P-BRUINS BESTED BY MONSTERS IN THRILLING THIRD PERIOD

Nov 4, 2023

Cleveland, OH - John Farinacci, Fabian Lysell, and Anthony Richard all recorded a goal and an assist a piece as the Providence Bruins were bested by the Cleveland Monsters 5-4 on Saturday night at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. Justin Brazeau tallied the other goal for the P-Bruins. 

 

How It Happened

• From the right circle, Kent Johnson zipped a pass back door to a wide-open Jake Christiansen at the left post, who redirected the puck across the goal line, giving the Monsters a 1-0 lead with 1:05 left in the first period. 
• Farinacci dropped the puck for Richard in the slot, who snapped a shot under the goaltender’s right arm, tying the game at 1-1 with 22 seconds remaining in the first period. Lysell received the secondary assist. 
• On a 3-on-2 rush, Lysell walked the puck into the right circle and fired a wrist shot above the glove of the goaltender, giving Providence a 2-1 lead with 14:13 to play in the second period. Richard and Mike Callahan were credited with the assists. 
• A shot from the right point deflected off the foot of James Malatesta at the left post and into the back of the net, tying the game at 2-2 with 3:15 left in the second period. 
• Trey Fix-Wolansky backhanded a shot from the slot inside the left post, giving the Monsters a 3-2 lead with 8:19 remaining in the third period. 
• From just above the blue paint, Brazeau deflected a Jakub Zboril shot from the point, tying the game at 3-3 with 7:58 to play in the third period. 
• While short-handed, Farinacci stole the puck away from the defender at center ice, deked to the backhand on the breakaway, and flipped the puck into the back of the net, giving the P-Bruins a 4-3 lead with 4:43 left in the third period. 
• Luca Del Bel Belluz redirected a shot from the point from right outside the left post, tying the game at 4-4 with 2:34 remaining in the third period. 
• Josh Dunne one-timed a shot from right in front of the blue paint past the goaltender’s glove, giving the Monsters a 5-4 lead with 1:02 to play in the third period. 

 

Stats

• Lysell has a goal and an assist in each of his last two games. 
• Brazeau has goals in two straight games. 
• Zboril has assists in his last three games.
• Goaltender Kyle Keyser stopped 21 of the 26 shots he faced. The P-Bruins totaled 29 shots. 
• The Providence power play went 0-for-5, and the penalty kill was 2-for-2.

 

Up Next

The Providence Bruins host the Springfield Thunderbirds on Friday, November 10 at the Amica Mutual Pavilion. Puck drop is set for 7:05 P.M.

 

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