P-BRUINS FALL TO WOLF PACK

Mar 3, 2024

Providence, RI - Forward Anthony Richard posted a goal and an assist for the Providence Bruins in a 5-2 loss to the Hartford Wolf Pack on Sunday evening at the Amica Mutual Pavilion. Ian Mitchell scored the other goal for the Bruins. 

 

How It Happened

• 43 seconds into the first period, Karl Henriksson’s wrist shot from the slot deflected off a defender and into the back of the net, giving the Wolf Pack a 1-0 lead. 
• Mitchell’s wrist shot from the point snuck through traffic and into the upper-right corner of the net, tying the game at 1-1 with 13:43 remaining in the first period. Jakub Zboril and Richard were credited with the assists. 
• 1:58 into the second period, Bryan Yoon one-timed the puck from the high slot, sending it off the left post and across the goal line, giving Hartford a 2-1 lead. 
• A missed shot rimmed around the boards, sending Brett Berard on a breakaway, where he snuck a shot under the pads of the goaltender, extending the Wolf Pack lead to 3-1 with 13:58 to play in the second frame. 
• Richard caught a pass in the neutral zone and split two Hartford defenders, before taking the puck to the crease and flipping a shot over the blocker of the goaltender, cutting the Hartford lead to 3-2 with 14:21 left in the third period. Alec Regula and Dan Renouf received assists. 
• Anton Blidh scored on the empty net to give the Wolf Pack a 4-2 lead with 2:21 remaining in the third period. 
• With 1:27 to play, Turner Elson scored on the empty net as well. 

 

Stats

• Mitchell’s tally was his fourth of the season.
• Richard’s two-point evening was his ninth multi-point game of the season.
• Goaltender Brandon Bussi stopped 23 of the 26 shots he faced. The P-Bruins totaled 23 shots. 
• The Providence power play went 0-for-2, and the penalty kill was 4-for-4.

 

Up Next

The Providence Bruins travel to the Hartford Wolf Pack on Friday, March 8 at the XL Center. Puck drop is set for 7:00 P.M.