HERSHEY, Pa. (Interstat) — Taylor Gauthier made 43 saves, and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins scored five unanswered goals to blank the Hershey Bears on Sunday at Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. Melvin Fernström opened the scoring at 6:58 of the first period, and Bill Zonnon made it a two-goal lead at 19:12. Rutger McGroarty extended the lead at 4:06 of the second, and Mikhail Ilyin scored at 18:44. Rafaël Harvey-Pinard capped the scoring 15 seconds into the third period. Phil Kemp had three assists, while Hugh McGing added two. Owen Pickering, Jake Livanavage and Finn Harding each recorded an assist. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton improved to 5-5, and Hershey dropped to 6-4. The announced attendance was 8,857. Gauthier’s shutout highlighted a strong defensive effort as the Penguins handed the Bears a decisive home loss. Kemp also received a five-minute fighting penalty, and Sam Bitten was assessed high-sticking and fighting penalties. The Penguins controlled play throughout.