FOUR GOAL SECOND FRAME BOOSTS P-BRUINS PAST ISLANDERS

Dec 11, 2024

Bridgeport, CT - Four goals in the second frame tied a season high as it boosted the Providence Bruins to a 4-2 victory over the Bridgeport Islanders on Wednesday night at Total Mortgage Arena. Forward John Farinacci tallied the game-winning goal, while Frederic Brunet and Vinni Lettieri both recorded two assists. Goaltender Michael DiPietro made 31 saves to earn his eighth win of the season.  

 

How It Happened

• Justin Gill caught a pass in the right circle and snapped a shot past the glove of the goaltender, giving the Islanders a 1-0 lead with 13:52 remaining in the first period. 
• Jackson Edward received a pass going up the middle of the neutral zone, skated the puck across the blue line and wristed a shot that deflected off a defender’s stick and fluttered into the back of the net, tying the game at 1-1 3:04 into the second period. Georgii Merkulov and Vinni Lettieri received the assists. 
• Max Jones was tripped above the right circle, regained his footing, and carried the puck towards the crease, where he flipped a shot off the back bar to give the P-Bruins a 2-1 lead 73 seconds after the Edward tally. Brunet and Ian Mitchell were credited with assists. 
• Jeffrey Viel drove the net up the right side and directed a shot off the pad of the goaltender, before it kicked out to Farinacci at the left post for a tap-in goal, extending the Providence lead to 3-1 with 12:46 to play in the second frame. Brunet received a secondary assist. 
• Lettieri zipped a pass over to Matthew Poitras in the left circle, who collected the pass while spinning and fired a backhanded shot past the glove of the goaltender, giving the P-Bruins a 4-1 lead with 2:03 left in the second period. Riley Tufte was credited with a secondary assist. 
• Brian Pinho converted on a cross-ice pass at the bottom of the left circle to cut the Providence lead to 4-2 with 8:24 remaining in the third period. 

 

Stats 

• Poitras has goals in four consecutive games and points in five straight. 
• Edward notched the first goal of his professional career.
• The P-Bruins tied a season high four goals in a period. The last time it happened was the third period of an 8-4 victory at Bridgeport on November 9.  
• DiPietro stopped 31 of 33 shots. The P-Bruins totaled 26 shots.
• The power play went 0-for-0 and the penalty kill was 3-for-3.
• The Providence Bruins improve to 12-10-2-0.

 

Up Next

The Providence Bruins host the Bridgeport Islanders on Friday, December 13 at the Amica Mutual Pavilion. Puck drop is set for 7:05 p.m.