AHL Providence Bruins

Hilbert's hat trick leads Bruins to win

January 29, 2005 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Providence Bruins News Release


The Providence Bruins snapped a five-game losing skid on Friday night at the Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, skating to a 7-5 victory over the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. The Providence power play unit went on a tear, going 4-6 on the night. The Bruins outshot Bridgeport, 47-27. The Bruins are in fifth place in the Atlantic Division with their 21-17-2-6 record.

Bruin left wing Andy Hilbert notched his second hat trick of the season, the fourth of his career, pacing the win. Hilbert has a team season-high four-game goal streak, firing home six goals over that span. He also has points (6-1-7) in five straight games. Hilbert leads the team in scoring with 25-25-50 totals in 46 games. He scored two power play goals on Friday night, becoming the all-time franchise leader with 32. Hilbert ranks second in overall franchise career scoring, with 89-92-181 totals in 201 games, five points shy of tying the late Sergei Zholtok for the franchise career scoring mark.

Bruin winger David Gove netted the game-winning goal in the third period on his eighth goal of the season. Defensemen Kevin Dallman (5) and Milan Jurcina (5) added power play goals, while center Patrice Bergeron sealed the win with an empty net goal, his 14th goal of the season. Jurcina has points (1-3-4) in four straight games. Center Keith Aucoin had three assists, giving him 1-4-5 totals in his last two games, and 1-7-8 totals over his last five games.

Providence goaltender Cody Rudkowsky got the win in relief of Hannu Toivonen, stopping all 11 shots he faced in 25:29 of action. Rudkowsky is 3-3-2 on the season. Toivonen stopped 11 of the 16 shots he faced in 34:31.

The Bruins visit the Portland Pirates on Saturday night at 7:05 p.m. All the action will be broadcast live on WDDZ AM-550 and online at www.providencebruins.com. The Bruins return home to host the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Sunday, January 30 at 4:05 p.m.

Following Sunday's game, Bruin goaltender Hannu Toivonen and defenseman Milan Jurcina will sign autographs free of charge on the Dunkin' Donuts Center concourse behind Section 110.

Tickets for Sunday, 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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