IVAN’S THREE-POINT NIGHT HELPS P-BRUINS EDGE THUNDERBIRDS IN OVERTIME
Springfield, MA – Forward Ivan Ivan scored two goals, including the overtime winner, and added an assist to help the Providence Bruins edge the Springfield Thunderbirds 7-6 on Friday night at the MassMutual Center. Mikey Eyssimont and Ty Gallagher each posted a goal and two assists, while Brendan Gaunce and Brian Halonen notched a goal and an assist each.
How It Happened
Just 1:53 into the game, Jake Schmaltz entered the zone with the puck on a 3-on-1 and dropped it back for Gallagher, who sent a pass towards the bottom of the left circle to Halonen for a one-timer that snuck inside the near post to give the P-Bruins a 1-0 lead.
Twenty-seven seconds later, Kale Kessy crashed the net and tipped a shot along the ice past the goaltender to tie the game at 1-1.
Nathan Walker got his stick on a shot from the point and sent it under the goaltender’s pads to give the Thunderbirds a 2-1 lead with 7:18 remaining in the first period.
Walker received the puck above the crease and jabbed at it twice before chipping it into the top shelf of the net for a power play goal to extend the Springfield lead to 3-1 with 2:02 to play in the first frame.
Oskar Sundqvist’s breakaway attempt shorthanded flipped up into the air, before he batted it across the goal line to give the Thunderbirds a 4-1 lead 42 seconds into the second period.
Off an offensive zone face-off, Eyssimont grabbed the puck and slung a shot from the slot that slipped under the goaltender’s pads to cut the Springfield lead to 4-2 with 15:44 left in the second period. Ivan received the assist on the face-off win.
Jakub Stancl redirected a shot from the point into the upper-right corner of the net to give the Thunderbirds a 5-2 lead with 5:57 remaining in the second period.
Just 43 seconds later, Gallagher shoulder faked a defender at the point and slung a wrist shot inside the left post to shrink the Springfield lead to 5-3. Jordan Harris and Eyssimont were credited with assists.
Ivan corralled a rebound at the bottom of the left circle and flung a wrist shot past the diving goaltender for a power play goal to make it a one-goal game with 3:06 to play in the second frame. Eyssimont and Riley Duran received the assists.
With two seconds left in the second period, Gaunce hammered a one-timer from the right circle that snuck through the goaltender on the short side for a power play goal to tie the game at 5-5. Gallagher and Halonen were credited with assists.
Gaunce banked a clearing attempt off the boards to send Reichel on a breakaway, where he tucked the puck between the goaltender’s legs to give the P-Bruins a 6-5 lead with 10:33 left in the third period.
Justin Carbonneau poked in a rebound with 1:28 remaining in the third period to tie the game at 6-6.
Eleven seconds into overtime, Dans Locmelis grabbed the rebound off his own shot and poked it across the crease to Ivan, who tucked the puck into the wide-open net to seal the victory for Providence.
Stats
Eyssimont’s tally was his 10th of the season, which ranks first in the AHL.
Providence erased two three-goal deficits in the win.
The P-Bruins had six different goal scorers.
Goaltender Simon Zajicek stopped 24 of 30 shots faced. The P-Bruins totaled 41 shots.
The power play went 2-for-4 and the penalty kill was 2-for-3.
The Providence Bruins improve to 4-6-0-0 and have won back-to-back games for the first time this season.
Up Next
The Providence Bruins travel to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on Sunday, November 1 at the PPL Center. Puck drop is set for 3:05 p.m.
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10.30.2026
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