ALB ANY — Joe Blandisi had two goals and two assists as the Albany Devils snapped a two-game losing streak Friday night with a 6-3 victory over the Hershey Bears in front of a season-high crowd of 4,952 at Times Union Center.

The Devils never trailed after Blandisi, who had four total points in his first nine games, scored 28 seconds into the game, tipping home Seth Helgeson’s shot from the left point. Vojtech Mozik, returned Monday by the New Jersey Devils, got his first point of the season at 18:28, taking a cross-ice feed from Miles Wood and registering Albany’s first power-play goal since Oct. 29.

Jakub Vrana got the Bears on the board with his team-leading sixth goal of the season, 10 seconds into a power play early in the second. Brian Gibbons answered that for the Devils with a length-of-the-ice breakaway, beating Hershey goaltender Vitek Vanecek through the pads.

Before the second period ended, Stanislav Galiev drew the Bears back to within a goal with a seeing-eye shot that went of the shoulder of Devils goalie Scott Wedgewood and hit the bottom of the crossbar before entering the net. Referee Chris Schlenker reviewed the goal, making sure it had cross the goal line, before allowing it.

The Devils were on a power play in the third when Blandisi broke through the defense and was headed in alone on Vanecek when Hershey’s Aaron Ness hauled him down. Schlenker awarded a penalty box, and Blandisi converted with a backhand shot high into the net.

Hershey, which came into game on an eight-game points streak (6-0-2), made it interesting when Travis Boyd scored on a 5-on-3 power play with 7:15 remaining to get to within a goal for a third time. Captain Rod Pelley reestablished the two-goal margin, taking Blandisi’s centering pass with 2:48 remaining.

Kevin Rooney scored into an empty net with 1:06 remaining, his second goal of the season. Rooney was at the Albany blue line, in front of his team bench, when he fired it in.

A skrimish erupted in front of the Hershey bench with 26.1 seconds to play. Albany’s Kevin Rooney and Hershey’s Joey Leach were the main combatants. There were 92 minutes in penalties issued from the fracas.

The Devils, who improved to 5-1-0 at home, held a 26-12 advantage in shots.