P-BRUINS FALL TO CRUNCH IN SHOOTOUT

Mar 24, 2024

Providence, RI - The Providence Bruins fell to the Syracuse Crunch 3-2 in a shootout on Sunday evening at the Amica Mutual Pavilion. Patrick Brown and Anthony Richard tallied goals to earn Providence a point. Goaltender Michael DiPietro stopped 23 shots in the contest. 

 

How It Happened

• Cole Koepke jammed a rebound across the goal line from just outside the crease to give the Crunch a 1-0 lead 3:27 into the second period. 
• Brown collected a loose puck in the slot and backhanded a shot through traffic that snuck by the goaltender, tying the game at 1-1 with 14:57 remaining in the second period. Dan Renouf and Oskar Steen were credited with the assists. 
• With 3:26 to play in the second frame, Jack Finley tipped a puck in front off the post and tucked the rebound across the goal line for a power play goal, giving Syracuse a 2-1 lead. 
• Richard received a pass at the bottom of the right circle and sent a centering feed towards the crease that banked off a defender and into the back of the net for a power play goal, tying the game at 2-2 with 10:16 left in the third period. Georgii Merkulov and Ian Mitchell received the assists. 
• Cage Goncalves scored the lone goal in the shootout to give Syracuse the extra point.

 

Stats

• Merkulov’s assist was his 56th point of the season, which is tied for fourth in the league.  
• DiPietro stopped 23 of the 25 he faced. The P-Bruins totaled 43 shots. 
• The Providence power play went 1-for-4, and the penalty kill was 3-for-4.

 

Up Next

The Providence Bruins travel to the Hershey Bears on Tuesday, March 26 at the Giant Center. Puck drop is set for 7:00 P.M.