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BROWN, P-BRUINS SURGE PAST ISLANDERS

Feb 26, 2025

Bridgeport, CT - Forward Patrick Brown netted two goals in the middle frame, helping the Providence Bruins surge past the Bridgeport Islanders 5-1 on Wednesday night at Total Mortgage Arena. Vinni Lettieri and Tyler Pitlick notched a goal and an assist a piece, while Georgii Merkulov and Ian Mitchell each posted two assists. Goaltender Michael DiPietro stopped 30 shots to earn his 20th victory of the season. 

 

How It Happened

  • Lettieri slipped a pass from the left circle over to Brown at the right post, where he redirected it into the open side of the net for a power play goal, giving the P-Bruins a 1-0 lead with 16:36 remaining in the second period. Merkulov was credited with a secondary assist. 
  • Lettieri walked the puck down to the low slot, where he fired a backhanded shot under the crossbar, extending the Providence lead to 2-0 with 14:25 to play in the second frame. Marc McLaughlin and Billy Sweezey received assists.
  • On a 2-on-1 rush, Pitlick saucered a pass over to John Farinacci in the left circle, where he snapped a shot into the short side corner of the net, giving the P-Bruins a 3-0 lead with 10:56 left in the second period. Max Jones was credited with a secondary assist. 
  • While on the power play, Merkulov slung a shot towards the net from the bottom of the right circle, before Brown redirected it into the back of the net, extending the Providence lead to 4-0 with 8:45 remaining in the second period. Mitchell received a secondary assist. 
  • Isaiah George’s wrist shot from the left circle snuck inside the near post, cutting the P-Bruins’ lead to 4-1 with 4:08 to play in the second frame.   
  • On the rush, Jeffrey Viel slipped a pass to Pitlick cutting down the slot, where he one-timed it through the goaltender’s pads, giving Providence a 5-1 lead with 10:43 left in the third period. Mitchell was credited with a secondary assist. 

 

Stats 

  • Brown notched his fourth straight multi-point game and extended his point streak to seven games with 12 total points in that span.
  • Lettieri netted his team leading 19th goal of the season and has points in four straight games. 
  • DiPietro stopped 30 of 31 shots. The P-Bruins totaled 28 shots.
  • The power play went 2-for-2 and the penalty kill was 5-for-5.
  • The Providence Bruins improve to 30-17-4-1 and 10-1 against the Bridgeport Islanders this season. 

 

Up Next

The Providence Bruins host the Springfield Thunderbirds on Saturday, March 1 at the Amica Mutual Pavilion. Puck drop is set for 7:05 p.m.  

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