GAUNCE, DURAN HELP P-BRUINS EDGE CHECKERS
Charlotte, NC – Brendan Gaunce scored twice, while Riley Duran recorded three assists to help the Providence Bruins edge the Charlotte Checkers 4-2 on Wednesday night at Bojangles Coliseum. Lukas Reichel posted a goal and an assist, while Brian Halonen notched two assists. Goaltender Jiri Patera stopped 33 shots in the win.
How It Happened
Fresh out of the penalty box, Gaunce collected an errant Charlotte pass in the neutral zone and skated it on a breakaway, where he snapped a shot under the goaltender’s pads to give the P-Bruins a 1-0 lead with 16:41 remaining in the second period.
Duran chipped a pass for Gaunce at the bottom of the right circle, where he turned and backhanded a shot under the crossbar to extend the Providence lead to 2-0 with 12:37 to play in the second frame. Reichel received a secondary assist.
From the right post, Nate Smith redirected a pass across the ice into the back of the net to cut the P-Bruins’ lead to 2-1 with 10:45 left in the second period.
Duran slung a wrist shot from the right circle that rebounded out to Ivan Ivan in the left circle, where he fired a shot past the diving goaltender for a power play goal to give Providence a 3-1 lead with 6:55 remaining in the second period. Halonen was credited with a secondary assist.
While on a 5-on-3 power play, Alex Petrovic hammered a one-timer from the top of the slot into the upper-left corner of the net to cut the P-Bruins’ lead to 3-2 with 1:34 to play in the second frame.
Reichel scored on the empty net to make it 4-2 Providence with 1:07 left in the third period. Duran and Halonen received the assists.
Stats
Gaunce posted his second multi-goal game of the season. He leads all active P-Bruins with eight goals.
Duran posted a career-high three assists and extended his point streak to four games. He has seven total in that span.
Patera stopped 33 of 35 shots faced. The P-Bruins totaled 20 shots.
The power play went 1-for-3 and the penalty kill was 4-for-5.
The Providence Bruins improves to 7-8-0-0 this season.
Up Next
The Providence Bruins host the Springfield Thunderbirds on Friday, November 13 at the Amica Mutual Pavilion. Puck drop is set for 7:05 p.m.
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11.11.2026
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