P-BRUINS DEFEAT FALCONS 5-2
At The Dunk Friday for Dunkin' Donuts Mug Night
Springfield,
MA – The
Providence Bruins defeated the Springfield Falcons 5-2 Sunday
afternoon at the MassMutual Center. The
P-Bruins got their goals from Andrew
Bodnarchuk and two goals each from Matt
Bartkowski and Yannick Riendeau. The P-Bruins return to the Dunkin’ Donuts Center Friday at 7:05 p.m. against the Worcester
Sharks for Dunkin’ Donuts Mug Night.
The P-Bruins took a 1-0 lead at the 14:33
mark of the opening period. Calle Ridderwall held the puck halfway
along the boards and sent it to the left point for Bartkowski. He shot it towards the goal where it went
between the legs of Falcons goalie Mark
Dekanich and into the net for his first goal of the season. Providence led 1-0 going into the first
intermission.
Providence made it 2-0 at the 9:52 mark of the second period. Carter
Camper had the puck along the boards and sent it to the point for Colby Cohen. He sent it to the opposite point for
Bodnarchuk, who fired it into the net for his third goal of the season. The P-Bruins continued the scoring at the
18:15 mark. Jamie Arniel had the puck and sent it off to Bobby Robins. He fed it to
Riendeau, who tallied his first goal of the season. Forty four seconds later the P-Bruins scored
again to make it 4-0. Riendeau netted
his second goal of the game and the season, while Kirk MacDonald and Bartkowski recorded the assists. The P-Bruins led 4-0 going into the second
intermission.
The Falcons got on the board at the 9:56 mark
of the third period. Matt Calvert tallied his seventh goal
of the season, while Alexandre Giroux
and Martin St. Pierre picked up the
assists. Springfield pulled within two
goals at the 12:54 mark. Dalton Prout netted his second goal of
the season, which was unassisted. The
P-Bruins finished off the scoring at the 18:57 mark. Bartkowski scored an empty net goal, his
second of the game and the season. It
was unassisted and Providence went onto the 5-2 victory.
Anton Khudobin
stopped
29 of 31 shots for the P-Bruins, while Dekanich made 24 saves for the Falcons. The P-Bruins were 0-for-4 on the power play
and 7-for-7 on the penalty kill.
The P-Bruins return to The Dunk Friday for Dunkin’ Donuts Mug Night at 7:05 p.m. against the Sharks. Information on P-Bruins Special Ticket Offers
for the 2011-12 season can be obtained by calling the team ticket office at (401) 273-5000 or by
logging onto the team website at www.providencebruins.com.
