P-BRUINS FALL TO MONARCHS 4-3
Back At The Dunk Friday Versus Adirondack
Manchester, NH – The Providence Bruins fell to the Manchester Monarchs 4-3 Sunday afternoon
at the Verizon Wireless Arena. The
P-Bruins got their goals from Kirk
MacDonald, Craig Cunningham and Maxime
Sauve. The P-Bruins return to the Dunkin’ Donuts Center Friday at 7:05 p.m. against the Adirondack
Phantoms for Kid’s T-Shirt Night.
The P-Bruins took a 1-0 lead at the 1:20 mark of the opening period. Sauve stole the puck along the left boards
and sent it into the corner for Jamie
Arniel. He flipped it in front of
the net for MacDonald, who scored his fifth goal of the season. Providence made it 2-0 at the 9:19 mark. Lane
MacDermid carried the puck into the zone and passed it ahead to Trent Whitfield. He left it along the boards for Cunningham,
who shot it into the net for his 13th goal of the season. The P-Bruins led 2-0 going into the first
intermission.
Manchester got on the board at the 6:47 mark of the second period, while on the
power play. Jake Muzzin tallied his fifth goal of the season, with Justin Azevedo and David Kolomatis recording the assists. The Monarchs tied the game at two at the 7:36
mark. Brandon Kozun netted his 16th goal of the season, while Robert Czarnik and Linden Vey picked up the assists. Manchester grabbed its first lead of the game
at the 19:47 mark. Ray Kaunisto scored his fourth goal of the season, while Czarnik
and Thomas Hickey had the
assists. The Monarchs led 3-2 going into
the second intermission.
Providence
tied the game at three at the 9:36 mark of the third period. David
Warsofsky had the puck halfway down the left boards. He sent the puck around the boards to the
right point for Steven Kampfer, who
shot it towards the net. Sauve
redirected the puck into the net for his sixth goal of the season. Manchester retook the lead for good at the
17:28 mark. Vey tallied his 17th
goal of the season, while Muzzin and Kozun got the assists. The Monarchs held on for the 4-3
victory.
Michael
Hutchinson stopped
42 of 46 shots for the P-Bruins, while Jeff
Zatkoff made 32 saves for the Monarchs.
The P-Bruins were 0-for-3 on the power play and 2-for-3 on the penalty
kill.
The P-Bruins return to The Dunk Friday for Kid’s T-Shirt Night presented by Dunkin’ Donuts, East Providence Fuel Oil and
Graphic Ink at 7:05 p.m. against
the Phantoms. 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.
