P-BRUINS DEFEATED BY THUNDERBIRDS | Providence Bruins

Oct 28, 2023

Springfield, MA – Forwards Jayson Megna and Jesper Boqvist tallied the lone goals for the Providence Bruins as they were defeated by the Springfield Thunderbirds 5-2 on Saturday night at the MassMutual Center. The Thunderbirds generated momentum behind three first period goals scored 3:58 apart. 

How It Happened

• At the beginning of the power play, Adam Gaudette collected the faceoff win at the point, toe-dragged, and fired a wrist shot into the upper-left corner, giving Springfield a 1-0 lead with 9:11 remaining in the first period. 
• After the goaltender made a sporadic save, Mackenzie MacEachern located the rebound at the left post and jammed it across the goal line for a power play goal, extending the Thunderbirds lead to 2-0 with 5:35 left in first period.
• On a 3-on-1 rush just 22 seconds later, Nathan Walker caught a trailing pass and fired a shot past the goaltender’s blocker, giving Springfield a 3-0 lead. 
• Megna collected a rebound in the right circle and fired a snapshot that zipped short-side top shelf, cutting the T-Birds lead to 3-1 with 9:54 to play in the second period. Mason Lohrei and Ian Mitchell were credited with the assists. 
• Matthew Peca caught a pass speeding up the left wing, beat the defender, and tucked the puck between the goaltender’s legs, extending the Springfield lead to 4-1 with 12:11 left in the third period. 
• While on the power play, Anthony Richard fed a pass to Boqvist at the top of the crease, who flipped in his own rebound after the initial deflection was saved, cutting the Springfield lead to 4-2 with 9:36 remaining in the third period. Reilly Walsh received a secondary assist. 
• Gaudette scored an empty-net goal with 51 seconds left.

Stats

• Boqvist’s tally was his first in a Providence uniform.
• Megna’s third goal of the season ties the team lead. 
• The Mitchell and Richard assists were their first points with Providence. 
• Goaltender Michael DiPietro stopped 29 of the 33 shots he faced. The P-Bruins totaled 32 shots. 
• The Providence power play went 1-for-4, and the penalty kill was 2-for-5.

Up Next

The Providence Bruins host the Springfield Thunderbirds on Sunday, October 29 at the Amica Mutual Pavilion. Puck drop is set for 3:05 P.M.

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