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DURAN’S THREE-POINT NIGHT HELPS P-BRUINS PAST COMETS IN OVERTIME

Apr 12, 2024

Providence, RI - Forward Riley Duran netted his first professional goal and added two assists to help the Providence Bruins past the Utica Comets 5-4 in overtime on Friday night at the Amica Mutual Pavilion. Patrick Brown scored the game-winning goal in overtime, while Oskar Steen potted two goals. Mason Lohrei recorded two assists in the victory. 

 

How It Happened

  • Fresh out of the penalty box, Duran skated the puck from his own zone across the far blue line and fired a snap shot from the top of the left circle that zipped into the upper-left corner of the net, giving the P-Bruins a 1-0 lead with 9:21 remaining in the first period. 
  • Jimmy Lambert skated the puck up the left wing to the bottom of the left circle, where he backhanded a shot from an off angle past the ear of the goaltender, extending the Providence lead to 2-0 with 7:26 to play in the first frame. John Farinacci and Michael Callahan received assists. 
  • 1:36 into the second period, Brian Halonen poked in a loose puck from above the crease for a power play goal to cut the P-Bruins’ lead to 2-1. 
  • Duran dangled through a defender and backhanded a shot on the breakaway, before Steen put in the rebound from the crease to extend the Providence lead to 3-1 with 13:07 left in the second period. Frederic Brunet was credited with a secondary assist. 
  • From the right corner, Duran found the stick of Steen in the slot, where he collected the pass and wristed a shot into the top-right corner of the net, giving the P-Bruins a 4-1 lead with 15:21 remaining in the third period. Lohrei received an assist as well. 
  • Halonen deflected a wrist shot from the point across the goal line to cut the Providence lead to 4-2 with 10:03 to play in the third frame.
  • Justin Dowling’s one-timer from the right circle snuck inside the near post for a power play goal, cutting the P-Bruins’ lead to 4-3 with 4:54 left in the third period. 
  • Halonen one-timed a cross-crease feed at the left post to tie the game at 4-4 with 1:52 remaining in the third period. 
  • Ian Mitchell fed the puck to Brown cutting in the slot, where he fired a shot into the top shelf to give the P-Bruins a 5-4 overtime win 1:50 into the extra frame. Lohrei received an assist as well. 

 

Stats

  • Duran’s goal was the first of his professional career and he recorded the first three points of his career as well.  
  • Lambert’s tally was his first in a Providence uniform.
  • Steen’s two-goal night was his second multi-goal game of the season. He has five goals in his last four games.   
  • Goaltender Brandon Bussi stopped 25 of the 29 he faced. The P-Bruins totaled 23 shots. 
  • The Providence power play went 0-for-2, and the penalty kill was 2-for-4.

 

Up Next

The Providence Bruins host the Utica Comets on Saturday, April 13 at the Amica Mutual Pavilion. Puck drop is set for 7:05 P.M.

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