
John Beecher Leads Providence Past Lehigh Valley in Overtime
Published on April 19, 2022 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Providence Bruins News Release
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - John Beecher tallied two goals including the overtime game-winner to lead the Providence Bruins past the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, 5-4 in overtime. Beecher also tallied an assist on Justin Brazeau's goal to record his first three point game in his professional career.
STATS
- John Beecher tallied his first professional goal and his first professional multi-point game (2 goals, 1 assist) including the overtime game-winner.
- Georgii Merkulov recorded his first professional goal and now has three points (1 goal, 2 assists) in three games with the P-Bruins.
- Five Providence Bruin's recorded multi point games including John Beecher, Chris Wagner, Joona Koppanen, Blake Hillman and Justin Brazeau.
NEXT GAME
- The Providence Bruins will remain at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, RI, to take on the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on Friday, April 22nd. Puck drop is set for 7:05pm.
ATLANTIC DIVISION STANDINGS
TEAM GP PTS (PCT.)
PROVIDENCE 66 82 (.621)
CHARLOTTE 70 86 (.614)
SPRINGFIELD 71 87 (.613)
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON 71 76 (.535)
HERSHEY 73 76 (.521)
BRIDGEPORT 70 71 (.507)
HARTFORD 69 68 (.493)
LEHIGH VALLEY 71 68 (.479)
1st 2nd 3rd OT FINAL
LEHIGH VALLEY 3 1 1 0 4
PROVIDENCE 2 2 0 1 5
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