Providence Bruins Fall to Charlotte Checkers in Third Consecutive Shootout, 2-1

Published on March 20, 2022 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Providence Bruins News Release

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Jesper Froden scored his team-leading seventh power-play goal of the season and Kyle Keyser recorded 37 saves, but the Providence Bruins fell to the Charlotte Checkers in the shootout for the third consecutive game, 2-1, on Sunday afternoon. The P-Bruins recorded 37 shots on goal and were strong on the penalty kill once again, going three-for-three. Providence's lone goal was scored on a first-period power play.

STATS

- Jesper Froden scored the lone goal for the P-Bruins, his team-leading seventh PPG of the year.

Froden has had a strong season for Providence with 29 points (13G, 16A) in 42 games.

- Oskar Steen picked up the primary assist on Froden's goal. Steen has recorded 27 points (14G, 13A) in 33 contests this year.

- Steven Fogarty recorded the secondary assist on Froden's goal for his 26th helper of the season. His 26 assists and 35 points are both good for second-most amongst all P-Bruins skaters.

- Kyle Keyser returned to the crease for Providence and recorded an impressive 37 saves on 38 shots against. Keyser has played in a career-high 27 games this season, recording a 9-11-6 record with a .904 save percentage and 2.85 goals against average.

NEXT GAME

- The P-Bruins will return to Providence, Rhode Island and take on the Hershey Bears on Friday, March 25 at Dunkin' Donuts Center. Puck drop is set for 7:05 p.m. ET.

ATLANTIC DIVISION STANDINGS

TEAM GP PTS (PCT.)

SPRINGFIELD 58 71 (.612)

PROVIDENCE 54 65 (.602)

CHARLOTTE 60 72 (.600)

HARTFORD 55 63 (.573)

HERSHEY 60 66 (.550)

WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON 58 60 (.517)

BRIDGEPORT 59 58 (.492)

LEHIGH VALLEY 57 54 (.474)

1st 2nd 3rd SO FINAL

PROVIDENCE 1 0 0 0 1

CHARLOTTE 1 0 0 1 2

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