AHL Providence Bruins

P-Bruins Defeat Falcons 4-3 in Shootout

Published on October 25, 2013 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Providence Bruins News Release


Providence, RI-- The Providence Bruins defeated the Springfield Falcons 4-3 in a shootout Friday night at the Dunkin' Donuts Center. Nick Johnson scored twice and Justin Florek added a goal in regulation, while Ryan Spooner and David Warsofsky tallied goals in the shootout. Niklas Svedberg recorded 36 saves.

After a scoreless opening period where both teams had many scoring chances, the P-Bruins took a 1-0 lead 4:29 into the second when defensemen Zach Trotman took a hard shot from center ice which tipped off Johnson and into the net. For Johnson it was his third goal of the season and Carter Camper got the second assist. Springfield bounced back quickly at the 8:10 mark when a rush up the ice led to a crowd of players in front of the net, which helped Falcons forward Sean Collins flip the puck into the net for his first goal of the season. Jake Hansen and Patrick McNeill recorded the assists. Springfield took its first lead of the night, while on the power play at the 10:23 mark. Defensemen Jean-Francois Jacques scored a power play goal, his first goal of the season, with Collins and Darryl Boyce getting the assists. The Falcons led 2-1 going into the second intermission.

Bobby Robins returned to action for Providence after missing the first six games of the season and recorded his first point of the season with an assist on the P-Bruins goal at the 15:56 mark of the third period. He fed a long pass from Warsofsky to the front of the net where Florek flipped it into the net. The scoring was not over when Collins tallied his second goal of the night to put the Falcons up 3-2 at the 17:34 mark. St. Denis and Hansen picked up the assists. The P-Bruins would again match their rival when Johnson scored his second goal of the game off a shot from the point by Joe Morrow at the 18:27 mark. Camper had the second assist as the game went into overtime tied at three.

After a scoreless overtime the game went into a shootout. In the shootout, Spooner scored in the first round to give the P-Bruins a 1-0 lead. Springfield answered back in round four with a goal from Jonathan Marchessault to tie the shootout at one. Providence grabbed the victory when Warsofsky scored in the sixth round to give the P-Bruins the 4-3 victory.

Svedberg stopped 36 of 39 shots for the P-Bruins, while Jeremy Smith made 32 saves for the Falcons. Providence was 0-for-4 on the power play and 3-for-4 on the penalty kill.

Providence returns to the Dunkin' Donuts Center Sunday at 3:05pm against the St. John's IceCaps. The first 2,000 fans in attendance will received a free magnet schedule courtesy of Pawtucket Credit Union. For tickets to this game or any other P-Bruins home games visit www.providencebruins.com.

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