P-BRUINS DEFEATED BY MARLIES

Dec 20, 2023

Toronto, ONT -  Forwards Justin Brazeau, Jesper Boqvist, and Georgii Merkulov notched a goal and an assist a piece but the Providence Bruins were defeated by the Toronto Marlies 6-3 on Wednesday night at the Coca-Cola Coliseum. 

 

How It Happened

• 1:09 into the game, Kyle Clifford backhanded the puck from behind the net out to Zach Solow in front of the net, who redirected it across the goal line, giving Toronto a 1-0 lead. 
• Off an offensive zone face-off, Boqvist found himself one-on-one with the goaltender where the initial save was made, before Merkulov put in the rebound at the right post to tie the game at 1-1 with 13:23 remaining in the first period. 
• 38 seconds into the second period, Renouf controlled the puck at the point off an offensive zone face-off and hammered a slapshot that was deflected into the net by Boqvist, giving the P-Bruins a 2-1 lead. Brazeau received an assist as well. 
• From below the goal line, Mikko Kokkonen found Kieffer Bellows cutting to the blue paint, where he directed the puck into the back of the net, tying the game at 2-2 with 11:43 left in the second frame. 
• 14 seconds into the third period, Topi Niemelä caught a feed cutting down between the circles and snapped a shot between the goaltender’s legs, giving the Marlies a 3-2 lead. 
• Farinacci’s shot from the left circle sat along the goal line, before Brazeau crashed the net and poked the puck across the line, tying the game at 3-3 with 17:58 remaining in the third period. Merkulov received an assist as well. 
• While playing 4-on-4, Nick Abruzzese sent a cross-ice pass from the right-side boards to Logan Shaw in the left circle, where he one-timed the puck into the top shelf of the net, giving Toronto a 4-3 lead with 12:22 left in the third period. 
• On the same 4-on-4, Max Lajoie walked the puck down the slot and wristed a shot into the top left corner, extending the Marlies’ lead to 5-3 with 11:10 to play in the third period. 
• Bellows found the empty net to make it 6-3 Toronto with 4:07 remaining. 
• With 17 second left, Josiah Slavin found the back of the net, extending the Marlies’ lead to 7-3.

 

Stats

• Goaltender Brandon Bussi stopped 19 of the 15 shots he faced. The P-Bruins totaled 34 shots. 
• The Providence power play went 0-for-1, and the penalty kill was 3-for-3.

 

Up Next

The Providence Bruins travel to Rochester to face the Americans on Friday, December 22 at Blue Cross Arena. Puck drop is set for 7:00 P.M.

 

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