P-BRUINS TOPPED BY THUNDERBIRDS

Providence, RI - The Providence Bruins were topped by the Springfield Thunderbirds 4-2 on Sunday evening at the Amica Mutual Pavilion. Forwards Riley Duran and Georgii Merkulov found the back of the net late in the final frame. 

How It Happened

• Akil Thomas one-timed a shot in the bottom of the right circle off a feed from below the goal line and sent it into the upper-right corner to give the Thunderbirds a 1-0 lead with 3:32 remaining in the first period.

• Hunter Skinner fired a wrist shot from the right-side boards that redirected off a defender and snuck through the goaltender’s pads, before finding its way across the goal line to extend the Springfield lead to 2-0 with 6:17 to play in the second frame. 

• Calle Rosen one-timed a shot from the left circle that hit the left post, banked off the goaltender’s leg, and across the goal line to give the Thunderbirds a 3-0 lead with 12:49 left in the second period.

• Felix Trudeau skated the puck into the right circle on the rush and backhanded a shot inside the near post to extend the Springfield lead to 4-0 with 7:04 remaining in the third period.  

• Duran collected a rebound outside the left post and flipped it into the back of the net to cut the Thunderbirds’ lead to 4-1 with 3:10 to play in the third frame. Jake Schmaltz and Joey Abate received the assists.  

• James Hagens zipped a pass to Merkulov cutting up the slot, where he slammed on the brakes and fired a wrist shot into the upper-left corner of the net to shrink the Springfield lead to 4-2 with 1:14 left in the third period. Victor Soderstrom was credited with a secondary assist.  

Stats   

• Hagens has points in back-to-back games. 

• Abate has points in six straight games with eight total in that span.  

• Goaltender Simon Zajicek stopped 38 of 42 shots faced. The P-Bruins totaled 37 shots.

• The power play went 0-for-6 and the penalty kill was 4-for-4. 

• The P-Bruins fall to 49-14-1-0.  

Up Next

The Providence Bruins travel to the Utica Comets on Wednesday, April 1 at the Adirondack Bank Center. Puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m.

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03.29.2026