After their eight-game winning streak was snapped by a 5-3 loss in Syracuse last night. the Providence Bruins will aim to get a new streak going tonight in Hershey.
Matt Beleskey will make his debut with the P-Bruins, skating at left wing with center Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson and right wing Chris Porter. The last time Beleskey played in the AHL was during the 2013-14 season with the Norfolk Admirals.
Hershey — in sixth place in the Atlantic Division with a .482 win percentage — hasn’t played since a 3-0 home loss to Providence on Wednesday night. Providence is first in the Atlantic with a .692 win percentage.
Jordan Binnington, with a 6-1-1-1 record, will start in net for the P-Bruins. His only loss this season is a 3-2 decision in Hershey on Oct. 28.
Providence’s lines:
Agostino-Szwarz-Czarnik
Beleskey-JFK-Porter
Blidh-Cave-Senyshyn
Hargrove-Payerl-Hickman
D pairs
Zboril-Cross
Breen-Clifton
Johansson-O’Gara
McIntyre is the backup.
Injured: Fitzgerald (knee), Lauzon (upper body)
Scratches: Acolatse, Hennessy, Gabrielle, Marshall