BUSSI, P-BRUINS BLANK T-BIRDS IN TEDDY BEAR TOSS GAME

Mar 10, 2024

Providence, RI - Goaltender Brandon Bussi stopped all 36 shots he faced as the Providence Bruins blanked the Springfield Thunderbirds 5-0 in the second annual Teddy Bear Toss Game on Sunday evening at the Amica Mutual Pavilion. Forward Jayson Megna netted a short-handed goal that sent teddy bears flying onto the ice and added an assist. Joey Abate and John Beecher each posted a goal and an assist as well. 

 

How It Happened

• Megna stole the puck away in the defensive zone while short-handed, taking it on a breakaway, where he deked to the backhand and flipped the puck past the goaltender, giving the P-Bruins a 1-0 lead with 8:37 remaining in the first period. 
• Patrick Brown snuck a pass to Oskar Steen in the slot, where he fired a wrist shot into the upper-right corner of the net, extending the Providence lead to 2-0 3:58 into the third period. Anthony Richard received a secondary assist. 
• Beecher chased down a loose puck in the left circle and fed the puck to Abate cutting to the right post, where he redirected it into the back of the net, giving the P-Bruins a 3-0 lead with 6:15 to play in the third frame. Alec Regula was credited with an assist as well. 
• Abate rushed the puck up the left wing and zipped a pass to Beecher at the bottom of the right circle, where he hammered a one-timer past the diving goaltender, extending the Providence lead to 4-0 with 4:22 remaining in the third period. 
• Georgii Merkulov netted a power play goal with 32 seconds remaining. Megna and Fabian Lysell received assists on the tally. 

 

Stats

• Bussi’s shutout was his first of the season and third of his career.
• Megna’s short-handed tally was his team-leading fourth short-handed goal of the season and the team’s 13th of the campaign, which is tied for first in the league. 
• Bussi stopped all 36 shots he faced. The P-Bruins totaled 33 shots. 
• The Providence power play went 1-for-3, and the penalty kill was 2-for-2.

 

Up Next

The Providence Bruins host the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on Friday, March 15 at the Amica Mutual Pavilion. Puck drop is set for 7:05 P.M.