P-Bruins Fall to Falcons in Shootout 4-3
Published on March 28, 2008 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Providence Bruins News Release
Providence, RI - The Providence Bruins fell to the Springfield Falcons 4-3 in a shootout Friday evening at the Dunkin' Donuts Center. The P-Bruins got their regulation goals from Martins Karsums, Byron Bitz and Pascal Pelletier. The 48-16-3-4 Atlantic Division leading P-Bruins are back in action Saturday against the Portland Pirates at the Dunkin' Donuts Center at 7:05 p.m. Providence is now six points ahead of the second place Hartford Wolf Pack.
The Falcons took the 1-0 advantage at the 9:50 mark of the opening period. Tim Sestito netted his sixth goal of the season, while Grant Potulny and Jacob Micflikier recorded the assists. Providence tied the game at one at the 10:39 mark. Dwayne Zinger grabbed the puck at the left point and sent it to Brett Skinner at the right point. He put a shot on net and the rebound came to Karsums who scored his 16th goal of the season from the slot. The game went into the first intermission tied at one.
Springfield took the lead quickly into the second period at the 32 second mark. Liam Reddox tallied his 15th goal of the season. Rob Schremp and Ben Simon picked up the assists. The Falcons took a 2-1 lead into the second intermission.
In the third period, the P-Bruins tied the game at two at the 1:42 mark. Matt Hunwick grabbed the puck in his own zone and skated it up through the neutral zone. He left it off for Bitz who circled around with the puck in the Falcons zone before backhanding the puck past Springfield goaltender Devan Dubnyk and into the net for his tenth goal of the season. Providence took its first lead of the game at the 6:37 mark, while shorthanded. Zinger chipped the puck along the boards to Karsums, who fed the puck to Pelletier. He netted his 34th goal of the season. Springfield tied the game at three at the 10:51 mark. Stephen Werner scored his eighth goal of the season, while Cody Wild and Micflikier had the assists. The game went into overtime tied at three.
After a scoreless overtime, the lone shooter to score for the P-Bruins in the shootout was Skinner. Reddox and Schremp each netted goals for the Falcons as they went onto the 4-3 shootout victory.
Tuukka Rask stopped 28 of 31 shots for the P-Bruins, while Dubnyk made 33 saves for the Falcons. The P-Bruins went 0-for-2 on the power play and 2-for-2 on the penalty kill.
The Atlantic Division-leading P-Bruins return to the Dunkin' Donuts Center Saturday against the Portland Pirates at 7:05 p.m. and Sunday versus the Worcester Sharks at 4:05 p.m. Information on P-Bruins individual tickets for the 2007-08 regular season and ticket packages for the 2008 Calder Cup Playoffs can be obtained by calling the team ticket office at (401) 273-5000 or by logging onto the team website at providencebruins.com.
American Hockey League Stories from March 28, 2008
- Wolves huff, puff but can't scare IceHogs - Rockford IceHogs
- Admirals Sail on in Shootout, 3-2 - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Houston drops 5-1 contest to Peoria Friday night, plays Chicago Saturday - Houston Aeros
- Marlies Drop Monsters 4-1 - Cleveland Monsters
- Rivermen Overcome Aeros 5-1 - Peoria Rivermen
- Reinforcements return to pull Sound Tigers two points closer to Hershey - Bridgeport Islanders
- Stars end three game skid - Iowa Chops
- Americans end Moose streak in shootout - Manitoba Moose
- 'Dogs lose to Pens in shootout - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Crunch Outlast River Rats In Overtime 3-2 - Albany River Rats
- Crunch Outlast River Rats In Overtime 3-2 - Albany River Rats
- Defenseman's Late Goal Boosts Phantoms To 5-3 Win - Adirondack Phantoms
- 'Dogs Lose to Pens in Shootout - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Falcons Beat Bruins 4-3 In A Shootout - Springfield Falcons
- Monarchs Shut Out Admirals - Manchester Monarchs
- Monarchs Quickly Connect Four - Manchester Monarchs
- P-Bruins Fall to Falcons in Shootout 4-3 - Providence Bruins
- Devils Win Battle Against Pirates, 4-1 - Albany Devils
- Hartford Howls To Season Sweep, Defeat Sharks 3-2 - Worcester Sharks
- Oreskovic Named Marlies American Specialty/AHL Man Of The Year - Toronto Marlies
- Jersey Giveaways & Toyota Vehicle Contest Highlight Final Four Moose Home Games - Manitoba Moose
- Stars Add Right Wing Raymond Sawada For Final 10 Games - Iowa Chops
- Griffins To Host Houston, Serve Up More Dollar Dogs And Beers - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Love Named Lake Erie Monsters' 2007-08 American Specialty/AHL Man Of The Year - Cleveland Monsters
- Admirals Hit The Ice For Three-In-Three - Milwaukee Admirals
- Aeros Sign First Round Pick Gillies, Gajic To Contracts - Houston Aeros
- San Jose Sharks Sign Forward Matt Jones - Worcester Sharks
- Aeros Host Peoria Rivermen For The Second Time This Week - Houston Aeros
- AHL Quick Hits- 3/28/08 - AHL
- Amerks Face Moose Tonight, Look To Avoid Season Sweep - Rochester Americans
- Minard returns, Rank and D'Aversa sent to Wheeling - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Helmer Named Rampage's 2007-08 Man Of The Year - San Antonio Rampage
- Reid All About It, Wolves Sign Chicago Native - Chicago Wolves
- Admirals Sign Center Andrew Fournier to ATO - Norfolk Admirals
- Busy Weekend at the Van - Grand Rapids Griffins
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
