EYSSIMONT’S HAT TRICK POWERS P-BRUINS PAST BEARS
Hershey, PA – Forward Mikey Eyssimont netted his second hat trick in four games this season to power the Providence Bruins past the Hershey Bears 6-1 on Sunday evening at the Giant Center. Brian Halonen posted a goal and two assists, while Jordan Harris and Tobie Paquette-Bisson each recorded two assists. Goaltender Jiri Patera stopped 27 shots to earn the victory.
How It Happened
Eyssimont walked the puck into the right circle on a 2-on-1 and fired a wrist shot inside the far post to give the P-Bruins a 1-0 lead 4:29 into the first period. Halonen was credited with an assist.
Jake Schmaltz one-timed a feed from the bottom of the left circle into the upper-right corner of the net to extend the Providence lead to 2-0 with 3:34 remaining in the first period. Ryan Tattle and Paquette-Bisson received the assists.
Eyssimont received a feed in the low slot, kicked it to his stick, and chipped it inside the right post for a power play goal to give the P-Bruins a 3-0 lead with 12:19 to play in the second frame. Lukas Reichel and Ivan Ivan were credited with the assists.
From above the crease, Eyssimont redirected a feed into the back of the net for his third goal of the game to give Providence a 4-0 lead with 41 seconds left in the second period. Paquette-Bisson and Harris received the assists.
Brendan Gaunce snapped a shot off a loose puck in the low slot into the upper-right corner of the net to extend the P-Bruins’ lead to 5-0 just 1:29 into the third period. Alex Steeves and Halonen were credited with the assists.
Joey Anderson scored on the power play to cut the Providence lead to 5-1 with 7:24 remaining in the third period.
Halonen skated the puck on the rush into the left circle and fired a wrist shot under the cross bar to make it 6-1 P-Bruins with 2:55 to play in the third frame. Harris and Navrin Mutter were credited with the assists.
Stats
Eyssimont recorded his second hat trick in four games with Providence this season. It was the first hat trick for Providence at Hershey since December 10, 1994 when Sergei Zholtok recorded one in a 5-5 tie.
Eyssimont is tied for the AHL lead with seven goals this season.
Tattle’s assist was his first professional point.
Halonen scored his first goal in a Providence uniform.
Patera stopped 27 of 28 shots faced. The P-Bruins totaled 34 shots.
The power play went 1-for-5 and the penalty kill was 3-for-4.
The Providence Bruins improve to 2-5-0-0 this season.
Up Next
The Providence Bruins travel to Hartford to face the Wolf Pack on Friday, October 23 at the PeoplesBank Arena. Puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m.
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10.18.2026
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