P-BRUINS FALL TO WOLF PACK

Nov 22, 2023

Hartford, CT - Joey Abate and Luke Toporowski recorded a goal and an assist a piece but the Providence Bruins fell to the Hartford Wolf Pack 6-4 behind four unanswered third period tallies on Wednesday night at the XL Center. John Farinacci and Trevor Kuntar both posted two assists. 

 

How It Happened

• 30 seconds into the game, Farinacci dug a puck out of the corner and fed a pass to Marc McLaughlin in the low slot, who one-timed it blocker side, giving the P-Bruins a 1-0 lead. Toporoski received a secondary assist. 
• With 2 seconds left in the first period, Mac Hollowell found Karl Henriksson at the bottom of the left circle for a redirection goal, tying the game at 1-1. 
• Johnny Brodzinski caught a pass in the bottom of the left circle and fired a shot into the top shelf, giving the Wolf Pack a 2-1 lead with 18:14 remaining in the second period. 
• On a 2-on-1, Toporowski played give-and-go with Farinacci before hammering a one-timer from the right circle off the far post and into the back of the net, tying the game at 2-2 with 16:02 left in the second frame. Reilly Walsh was credited with an assist as well.
• Mike Callahan’s wrist shot from the left point zipped through traffic and kicked off the right post and across the goal line, giving the P-Bruins a 3-2 lead with 5:07 to play in the second period. Kuntar and Abate received assists on the goal.
• 40 seconds later, a rebound off a Kuntar shot bounced out to Abate at the left post, where he jammed the puck into the back of the net, extending the Providence lead to 4-2. Frederic Brunet received a secondary assist on the tally. 
• While on a 5-on-3 power play, Alex Belzile tried to send a pass down low that deflected off a defender’s stick and into the back of the net, cutting the P-Bruins lead to 4-3 with 11:09 remaining in the third period. 
• Fresh out of the penalty box, Brennan Othmann caught a pass off the boards sending him on a breakaway, where he tucked the puck through the goaltender’s legs, tying the game at 4-4 with 7:45 left in the third period. 
• Belzile scored a power play goal off a rebound from the left post with 43 seconds left, giving Hartford a 5-4 lead. 

Stats

• Goaltender Michael DiPietro stopped 29 of the 34 shots he faced. The P-Bruins totaled 28 shots. 
• The Providence power play went 0-for-6, and the penalty kill was 4-for-6.

 

Up Next

The Providence Bruins travel to Allentown, P.A. to take on the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on Friday, November 24 at the PPL Center. Puck drop is set for 7:05 P.M.

 

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