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P-BRUINS BATTLE BACK TO BEST ISLANDERS

Dec 7, 2024

Providence, RI - Defenseman Mason Millman and forward Jeffrey Viel both tallied a goal and an assist as the Providence Bruins battled back from a two-goal deficit in the first period to best the Bridgeport Islanders 6-3 on Saturday night at the Amica Mutual Pavilion. Riley Duran netted the game-winning goal in the third period. Matthew Poitras scored his second goal in as many games. 

 

How It Happened

  • Brian Pinho converted on a cross-crease pass to the left post for a power play goal, giving the Islanders a 1-0 lead with 11:47 remaining in the first period. 
  • On a 3-on-1, Marshall Warren caught a pass cutting down the slot and fired a shot into the upper-left corner of the net, extending the Islanders lead to 2-0 with 2:29 to play in the first frame. 
  • Georgii Merkulov spun around in the right circle and zipped a pass over to Millman creeping down from the left point, before he snapped a shot off the right post and into the back of the net, cutting the Bridgeport lead to 2-1 with 1:21 left in the first period. Vinni Lettieri was credited with a secondary assist. 
  • 1:15 into the second period, Poitras caught a pass in the slot and fired a wrist shot into the upper-right corner of the net, tying the game at 2-2. Ian Mitchell and Patrick Brown received the assists. 
  • Michael Callahan crept down from the point to the slot, caught a pass from Viel behind the net, and zipped a shot into the upper-right corner of the net, giving the P-Bruins a 3-2 lead with 10:53 remaining in the second period. John Farinacci was credited with a secondary assist. 
  • Chris Terry snapped a shot from the left circle into the far corner of the net, tying the game at 3-3 with 11:15 to play in the third frame. 
  • From below the goal line, Jaxon Nelson knocked down a clearing attempt and found the stick of Duran cutting down the slot, where he one-timed it past the blocker of the goaltender, giving the P-Bruins a 4-3 lead with 8:35 left in the third period. Jackson Edward was credited with a secondary assist. 
  • Viel’s wrist shot from the slot floated past the glove of the goaltender, extending the Providence lead to 5-3 with 4:15 remaining in the third period. Millman and Fabian Lysell received the assists. 
  • Riley Tufte scored on the empty net with 3:10 left in the third period. Lettieri and Brown were credited with the assists. 

 

Stats 

  • Viel’s tally was his third of the season. All three have come against the Islanders.
  • Lettieri and Brown both recorded two assists. 
  • Merkulov recorded his team leading 13th assist of the season. 
  • Goaltender Michael DiPietro stopped 24 of the 27 shots he faced. The P-Bruins totaled 28 shots.
  • The power play went 0-for-3 and the penalty kill was 2-for-3.
  • The Providence Bruins improve to 10-10-2-0.

 

Up Next

The Providence Bruins host the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Sunday, December 8 at the Amica Mutual Pavilion. Puck drop is set for 3:05 p.m.  

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