P-Bruins Beat Devils in a Shootout
Ken Bell
P-Bruins news release…
P-BRUINS ICE DEVILS 2-1 IN
SHOOTOUT
BOURQUE SCORES FIRST GOAL, TARDIF NETS SHOOTOUT WINNER
Providence,
RI — The Providence Bruins defeated the Albany Devils 2-1 in a shootout at the Dunkin' Donuts Center tonight. Jamie
Tardif scored the game-winning goal in the shootout. Chris Bourque, who also scored in the shootout, netted his first
goal of the season during regulation and Niklas
Svedberg turned aside four of five shots in the shootout to pick up the
victory.
The Bruins defense set the tone in the
early stages of the contest as they held they outshot the Devils 12-6 in the
first period and spent the majority of the period in the offensive zone. Bobby Robins provided a spark, with an
early bout, dropping the gloves against the Devils' Alexander Urbom at the 11:39 mark. Adam Henrique gave the Devils the early lead with his third goal of
the season, capitalizing on a Bruins turnover along the boards by firing the
puck past Providence goaltender Svedberg after drop pass from Joe Whitney, who picked up his second
assist of the season.
Providence tied the game at the 8:19
mark in the second period on a power-play goal by Chris Bourque, his first goal in a Bruins uniform. Bourque's goal,
a one-timer, was set up by a beautiful cross-ice feed through the slot from Carter Camper, who picked up his second
assist of the season. The game remained tied, thanks in large part to the play
of Albany netminder Keith Kinkaid,
who stymied the Bruins on a number of excellent scoring opportunities late in
the second frame. Jordan Caron's
wrist shot on a two-on-one break was turned aside and the Bruins were halted by
Kinkaid on the doorstep minutes later when a rebound resulted in a pileup in
front of the net, but no Bruin was able to poke the loose puck home. The Bruins
were also turned away by Kinkaid numerous times on the power-play in the final
minute of the period.
The action was fast paced and back and
forth as both teams were able to generate a number of quality chances in the
first ten minutes of the third period. Providence racked up a number of quality
scoring chances early in the frame thanks to a pair of Albany penalties, but
were unable to capitalize. The Devils best scoring chance came eight minutes
into the frame when Tim Sestito's
wrist shot from the blue line popped out of Svedberg's glove and was cleared
out of the crease at the last moment. Svedberg made a number of key saves down
the stretch, especially in the final five minutes, including a highlight-reel
stop on Kelly Zajac from point-blank
range in front of the Bruins net.
The Bruins held a slim 31–26 advantage
in shots on goal in regulation. Kinkaid made saves 30 saves for the Devils,
while Svedberg made 25 saves for the Bruins in regulation. Albany's Corbin McPherson was whistled for
hooking setting up a Bruins power play late in the five-minute overtime period.
Providence racked up seven shots on the man advantage, but were unable to come
up with the decisive goal.
The Devils stuck first in the shootout
when Matt Anderson beat Svedberg
glove-side, but Bourque responded with the equalizer on a flashy forehand-backhand
deke to beat Kinkaid. Tardif, the fifth and final shooter for the Bruins,
rifled a top-shelf wrist shot past Kinkaid for the game winner.
Providence Bruins action returns to The Dunk this Sunday, November 11 versus the Worcester
Sharks at 3:05 p.m. for Megaphone Day. The first 1,000 fans in
attendance will receive a free megaphone. To purchase our special ticket offers
or for more information, call the Providence Bruins ticket office at (401) 273-5000 or log on to the team website at www.providencebruins.com.
