AHL Providence Bruins

P-Bruins Fall to Penguins in Shootout 2-1

Published on March 16, 2008 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Providence Bruins News Release


Providence, RI - The Providence Bruins fell in a shootout to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 2-1 Sunday evening at the Dunkin' Donuts Center. The P-Bruins got their lone goal in regulation from Nate Thompson and their lone shootout goal from Brett Skinner. The 46-15-3-3 Atlantic Division leading P-Bruins are back in action Wednesday against the Norfolk Admirals at the Norfolk Scope at 7:15 p.m. The P-Bruins will be hosting a road game party that evening at Uno Chicago Grill. Providence moves ten points ahead of the second place Hartford Wolf Pack and Portland Pirates.

After two scoreless periods, the Penguins got on the board first at the 13:34 mark of the third period. Nathan Smith tallied his 16th goal of the season, with Paul Bissonnette and Jonathan Filewich recording the assists. Moments later the P-Bruins tied the game at one. At the 14:15 mark, Jeff Hoggan worked the puck out of the left corner to Chris Collins behind the net. He sent a centering pass to Thompson in the slot, who scored his 15th goal of the season. The game went into overtime tied at one.

After a scoreless overtime, the game went into a shootout, where the first three shooters for the Penguins, Mark Letestu, Tim Brent and Jean-Michel Daoust scored. Skinner scored the lone shootout goal for the P-Bruins as the Penguins went on to the 2-1 shootout victory.

Tuukka Rask stopped 19 of 20 shots for the P-Bruins, while David Brown made 24 saves for the Penguins. The P-Bruins did not have a power play and went 2-for-2 on the penalty kill.

The Atlantic Division-leading P-Bruins return to the Dunkin' Donuts Center for three games Friday, March 28 for Jordan Sigalet Poster Night versus the Springfield Falcons at 7:05 p.m., Saturday, March 29 against the Portland Pirates at 7:05 p.m. and Sunday, March 30 versus the Worcester Sharks at 4:05 p.m. Information on P-Bruins individual tickets for the 2007-08 regular season and ticket packages for the 2008 Calder Cup Playoffs can be obtained by calling the team ticket office at (401) 273-5000 or by logging onto the team website at providencebruins.com.

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