ALBANY --- After dropping the first two games of their East Division final series with the Hershey Bears, the Albany River Rats made several notable lineup changes for Game 3 tonight.
With left wing Jiri Tlusty still sidelined because of injury, left wing Brad Herauf will play for the first time in the playoffs and left wing Jacob Micflikier has been scratched.
On the blue line, Casey Borer has been scratched and defenseman Zack FitzGerald will make his first appearance of the postseason.
The most notable change for Hershey is goalie Braden Holtby will start in place of Michal Neuvirth, who won the first two games of this season.
Albany scratches for Game 3: Defensemen Casey Borer, Jonathan Paiement, Kyle Lawson and Michal Jordan again sitting out, along with left wing Jacob Micflikier.
Hershey scratches: Forwards Simon Ferguson, Michael Dubuc and Cody Eakin; and defensemen Patrick McNeill, Grant Lewis and Grant McNeill. Defender Karl Alzner was called up by the Washington Capitals.
Albany goalie Justin Peters (4-2, 2.92, .909) faces Braden Holtby (0-0, 0.00, .000) again.
ALBANY
Forwards
Jerome Samson/Stefan Chaput/Drayson Bowman
Chris Terry/Nick Dodge/Steven Goertzen
Oskar Osala/Zac Dalpe/Zach Boychuk
Nicolas Blanchard/Mike Angelidis/Brad Herauf
Defensemen
Bryan Rodney/Jamie McBain
Jay Harrison/Brett Bellemore
Zack FitzGerald/Tim Conboy
HERSHEY
Forwards
Alexandre Giroux/Keith Aucoin/Andrew Gordon
Chris Bourque/Jay Beagle/Mathieu Perreault
Boyd Kane/Andrew Jourdrey/Steve Pinizzotto
Ashton Rome/Kyle Wilson/Francois Bouchard
Defensemen
Bryan Helmer/Patrick Wellar
Zach Miskovic/Sean Collins
Dylan Yeo/Johann Kroll