P-BRUINS TOPPED BY CHECKERS

Charlotte, NC – The Providence Bruins were topped by the Charlotte Checkers 4-2 on Tuesday night at Bojangles Coliseum. Forwards Riley Duran and Alex Steeves found the back of the net for Providence. 

How It Happened

• While skating the puck along the right-side boards, Duran flung an off-angle shot along the ice that snuck under the goaltender’s pads to give the P-Bruins a 1-0 lead with 16:46 remaining in the first period. Ty Gallagher and Ivan Ivan were credited with the assists. 

• While on the rush, John Beecher slipped the puck to Sam Lafferty in the left circle, who fired a wrist shot past the diving goaltender to tie the game at 1-1 just 1:13 later. 

• While on the power play, Lafferty slung a wrist shot from the right circle inside the near post to give the Checkers a 2-1 lead with 11:09 to play in the second frame. 

• Robert Mastrosimone backhanded in a rebound from above the crease to extend the Charlotte lead to 3-1 with 7:36 left in the second period. 

• Steeves wrist shot from the slot trickled between the goaltender’s legs and across the goal line for a power play goal to cut the Checkers’ lead to 3-2 with 1:04 remaining in the third period. Jordan Harris and Lukas Reichel received the assists. 

• Lafferty scored on the empty net with 31 seconds to play. 

Stats   

• Duran extended his point streak to three games. He has four total in that span. 

• Gallagher has ten points in his last six games. 

• Goaltender Simon Zajicek stopped 20 of 23 shots faced. The P-Bruins totaled 27 shots.

• The power play went 1-for-4 and the penalty kill was 3-for-4. 

• The Providence Bruins fall to 6-8-0-0 this season.

Up Next

The Providence Bruins remain in Charlotte to face the Checkers on Wednesday, November 11 at Bojangles Coliseum. Puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m. 

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11.10.2026