P-BRUINS COMPLETE TWO THIRD PERIOD COMEBACKS, DEFEATED BY BEARS IN SHOOTOUT

Oct 21, 2023

Providence, RI - The Providence Bruins completed two third period comebacks before falling short in a shootout to the Hershey Bears 4-3 on Saturday night at the Amica Mutual Pavilion. Forward Jayson Megnarecorded the game-tying goal with nine seconds remaining and an assist, while Oskar Steen also posted a goal and an assist.  

 

How It Happened

• After taking the puck across the blue line, Megna dropped it back for Oskar Steen, who fired a wrist shot from the top of the slot that whistled past the goaltender’s blocker, giving the P-Bruins a 1-0 lead 1:18 into the game. Georgii Merkulov was also credited with an assist. 
• While on the power play, the puck squirted off the wall to Ethen Frank at the left circle, who ripped a snapshot short-side top shelf, tying the game at 1-1 with 9:58 remaining in the first period. 
• On a tic-tac-toe play, Hershey’s Jimmy Huntington converted on the cross-crease pass, giving the Bears a 2-1 lead with 19 seconds left in the first period. 
• Frank caught a pass from the corner at the bottom of the left circle and fired a shot top shelf for a power play goal, extending the Hershey lead to 3-1 with 13:13 remaining in the third period.
• Fabian Lysell answered the Hershey tally by hammering home a rebound, cutting the Bears’ lead to 3-2 with 12:12 to play in the third period. Trevor Kuntar and Jesper Boqvist received assists on the tally.  
• Justin Brazeau collected a rebound and left a backhanded pass behind him for John Farinacci in the slot, who wristed a shot blocker-side to tie the game at 3-3 with 8:00 remaining in the third period. 
• Huntington capitalized on an opportunity all alone in the left circle with 55 seconds left in the game, giving Hershey a 4-3 lead. 
• Megna tipped in a shot from the point with 9.8 seconds left in the third period, tying the game at 4-4. Steen and Mason Lohrei received assists on the goal. 

 

Stats

• Goaltender Kyle Keyser stopped 27 of the 31 shots he faced. The P-Bruins totaled 36 shots. 
• The Providence power play went 0-for62, and the penalty kill was 2-for-4.

 

Up Next

The Providence Bruins travel to Springfield to take on the Thunderbirds on Saturday, October 28 at the MassMutual Center. Puck drop is set for 7:05 P.M.