P-BRUINS FALL TO ISLANDERS

Bridgeport, CT - The Providence Bruins fell to the Bridgeport Islanders 4-1 on Saturday night at Total Mortgage Arena. Forward Riley Tufte scored the lone goal for Providence. 

How It Happened

• From above the crease, Alex Jefferies redirected the puck inside the left post to give the Islanders a 1-0 lead with 5:34 remaining in the first period. 

• Matt Luff tipped the puck from the low slot into the back of the net to extend the Bridgeport lead to 2-0 with 2:57 to play in the first frame. 

• Liam Foudy collected a rebound at the left post and flipped it across the goal line for a power play goal to give the Islanders a 3-0 lead just 2:38 into the second period.

• Matthew Maggio received a pass up the middle of the ice sending him on a breakaway, where he fired a shot past the blocker of the goaltender to extend the Bridgeport lead to 4-0 with 14:21 left in the second period. 

• Just 31 seconds into the third period, Matej Blumel sent a wrist shot from the slot rebounded out to Tufte above the crease, where he chipped it over the goaltender’s pads for a power play goal to cut the Islanders’ lead to 4-1. Georgii Merkulov received a secondary assist.  

Stats  

• Tufte netted his team leading 24th goal of the season.

• Goaltender Luke Cavallin stopped 21 of 25 shots faced. The P-Bruins totaled 25 shots.

• The power play went 1-for-4 and the penalty kill was 2-for-3. 

• The P-Bruins fall to 42-11-1-0.  

Up Next

The Providence Bruins host the Hershey Bears on Sunday, March 8 at the Amica Mutual Pavilion. Puck drop is set for 3:05 p.m.

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03.07.2026