WOLANIN’S OVERTIME TALLY LIFTS P-BRUINS PAST THUNDERBIRDS

Springfield, MA - Defenseman Christian Wolanin netted the game-winning goal in overtime to lift the Providence Bruins past the Springfield Thunderbirds 4-3 on Saturday night at the MassMututal Center. Forwards Jake Schmaltz, Patrick Brown, and Fabian Lysell also found the back of the net in the victory.  

How It Happened

• Joey Abate backhanded the puck from behind the cage towards Schmaltz at the left post, where he dragged and fired a wrist shot inside the far post to give the P-Bruins a 1-0 lead with 16:05 remaining in the first period. Riley Duran received a secondary assist. 

• Dalton Bancroft fired a wrist shot from the right circle that clanged off the goaltender’s mask and out to Brown in the low slot, where he chipped a shot off the crossbar and across the goal line to extend the Providence lead to 2-0 just 1:50 after the Schmaltz tally. Brett Harrison was credited with a secondary assist.

• Jakub Stancl received a pass in the right circle and fired a shot inside the near post to cut the P-Bruins’ lead to 2-1 with 5:38 to play in the first frame. 

• From the right circle, Lysell fired a wrist shot through a screen and past the blocker of the goaltender, giving the P-Bruins a 3-1 lead just 1:07 into the second period. Matthew Poitras and Frederic Brunet received the assists. 

• Stancl grabbed the puck after it rebounded off the right post and flicked it into the back of the net to cut the Providence lead to 3-2 with 6:46 left in the second period.

• Stancl recorded a hat trick when his wrist shot from inside the right circle hit the top right corner of the net to tie the game at 3-3 with 14:32 remaining in the third period. 

• 45 seconds into the extra frame, Wolanin’s one-timer from the right circle pounded the back of the net to give the P-Bruins the win. Dans Locmelis and Georgii Merkulov received the assists.   

Stats 

• Wolanin’s tally was his first in a Providence uniform.

• Lysell extended his point streak to five games with eight points in that span.

• Schmaltz has six points in the last four games. 

• Goaltender Simon Zajicek stopped 20 of 23 shots faced. The P-Bruins totaled 31 shots.

• The power play went 0-for-2 and the penalty kill was 1-for-1. 

• The P-Bruins improve to 17-4-0-0.

Up Next

The Providence Bruins host the Springfield Thunderbirds on Sunday, December 7 at the Amica Mutual Pavilion. Puck drop is set for 3:05 p.m.

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12.06.2025