Just when it looked like first place in the Atlantic Division was going to slip from their grasp, the Providence Bruins came to life.

They rallied from two goals down to beat the Hartford Wolf Pack, 6-3, on Thursday and take home the Atlantic Division championship for the second straight season.

Earlier last week, Providence had a chance to wrap up the title but lost in a shootout at Bridgeport, 4-3.

“In a year where we were not really sure which way is up, the one thing we did know was (Thursday) at 1 o’clock we had an opportunity to either win or lose a division title. Those opportunities don’t come around too often and our guys certainly took full advantage of it,” said coach Jay Leach.

For the final time this season, here’s the good, bad and ugly.

GOOD

— Full credit to players, coaches and support staff for getting through the season without a positive COVID test. Providence finished with a record of 15-6-2-2 and a points percentage of .680.

— Ian McKinnon put the P-Bruins on the board with a goal against the Wolf Pack that sparked his team’s comeback.

— Cameron Hughes got a lucky break in Bridgeport. A pass by a Sound Tigers defenseman hit the skate of one of the referees and bounced onto the stick of Hughes in front of the net. He promptly fired it in the net. Hughes finished as Providence’s leading scorer with 5-16-21 in 25 games.

— Zach Senyshyn had a strong game against the Wolf Pack with 1-1-2 and five shots. Oskar Steen and Sammy Asselin finished with 1-1-2. Jack Studnicka and Pavel Shen both had two assists.

— Curtis Hall scored his first goal as a pro against Hartford.

— Urho Vaakanainen picked a timely moment to score his first goal of the season. His shorthanded tally against the Wolf Pack gave the P-Bruins the lead in the second period.

— Brady Lyle scored his seventh goal against Hartford. He leads all AHL rookie defensemen.

— Dan Vladar made 32 saves against the Wolf Pack and finished the year with a .923 save percentage.

— Robert Lantosi scored a nice end-to-end goal against the Sound Tigers to send the game to overtime. He finished as Providence’s goal leader with nine.

— Sammy Asselin had a strong rookie season, finishing with 8-8-16 in 25 games.

— As of Sunday, the P-Bruins had the AHL’s second-best penalty kill at 84.8 percent.

BAD

— The P-Bruins mustered only 11 shots through two periods against the Sound Tigers. “We were as close to terrible as I’ve seen us play this year (for) the first two periods,’’ said Leach. “We held our goalie out to dry for 40 minutes”

— Oskar Steen’s stick snapped on his shootout attempt in Bridgeport.

— The P-Bruins gave up a goal just 91 seconds into the game against the Sound Tigers.

UGLY

— Injured: Paul Carey, Josiah Didier, Matt Filipe, Brendan Woods

All’s well that ends well.

The Providence Bruins were in an 0-2 hole and in danger of losing first place in the Atlantic Division to the Hartford Wolf Pack on Thursday afternoon in Marlboro, but they turned it on in the final 30 minutes and rolled to a 6-3 win in the last game of the season.

It’s the second year in a row Providence has won the Atlantic Division. They finished with a 15-6-2-2 record and a .680 points percentage.

“In a year where we were not really sure which way is up, the one thing we did know was today at 1 o’clock we had an opportunity to either win or lose a division title. Those opportunities don’t come around too often and our guys certainly took full advantage of it,” said coach Jay Leach.

Zach Senyshyn, Oskar Steen and Sammy Asselin finished with 1-1-2 for the P-Bruins. Jack Studnicka and Pavel Shen both had two assists.

Down by two goals halfway through the game, Providence received a jumpstart in the form of a goal from an unexpected source as Ian McKinnon fired home a wrist shot for his first goal of the season.

“I don’t know if there’s a more popular guy in the room than Mac, so that certainly does give us a boost,’’ said Leach. “At that moment, there really was not a lot going on for us. Really not much cooking. Then Mac buries it, yeah, there was a lift, absolutely. The guy’s been fighting for us since he got here. He certainly got us going.’’

With the victory, the season ended on a very positive note for three of Boston’s better prospects – Studnicka, Urho Vaakanainen and Dan Vladar — all of whom had strong games on Thursday.

Here are three quick hits.

JACK STUDNICKA

Studnicka had his ups and downs in the AHL this season, but finished strong. He was never better than on Thursday, when the swagger that he displayed during his rookie season a year ago was back.

“Jack’s all in. He’s been very invested in improving himself and he’s got a lot of expectation for where he wants to be as a player and he’s putting the time in right now and will continue to, I can guarantee you that,’’ said Leach.

“I was happy to see him buzzing, really, from the get-go, and putting everything in on both sides of the rink the way that we know Jack can do it. I certainly was impressed. That was probably his best game down here for us.’’

URHO VAAKANAINEN

Boston’s first-round pick in 2017 had a hop in his step on Thursday. He defended strongly and, with Providence shorthanded, he joined the rush and fired home his first goal of the season to tie the game at two late in the second period.

“Our back end was a little timid to start, a little tentative, but once we got skating, which is obviously the key to Vaaks’ game, we were off and running. He’s been very good on the kill recently, especially in zone, defending with his feet, making sure he’s in lanes. It was fitting for him to score a shorty like that because he’s really been doing a nice job for us on the kill,’’ said Leach.

DAN VLADAR

Vladar kicked out 32 of 34 shots and finished the season with a save percentage of .923, fifth in the AHL as of today. However, his record is only 3-4-3, mainly because he didn’t get much run support in his starts.

He played very well on Thursday, making a number of timely saves.

“For lack of a better term, I think he was big in the net today. It looked like he was on the top of his crease. He had a couple off-the-rush shots against – and they were trying to pick him high – and he stood tall in there. He was stout, in position, using his body to his advantage,’’ said Leach.

“He certainly dug in. When we were down 2-0, he didn’t let them go up by three, which would have been a tough hill to climb. He was great for us.’’

The Providence Bruins earned a point in both of their last two games, but failed to come away with a win.

Providence lost to Bridgeport, 2-1, in an eight-round shootout at Marlboro on Thursday, then were beaten in overtime in Hartford, 3-2, on Saturday.

“We obviously would have like to get the win and hold onto that game, but, at the very least, we put up our best effort and hopefully we get rewarded the next time around,’’ said coach Jay Leach after Saturday’s game.

Here’s the good, bad and ugly.

GOOD

— Saturday’s bout between Providence’s Ian McKinnon and Hartford’s Mason Geertsen, two of the toughest fighters in the AHL, was the highlight of the game, maybe the week.

— Dan Vladar’s 2.10 goals-against average and .925 save percentage are both fifth in the AHL. He stopped 59 out of 63 shots in the last two games.

— Special teams were good in the last two games. The penalty kill was perfect at 9 for 9. The power play chipped in with a goal in each game.

— Cameron Hughes earned an assist in both games. He leads the team in scoring with 4-15-19 in 23 games.

— Jakub Lauko’s strong forecheck led to Alex-Olivier Voyer’s goal on Saturday. Lauko’s plus-10 is the best on the team.

BAD

— Providence led by a goal with under six minutes left in Hartford, but couldn’t hang on.

— The P-Bruins scored just three goals in the last two games and only five in their last four games.

— Providence hit the post or crossbar three times during their shootout loss to Bridgeport.

— They are 19^th in the league in power play opportunities with 97.

UGLY

— Injured: Josiah Didier, Paul Carey, Matt Filipe, Brendan Woods