1992: Tim Sweeney finishes a 12-game point-scoring streak in a 7-7 draw with the host Utica Devils.
2003: Trailing 3-1 at the halfway mark of the third period, the P-Bruins cut into the visiting Portland Pirates lead with 6:35 to spare on a goal by Matt Herr. Later on, within the final 92 seconds of regulation, Ivan Huml and Pat Leahy score unanswered to surmount the deficit and stamp a 4-3 victory at The Dunk. Future Providence captain Trent Whitfield accounts for the Pirates’ second goal.
2004: Andy Hilbert beats Steve Valiquette with 13:23 to spare in regulation, effectively beating the Hartford Wolf Pack, 1-0, at The Dunk.
2007: After waiting six weeks and 10 games for their home opener, the P-Bruins christen the newly-renovated Dunkin Donuts Center with a 3-2 shootout win over Portland. David Krejci assists on both regulation goals and is the only skater out of 10 to connect in the deciding one-on-one rounds. Tuukka Rask stops all five Pirates in the shootout to win his home debut in Providence.
2008: Defenseman Matt Lashoff scores a goal and three assists, Martin St. Pierre notches a playmaker hat trick and both Mikko Lehtonen and Matt Marquardt tune the mesh twice to pilot an 8-3 romp of the Worcester Sharks at The Dunk.
2010: Captain Jeremy Reich scores back-to-back goals, both assisted by Zach Hamill and David Ling, to usurp a 4-3 lead late in the third period. Although the Abbotsford Heat draw a 4-4 knot in the final minute, Yannick Riendeau and Jordan Knackstedt both convert in the shootout for a 5-4 win at The Dunk.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Pre-game Puckbag: P-Bruins @ Worcester Sharks
Opening draw
In their first Sunday outing away from home, the Providence Bruins will help the Worcester Sharks curtain a six-game homestand at the DCU Center.
Worcester is currently fourth in the Atlantic Division in the way of points, but continues to hold a substantial number of games in hand on all of its rivals, including six on the P-Bruins. This despite what has been an altogether barren homestand that has seen them go 1-3-1 up to this point.
With the Sharks’ 2-1 loss to Manchester on Saturday and the Bruins’ simultaneous 4-2 falter in Portland, the Monarchs have moved into a virtual tie for second place with Providence. The Sharks, however, have only three points to make up and are the only team in the division other than St. John’s bearing a supra-.500 winning percentage.
All three of Worcester’s regulation losses have come within its active homestand. The P-Bruins were the first team to deny the Sharks any points when they deleted a 3-1 deficit in regulation and pulled through in a shootout during their last encounter at the Dunkin Donuts Center 23 nights ago.
Notable names
Sharks goaltender Tyson Sexsmith is second on the AHL’s leaderboard with a 1.80 goals-against average.
Despite his team’s having played a league-low 10 games, Curt Gogol has mustered a peerless bushel of 33 penalty minutes, including three major infractions. Two of his three fights have come against the P-Bruins (Lane MacDermid Oct. 9, Tyler Randell Oct. 21). Teammate Nathan Moon is No. 5 in that category with 26 minutes spent in the bin.
Matt Irwin is tied for the league lead among defensive scorers with four goals, a distinction shared with Portland’s Nathan Oystrick and Chicago’s Kevin Connauton. In addition, all four of Irwin’s strikes have come on the power play.
Miscellany
The Sharks continue to average a league-high in team penalty minutes with 21.6 per night.
Worcester ranks No. 3 in the league in terms of both shots-for (34.1) and shots-against (26.8) per game.
In four out of the Sharks’ first five years of existence, the P-Bruins have cultivated a winning record in the road portion of the season series, including a 3-2-1 finish at the DCU Center last year. They are presently riding a 2-0-0 winning streak in Worcester, having claimed 4-2 and 4-1 decisions in March 25 and April 2 of last season.
In their first Sunday outing away from home, the Providence Bruins will help the Worcester Sharks curtain a six-game homestand at the DCU Center.
Worcester is currently fourth in the Atlantic Division in the way of points, but continues to hold a substantial number of games in hand on all of its rivals, including six on the P-Bruins. This despite what has been an altogether barren homestand that has seen them go 1-3-1 up to this point.
With the Sharks’ 2-1 loss to Manchester on Saturday and the Bruins’ simultaneous 4-2 falter in Portland, the Monarchs have moved into a virtual tie for second place with Providence. The Sharks, however, have only three points to make up and are the only team in the division other than St. John’s bearing a supra-.500 winning percentage.
All three of Worcester’s regulation losses have come within its active homestand. The P-Bruins were the first team to deny the Sharks any points when they deleted a 3-1 deficit in regulation and pulled through in a shootout during their last encounter at the Dunkin Donuts Center 23 nights ago.
Notable names
Sharks goaltender Tyson Sexsmith is second on the AHL’s leaderboard with a 1.80 goals-against average.
Despite his team’s having played a league-low 10 games, Curt Gogol has mustered a peerless bushel of 33 penalty minutes, including three major infractions. Two of his three fights have come against the P-Bruins (Lane MacDermid Oct. 9, Tyler Randell Oct. 21). Teammate Nathan Moon is No. 5 in that category with 26 minutes spent in the bin.
Matt Irwin is tied for the league lead among defensive scorers with four goals, a distinction shared with Portland’s Nathan Oystrick and Chicago’s Kevin Connauton. In addition, all four of Irwin’s strikes have come on the power play.
Miscellany
The Sharks continue to average a league-high in team penalty minutes with 21.6 per night.
Worcester ranks No. 3 in the league in terms of both shots-for (34.1) and shots-against (26.8) per game.
In four out of the Sharks’ first five years of existence, the P-Bruins have cultivated a winning record in the road portion of the season series, including a 3-2-1 finish at the DCU Center last year. They are presently riding a 2-0-0 winning streak in Worcester, having claimed 4-2 and 4-1 decisions in March 25 and April 2 of last season.
This Date In Providence Bruins History: November 13
1992: Andrew McKim’s hat trick and two assists highlight a 7-6 overtime win over Utica at the Civic Center.
1998: A 4-1 home win over Syracuse constitutes the P-Bruins’ sixth consecutive triumph and moves them into first place in their division for the first time since their inaugural season.
2009: Goaltender Dany Sabourin assists on Jeff LoVecchio’s shorthanded goal in regulation, then stops four of the Syracuse Crunch’s five attempts to help the P-Bruins to a 2-1 shootout win at the Onondaga War Memorial.
2010: Jamie Arniel pilots the offense with two assists en route to a 3-1 win at Manchester.
1998: A 4-1 home win over Syracuse constitutes the P-Bruins’ sixth consecutive triumph and moves them into first place in their division for the first time since their inaugural season.
2009: Goaltender Dany Sabourin assists on Jeff LoVecchio’s shorthanded goal in regulation, then stops four of the Syracuse Crunch’s five attempts to help the P-Bruins to a 2-1 shootout win at the Onondaga War Memorial.
2010: Jamie Arniel pilots the offense with two assists en route to a 3-1 win at Manchester.
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