P-Bruins Fall To Pirates
P-Bruins Release
Portland, ME — The Providence Bruins fell to the Portland Pirates 6-3 this evening at the Cumberland
County Civic Center. Torey Krug, Kevan Miller and
Craig Cunningham scored for
Providence. Niklas Svedberg posted 23 saves in his first loss in 11
starts.
The Bruins, coming off a disappointing 3-2 shootout loss on Saturday in
Norfolk, came out of the gates hot in Portland. Rookie defenseman
Krug got the squad on the board first
when his shot from the point made it's way through traffic and deflected off a
Portland defenseman's skate. Tommy Cross
and Justin Florek assisted on the
opening goal. It only took the Pirates 50 seconds to respond as Portland's
Martinook's goal 11:46 sent the teams into the locker room tied 1-1.
Portland, who came into the contest trailing the
Bruins by two points in the Atlantic Division, could not be stopped in the second
period. The club scored two power play goals in a span of less than two
minutes. Coming into the game, the Pirates' power play ranked 22nd
in the league with a dismal 14.7% success rate.
The Bruins started the third period looking promising. Miller, who dropped Portland's Chris
Brown in a first period fight, beat the Portland netminder topshelf through
traffic in front, bringing the Bruins within one goal. However, the Pirates
struck back and fast, scoring two goals in span of three minutes to take a 5-2
lead. Both goals were on special teams,
including a power playa goal that improved the Pirates to 3-for-3 on the
power play as well as a shorthanded goal. However, 32 seconds later, Cunningham
gave the Bruins renewed hope with their own power play goal. Despite the late
efforts, the Pirates held on and secured the win with an empty net goal.
The Bruins return to
The Dunk on Friday, March 1 versus the Worcester Sharks. The puck drops at 7:05 p.m. for Pom Pom Night. The first 2,000 fans in attendance will receive free
pom poms courtesy of Dunkin' Donuts.
