BLUMEL, DIPIETRO HELP P-BRUINS BLANK MONSTERS

Providence, RI - Forward Matej Blumel scored twice, while goaltender Michael DiPietro stopped all 21 shots faced to help the Providence Bruins blank the Cleveland Monsters 5-0 on Saturday night at the Amica Mutual Pavilion. Riley Tufte notched a goal and an assist. Fabian Lysell and Brett Harrison found the back of the net as well, while Christian Wolanin and John Farinacci recorded two assists each. 

How It Happened

• Tufte stole the puck away in the defensive zone and took it up the ice on a 2-on-1 rush, before firing a wrist shot from the slot past the glove of the goaltender to give the P-Bruins a 1-0 lead with 15:02 remaining in the first period. 

• Wolanin slid the puck towards Blumel at the right circle, where he hammered a one-timer under the crossbar for a power play goal to extend the Providence lead to 2-0 with 3:27 to play in the first frame. Matthew Poitras received a secondary assist. 

• Lysell played give and go with Farinacci before wrapping the puck around the net and tucking it across the goal line to give the P-Bruins a 3-0 lead with 7:33 left in the second period. Ty Gallagher was credited with a secondary assist. 

• Harrison crashed the crease and chipped in a rebound to extend the Providence lead to 4-0 with 12:21 remaining in the third period. Farinacci and Wolanin received the assists.

• Blumel collected the puck off the boards behind the net and banked a shot off the goaltender’s pads and across the goal line to give the P-Bruins a 5-0 lead with 3:11 to play in the third frame. Patrick Brown and Tufte were credited with assists.   

Stats  

• Tufte netted his team leading 14th goal of the season on Providence’s first shot of the game. 

• DiPietro recorded his first shutout of the season and stopped all 21 shots faced. The P-Bruins totaled 30 shots.

• The power play went 1-for-5 and the penalty kill was 1-for-1. 

• The P-Bruins improve to 26-8-1-0.

Up Next

The Providence Bruins host the Cleveland Monsters on Sunday, January 18 at the Amica Mutual Pavilion. Puck drop is set for 3:05 p.m.

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01.17.2026