AHL Providence Bruins

Bruins look for series clincher

Published on April 29, 2005 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Providence Bruins News Release


The Providence Bruins and Manchester Monarchs play Game 6 of their best-of-seven Atlantic Division Semifinals series on Saturday, April 30 at 7:05 p.m. at the Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence. The Bruins will be looking to close out the series, after moving ahead, 3-2 by way of their 4-2 victory in Manchester in Game 5 on Thursday. The Bruins are 10-8 all-time when playing potential series-clinching games. Providence, which is playing in its 20th all-time playoff series, is 10-9 in its playoff history. A Bruin win on Saturday would advance the team to the Atlantic Division Finals to face the winner of the Hartford Wolf Pack-Lowell Lock Monsters series. The Bruins are looking for their first playoff series win since the 2001 Eastern Conference Semifinals, when the Black and Gold defeated the Worcester IceCats, 4-3. The last time the Bruins clinched a playoff series on home ice was May 2, 2000, when they defeated Lowell in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

A win by the Monarchs on Saturday would force a deciding Game 7, which would be played in Manchester on Monday, May 2 at 7:05 p.m.

Tickets for Saturday are available at the Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence box office, and all TicketMaster outlets (401-331-2211 or 508/617-931-2000). The Dunkin' Donuts Center box office opens at 10:00 a.m. Information on playoff ticekts can be obtained by calling the P-Bruins ticket office at (401) 273-5000. Round 1 of the Calder Cup Playoffs is sponsored by Dunkin' Donuts, The Martone Group and National City Mortgage.

NUTS 'N BOLTS

BRUINS vs. Manchester Monarchs; Saturday, April 30, 2005

Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, 7:05 p.m.; Radio: WDDZ AM-550; Online: www.providencebruins.com

2005 playoff records: Bruins: 3-2 Manchester: 2-3

2005 playoff matchups: Bruins: 3-2 All-time matchups: Bruins: 3-2

BRUINS: The Bruins have scored 19 goals, the most of any team in the Calder Cup Playoffs...LW Andy Hilbert leads the AHL in playoff scoring with 3-7-10 totals in five games...Hilbert has twice in the series tied the franchise record for points in a playoff game, posting four points in Game 3 and Game 5...The four-point efforts are the most in an AHL playoff game this season...C Patrice Bergeron has a team-high four-game point streak (1-4-5)...D Kevin Dallman has 3-2-5 totals in the series, including two game-winning goals...C Keith Aucoin has 2-3-5 totals in his last three games.

MANCHESTER: LW Dustin Brown is tied for the league lead with five goals, and is tied for third with seven points...RW Tom Kostopoulos has seven assists in the series...RW Brad Smyth ranks fourth in AHL playoff history with 45 goals and ninth with 81 points, in 79 games...D Denis Grebeshkov has four assists.

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