JOKIHARJU SCORES TWICE, P-BRUINS FALL TO BEARS

Hershey, PA – Defenseman Henri Jokiharju netted two goals in the Providence Bruins 5-3 loss to the Hershey Bears on Saturday night at the Giant Center. Forward Mikey Eyssimont scored his fourth goal of the season and added an assist. Dans Locmelis recorded two assists. 

How It Happened

• Lynden Lakovic one-timed a shot from the right circle past the diving goaltender for a power play goal to give the Bears a 1-0 lead with 14:48 remaining in the first period. 

• Eriks Mateiko poked in a rebound sitting in the crease to extend the Hershey lead to 2-0 with 12 seconds to play in the first frame.  

• Locmelis dropped the puck for Eyssimont in the right circle, where his wrist shot zipped under the cross bar to cut the Bears’ lead to 2-1 with 13:27 left in the second period. Riley Duran was credited with a secondary assist. 

• Just 17 seconds later, Lukas Reichel fed the puck to Jokiharju, who cut down towards the right circle and slung a wrist shot from the off angle that snuck under the goaltender’s pads and into the back of the net to tie the game at 2-2. Ty Gallagher received a secondary assist. 

• Cam Allen’s wrist shot from the high slot beat the goaltender on the blocker side to give Hershey a 3-2 lead with 12:01 remaining in the second period. 

• Josh Dunne chipped in a rebound from above the crease to extend the Bears’ lead to 4-2 with 2:16 to play in the second frame. 

• On a 2-on-1 rush, Grant Cruikshank received a pass in the left circle and snapped a shot inside the left post to give Hershey a 5-2 lead with 11:06 left in the third period. 

• A loose puck crept into the slot, where Jokiharju slid down from the point and hammered a slap shot into the upper-right corner of the net to cut the Bears’ lead to 5-3 with 6:14 remaining in the third period. Eyssimont and Locmelis were credited with assists. 

Stats    

• Eyssimont has four goals and one assist in his first three games with Providence.

• Jokiharju scored his first two goals of the season. 

• Goaltender Simon Zajicek stopped 23 of 28 shots faced. The P-Bruins totaled 34 shots.

• The power play went 0-for-4 and the penalty kill was 3-for-4.  

Up Next

The Providence Bruins remain in Hershey to face the Bears on Sunday, October 18 at the Giant Center. Puck drop is set for 3:00 p.m. 

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10.17.2026