PATERA, STEEVES HELP P-BRUINS BLANK PHANTOMS

Allentown, PA – Goaltender Jiri Patera stopped all 21 shots faced while forward Alex Steeves posted a goal and four assists to help the Providence Bruins blank the Lehigh Valley Phantoms 8-0 on Sunday evening at the PPL Center. Brendan Gaunce scored two goals and added an assist. Lukas Reichel and Dans Locmelis each recorded a goal and an assist. 

How It Happened

• Steeves left the puck for Ty Gallagher, who walked it all the way around to the top of the slot and slung a wrist shot into the upper-right corner of the net to give the P-Bruins a 1-0 lead with 9:11 remaining in the first period. Reichel received a secondary assist. 

• Jordan Harris zipped a pass across the neutral zone to Steeves, who skated it into the right circle, before protecting it around a defender and sneaking a pass across to Reichel at the left post. Reichel chipped a shot into the back of the net to extend the Providence lead to 2-0 with 5:47 to play in the first frame. 

• Just 37 seconds into the second period, Joey Abate skated it across the blue line on a 2-on-1 and sauced a pass to Jake Schmaltz, who one-timed a shot from the right circle past the sprawling goaltender to give the P-Bruins a 3-0 lead. Harris was credited with a secondary assist. 

• Gaunce chipped a rebound into the back of the net from above the crease for a powerplay goal to extend the Providence lead to 4-0 with 6:32 left in the second period. Locmelis and Steeves received the assists. 

• Cross Hanas intercepted a clearing attempt at the top of the right circle and fired a wrist shot inside the near post to give the P-Bruins a 5-0 lead with 1:52 remaining in the second period. 

• Just 1:36 into the third period, Gaunce slipped the puck to Steeves in the right circle on a 2-on-1 rush, where he sniped a wrist shot into the upper-right corner of the net to extend the Providence lead to 6-0. 

• Steeves slid the puck to Tobie Paquette-Bisson, who fired a shot from the point along the ice that was redirected into the back of the net by Gaunce from above the crease to make it 7-0 with 9:51 to play in the third frame. 

• Locmelis scored on a rebound at the left post to give Providence an 8-0 lead with 4:54 left in the third period. Loke Johansson and Billy Sweezey received the assists. 

Stats   

• Steeves tally was his first of the season and his five-point night is a season high. Georgii Merkulov was the last Providence Bruins player to record five points in a game on December 9, 2023 (2-3-5). 

• Patera posted his first shutout of the season and fourth of his AHL career.

• He stopped all 21 shots faced. The P-Bruins totaled 32 shots.

• The power play went 1-for-3 and the penalty kill was 2-for-2. 

• The Providence Bruins improve to 5-6-0-0 this season. 

Up Next

The Providence Bruins travel to the Hamilton Hammers on Friday, November 6 at TD Coliseum. Puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m. 

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11.01.2026