AHL Providence Bruins

Youngsters Lead Providence to Opening Night Win

October 9, 2017 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Providence Bruins News Release


Providence, RI - The Providence Bruins defeated the Springfield Thunderbirds Saturday night 5-2 to open up their 2017-18 regular season schedule. The P-Bruins got goals from Peter Cehlarik, Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson, Ryan Fitzgerald, Tommy Cross and Zach Senyshyn while Zane McIntyre made the start in goal.

The P-Bruin offense clicked early and often in the first, as the team struck three times in the opening period. Cehlarik opened things up at 11:10, going five-hole off a pass from Kenny Agostino to make it 1-0 Providence. The team doubled their lead on Forsbacka Karlsson's first professional goal at 17:41. Alone in the right slot, he sent a one-timer by Harri Sateri on a beautiful centering pass from Cehlarik. Ed Wittchow cut the Springfield deficit to 2-1 late in the first, but the P-Bruins regained their two goal lead with 50 seconds left in the period as Fitzgerald scored from the left slot on a centering pass from Jordan Szwarz. His first regular season AHL goal sent Providence to the locker room up 3-1.

The P-Bruins opened it up at 16:02 of the second period thanks to their captain. While on the power play, Danton Heinen took a feed from Jordan Szwarz at the right hash. He sent a pass out to Cross alone at the point, and the defenseman rocketed a one-timer through traffic for his first goal of the year. McIntyre remained solid in net as the Bruins took a 4-1 lead into the third.

Just 45 seconds into the final period, Providence put the nail in the coffin. Senyshyn took a feed from Chris Porter behind the net and went top right corner for his first AHL goal. Springfield added a goal shortly after, but that is where the comeback attempt ended. For the 14th time in team history, the P-Bruins won their opener and did so by a 5-2 final.

McIntyre stopped 29-31 shots while Sateri stopped 21 of 26. Providence was 1-2 on the power play and 7-7 on the penalty kill. The P-Bruins are back in action Friday at the Dunk, when they take on these same Thunderbirds for the annual "Pink in the Rink" game at 7:05pm.

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