AHL Providence Bruins

P-Bruins Prepare for Three Game Weekend

February 15, 2006 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Providence Bruins News Release


The Providence Bruins took four out of a possible six points this weekend to improve to 28-20-1-2, 59 points, on the season and remain in fourth place in the Atlantic Division, five points behind the third place Hartford Wolf Pack. Wednesday at Lowell the P-Bruins scored four times in the third period including two goals from Pascal Pelletier and a two point game from David Lundbohm on their way to a 5-1 victory. Friday at the Dunkin' Donuts Center Pelletier scored in overtime to lead the P-Bruins to a 2-1 victory over the Albany River Rats. Providence had a 1-0 lead off a Nathan Robinson goal before the River Rats tied the game late in the third. Jordan Sigalet started both games for the P-Bruins earning two victories, while giving up only two goals. The P-Bruins as a team have kept their opponents off the board allowing on average 2.69 goals per game, which ranks third in the league and only 27.90 shots per game, which ranks second in the league.

Eric Healey continues to lead the P-Bruins in scoring with 46 points (22g, 24a). Healey's also second in the league in shooting percentage scoring 23.7% of the time he takes a shot. Nathan Robinson is second on the team in scoring with 41 points (21g, 20a). Rookie Tyler Redenbach remains third on the team in scoring with 37 points (14g, 23a). He also leads the team in plus/minus at +16 and is third among AHL rookies in the same category. Ben Guite is fourth on the team in scoring with 33 points (16g, 17a) and leads the P-Bruins in power play goals with seven. Zdenek Blatny was fifth on the team in scoring with 30 points (8, 22a) before being traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning for goaltender Brian Eklund.

The Bruins return home to the Dunkin' Donuts Center Friday, February 17 against the Portland Pirates at 7:05 p.m. The first 1,000 fans in attendance will receive Providence Bruins key chains courtesy of your New England Dodge Dealers. The P-Bruins hit the road versus the Hartford Wolf Pack at the Hartford Civic Center Saturday, February 18 at 7:00 p.m. The P-Bruins are also home at the Dunkin' Donuts Center Sunday, February 19 versus the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins at 4:05 p.m. Tickets for all P-Bruins regular season home games are available online at providencebruins.com, at the Dunkin' Donuts Center box office and at all TicketMaster outlets. For more information, please contact the Bruins' ticket office at (401) 273-5000 or log on to the team website.

P-Bruin fans can watch and listen to all games live through the Providence Bruins website providencebruins.com. To watch live, the cost is $6 per game and the broadcast can be purchased starting ten minutes prior to game time by going to providencebruins.com and clicking on the watch live link. There is no cost to listen live. To listen go to providencebruins.com and click on the listen live link.

THIS WEEK (ALL GAMES EST)

Friday, February 17 vs. Portland, 7:05 PM, Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, RI WARL AM-1320, WQRI FM- 88.3, WNRI AM-1380, WBLQ-88.1, WAKX-102.7 www.providencebruins.com The P-Bruins and Pirates meet for the ninth game of their 12-game season series... The P-Bruins lead the season series 4-3-1-0... The P-Bruins trail in the all-time series 54-60-16... LW Eric Healey leads Providence in head to head scoring against Portland with seven points (1g, 6a)... LW Dustin Penner leads Portland in head to head scoring against the P-Bruins with nine points (4g, 5a) ...The Pirates are 31-13-5-3, 70 points and are first in the Atlantic Division... C Ryan Shannon leads the Pirates with 54 points (16g, 38a)... LW Dustin Penner is second on the team in scoring with 53 points (26g, 27a) and RW Corey Perry is third on the team in scoring with 34 points (16g, 18a).

Saturday, February 18 at Hartford, 7:00 PM, Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT WARL AM-1320, WQRI FM- 88.3, WNRI AM-1380, WBLQ-88.1, WAKX-102.7 www.providencebruins.com The Bruins and Wolf Pack face off in the eighth game of their 10-game season series... Providence trails the season series 3-4... The P-Bruins trail in the all-time series 32- 41-10... LW Zdenek Blatny leads the P-Bruins in head to head scoring against the Wolf Pack with five points (1g, 4a)... Hartford RW Colby Genoway leads in head to head scoring against Providence with six points (2g, 4a)... The Wolf Pack are 28-15-2-6, 64 points, and in third place in the Atlantic Division... Hartford C Jarkko Immonen leads the team in scoring with 45 points (23g, 22a)... LW Nigel Dawes and D Thomas Pock are tied for second on the team in scoring with 40 points each.

Sunday, February 19 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 4:05 PM, Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, RI WARL AM-1320, WQRI FM- 88.3, WNRI AM-1380, WBLQ-88.1, WAKX-102.7 www.providencebruins.com The Bruins and W-B/Scranton meet in the second and final game of their season series... The P-Bruins lead the season series 1-0... The P-Bruins lead the all-time series 5-3-1... D Jonathan Sigalet and C Tyler Redenbach lead Providence in head to head scoring against W-B/Scranton with a goal each... LW Guillaume Lefebvre leads the Penguins in head to head scoring against the P-Bruins with a goal... W-B/Scranton is 36-10-3-2, 77 points and in first place in the Eastern Division... C Matt Hussey leads the Penguins in scoring with 39 points (15g, 24a)... C Erik Christensen and RW Michel Ouellet are tied for second on the team in scoring with 30 points each.

Providence Bruins Schedule:

Thursday 2/16 10:30 AM - Dunkin' Donuts Center

Friday 2/17 10:00 AM - Dunkin' Donuts Center; Game vs. Portland, 7:05 p.m.

Saturday 2/18 10:00 AM - Dunkin' Donuts Center, Game @ Hartford, 7:00 p.m.

Sunday 2/19 10:00 AM - Dunkin' Donuts Center, Game vs. W-B/Scranton, 4:05 p.m.

Monday 2/20 OFF

LAST WEEK Date Opp. Score B's goal scorers (#, type) Goaltender (saves; record)

2/8 at Lowell W, 5-1 Pelletier (7, 8); Reich (6; SHG); Sigalet (24; 11-8-2)

Lundbohm (10; PPG); Guite (15)

2/10 vs. Albany W, 2-1 Robinson (21); Pelletier (9) Sigalet (26; 12-8-2)

2/11 at Manchester L, 6-3 Lundbohm (11); Guite (16); Pelletier (10; PPG) Eklund (8; 5-12-1)

Sigalet (11; 12-8-2)

IN THE BOOKS

Records Leaders Goaltenders Overall Record 28-20-1-2 Eric Healey, 46 points (22g, 24a) Tim Thomas, 2.26 GAA, 15-11-0, .923%

Home Record 16-7-0-1 Nathan Robinson, 41 points (21g, 20a) Jordan Sigalet, 2.67 GAA, 12-8-2, .895%

Road Record 12-13-1-1 Tyler Redenbach, 37 points (14g, 23a) Andrew Raycroft, 2.80 GAA, 1-0-0, .870%

Overtime 4-1 Ben Guite, 33 points (16g, 17a) Mike Brown, 2.87 GAA, 0-0-0, .867%

Shootout 5-2 Zdenek Blatny, 30 points (8g, 22a) Dustin Traylen, 3.06 GAA, 0-1-0, .921%

Power Play 49-306, 16.0%, 17th Ben Walter, 28 points (10g, 18a) Brian Eklund, 4.31 GAA, 5-12-1, .871%

Penalty Killing 242-286, 84.6%, 6th Pascal Pelletier, 25 points (10g, 15a) Sean Fields, 4.67 GAA, 0-0-0, .864%

Slap Shots: The P-Bruins are 9-3 when playing in overtime/shootouts... Providence is 16-0 when scoring four goals or more... The P-Bruins are 17-2-0-1 when leading after two periods... Left wing Eric Healey leads the P-Bruins in multiple point games with 12 and in power play scoring with 22 points (7g, 15a)... He also has the best shootout scoring percentage (4 for 11) at 36.4% on the team... Center Nathan Robinson leads the P-Bruins in multiple goal games with four... Five players currently on the P-Bruins roster made their NHL debut this season (Ben Guite, Jordan Sigalet, Jay Leach, Ben Walter & Eric Healey)... Nathan Robinson is one assist away from 100 on his professional career and played in his 250 professional game Friday versus Albany.

Tickets: Information on individual game tickets and Providence Bruins season ticket packages can be obtained by calling the Bruins ticket office at (401) 273-5000 or by logging on to the team website, www.providencebruins.com.

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