BUSSI, P-BRUINS BLANK ISLANDERS

Feb 15, 2025

Bridgeport, CT - Goaltender Brandon Bussi stopped all 27 shots, helping the Providence Bruins blank the Bridgeport Islanders 5-0 on Saturday evening at Total Mortgage Arena. Forwards Riley Tufte and Fabian Lysell each posted a goal and an assist, while John Farinacci recorded two assists. Mason Millman, Matthew Poitras, and Patrick Brown also found the back of the net in the victory.   

 

How It Happened

• Just 1:06 into the second frame, Millman’s slap shot from the point beat the goaltender on the glove side, giving the P-Bruins a 1-0 lead. Tufte and Tyler Pitlick were credited with assists. 
• Another 56 seconds later, Poitras slung a wrist shot from the slot into the upper-left corner of the net, extending the Providence lead to 2-0. Ryan Mast and Lysell received assists. 
• Farinacci slid a pass over to Lysell at the right post, where he flipped a shot past the glove of the goaltender, giving the P-Bruins a 3-0 lead with 17:19 remaining in the third period. Marc McLaughlin was credited with a secondary assist. 
• On a 2-on-1, Farinacci found Tufte at the left post, where he pushed the puck across the goal line, extending the Providence lead to 4-0 with 14:45 to play in the third frame. Frederic Brunet received a secondary assist.  
• Brown’s wrist shot from the top of the slot zipped into the upper-right corner, giving the P-Bruins a 5-0 lead with 7:48 left in the third period. Jeffrey Viel was credited

 

Stats 

• Bussi notched his fourth shutout of the season and the team’s eighth. 
• Farinacci has seven assists in his last seven games and points in four straight.
• Millman has goals in back-to-back games.  
• Bussi stopped all 27 shots. The P-Bruins totaled 35 shots.
• The power play went 0-for-2 and the penalty kill was 3-for-3.
• The Providence Bruins improve to 27-15-4-1.

 

Up Next

The Providence Bruins host the Bridgeport Islanders on Sunday, February 16 at The Amica Mutual Pavilion. Puck drop is set for 3:05 p.m.