P-Bruins Shutout By Falcons at the Dunk
Ken Bell
P-Bruins news release…
P-BRUINS FALL TO FALCONS 3-0
Team records season high 33 shots
Providence,
RI — The Providence Bruins fell to the Springfield
Falcons 3-0 in their second home game this evening at the Dunkin' Donuts Center. Niklas Svedberg stopped 26 shots and
the Bruins put up 33 shots on the opposing goaltender Curtis McElhinney.
The first period opened with pressure
from both sides. Providence had seven of their 10 shots on goal with the man
advantage with their best chances coming from a 5-on-3 in the middle of the
period. After setting up in front of the net, Jordan Caron just missed the net and rang the crossbar. Providence
had their own 5-on-3 to kill off late in the period but Springfield took
advantage and scored eight seconds in to make it 1-0. Shortly after killing off
the remaining power play, there was a pile up in front of both benches with Garnet Exelby and Chris Bourque roughing up a couple Springfield players resulting in
a roughing minor for Exelby and roughing double minor for Bourque. The period
came to an action packed close as Svedberg made a save and took a hit from a
Falcons player. Captain Trent Whitfield
exchanged a few punches with Cody Bass
as a result with penalties carrying over into the middle frame.
The second period opened with 4-on-4
hockey before another man advantage for Providence but they could not find the
back of the net. Springfield scored nearly two minutes in the period to put the
Bruins down by two goals. Bass took on another Providence player almost midway
through the period when he dropped the gloves with Lane MacDermid before MacDermid took him down. Both teams kept
firing pucks on their opposing goaltenders and the Falcons almost made it 3-0
with about nine minutes to go but the goal was scored after a whistle and was
waved off. The Bruins did not falter and kept up their effort putting 14 shots
on goal in the period and holding the Falcons to just five.
Springfield put Svedberg to the test
in the beginning of the final period quickly getting second shots in seven
minutes. Torey Krug tried for his
first goal of the season with three nice shots in one shift but kept getting
turned away by McElhinney. The Falcons made it 3-0 at 10:57 with a goal tapped
in to Svedberg's left. Despite putting up a season high 33 shots, Providence
could not get on the board and fell 3-0 to Springfield. Svedberg made 26 saves
and suffered his first loss.
Providence will travel
to the XL Center on Saturday, October 27 to
face the Connecticut Whale at 7:00
p.m. The P-Bruins return to
the Dunk on Friday, November 2nd
for Dunkin' Donuts Mug Night
against the rivaled Worcester Sharks.
The first 2,000 fans will receive a mug courtesy of Dunkin Donuts. The
P-Bruins' complete season schedule can be found on www.providencebruins.com.
