AHL Providence Bruins

Bruins fall in O.T. heartbreaker

Published on November 21, 2004 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Providence Bruins News Release


The Providence Bruins and Philadelphia Phantoms began a home-and-home series at the Dunkin' Donuts Center on Sunday, with the Phantoms tying the game with 1:20 left in regulation before winning, 4-3 in overtime. The Bruins picked up a point in the standings and remain in fifth place in the Atlantic Division with their 7-6-2-2 record (18 points). The Black and Gold is one point behind the Worcester IceCats and Portland Pirates.

Bruin defenseman Brent Thompson scored his second and third goals of the season, while center Patrice Bergeron added his seventh. Bergeron also had an assist, and had 3-6-9 totals over the weekend. He is tied for second on the team in scoring and 10th in the league with left wing Andy Hilbert (10-8-18), who had an assist in the game. Center Brad Boyes, the team's leading scorer, had an assist, and is tied for seventh in AHL scoring with 8-12-20 totals.

Goaltender Hannu Toivonen, making his 12th straight start, took the loss, while stopping 37 of the 41 shots he faced. Toivonen is two starts short of matching Andrew Raycroft's franchise record of 14 straight starts from January 18 through February 19, 2002.

Hilbert's assist moved him past former Bruin Eric Manlow for fifth place on the franchise career scoring list. In 172 career games as a Bruin, Hilbert has 74-75-149 totals. He is 37 points behind the late Sergei Zholtok, who holds the record with 186 points. Hilbert posted 2-6-8 totals this weekend.

The Bruins and Phantoms wrap up their two-game season series in Philadelphia on Wednesday, November 24 at 7:05 p.m. All the action will be broadcast live on WDDZ AM-550 and on the team website, www.providencebruins.com.

The Bruins return home to host the Norfolk Admirals on Friday, November 26 at 7:05 p.m.

Tickets for November 26, as well as all regular season Providence Bruins games, are available online at www.providencebruins.com, all TicketMaster outlets (401-331-2211 or 508/617-931-2000) and the Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence box office. Information on season ticket plans can be obtained by calling the P-Bruins ticket office at (401) 273-5000 or by logging on to the team website.

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