses in a row. The five-game form split read 0/15 points for Hershey against 7/15 for Philadelphia Ukrainians.
The head-to-head ledger counts 4 games: 0 Hershey wins, 4 for Philadelphia Ukrainians, 0 draws, at 5.25 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 75% of the meetings.
The venue was Hershey Centre, with room for 2,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Philadelphia Ukrainians led 6-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 0-9.