Szwarz's OT Goal Leads P-Bruins to 3-2 Win in Hartford
February 23, 2019 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Providence Bruins News Release
Hartford, CT - The Providence Bruins defeated the Hartford Wolf Pack Saturday night in overtime 3-2, ending their three-game winless streak. The P-Bruins got goals from Lee Stempniak, Gemel Smith and Jordan Szwarz while Dan Vladar made his 22nd start of the season in net.
The P-Bruins offense came out firing in the first on the strength of two power plays, but despite a 9-3 edge in shots through nine minutes they could not break through. Stempniak had some tough luck, ringing a shot off the post on the man advantage. However, he would light the lamp later in the period and put Providence on the board first at 13:23. Ryan FItzgerald stole the puck and led Stempniak into the offensive zone with a great pass. On a breakaway, Stempniak beat Brandon Halverson on a backhand shot for his second goal of the season and the P-Bruins took a 1-0 lead after one.
Midway through the second period, Hartford tied the score off a Providence turnover. Ty Ronning stole the puck in the Bruin defensive zone and started a breakaway towards Vladar. He deked and scored his third goal of the season to make the score 1-1. With just 2:58 left in the period, Smith helped Providence regain the lead right after the conclusion of a power play. With assists from Trent Frederic and Jakub Zboril, Smith juked a defender and beat Halverson with a wrister for his 11th goal of the year to give the P-Bruins a 2-1 lead into the second intermission.
Vinni Lettieri tied the score up 2-2 with a shorthanded goal 2:59 into the third period, a tally that sent the game into overtime. It did not take long for Providence to win it in the extra frame, as Szwarz netted his team-leading 18th goal 1:26 in. Szwarz and Connor Clifton started a 2-on-1 break with delaying and holding a pass. He fed Szwarz in front at the last second for a tip-in goal and the P-Bruins walked away 3-2 winners.
Vladar stopped 25 of 27 shots while Halverson stopped 24 of 27 shots. Providence was 0-5 on the power play and 6-6 on the penalty kill. The P-Bruins and Wolf Pack will rematch tomorrow afternoon at 3:05pm at the Dunkin Donuts Center in the Providence half of this home-and-home series.
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