Trevor Kuntar deposits the puck in the Charlotte net for a shorthanded goal on Sunday after a gaffe by goalie Spencer Knight. (Photo courtesy of Providence Bruins)

The Providence Bruins are rolling.

They swept their three games over the weekend and have now won four in a row and gone 13-2-1 for 27 of 32 possible points since a 7-3 loss at Toronto on Dec. 20.

Night in and night out, a balanced offensive attack and good goaltending have added up to success.

Brandon Bussi made 32 saves on Friday and 27 on Sunday, including some big ones before Providence pulled away in the third period. Michael DiPietro stopped 31 shots on Saturday.

“Bussi and Michael both have given us a chance to win almost every game we’ve played and that’s all you can ask of the goaltenders,” coach Ryan Mougenel said after Sunday’s win.

Providence started the weekend with a 6-3 win at home over the Bridgeport Islanders. In a rematch on the road on Saturday, the P-Bruins beat the Islanders, 3-1. Back at home on Sunday, Providence won going away over the Charlotte Checkers, 6-1.

Here’s the good, bad and ugly.

GOOD

— With a record of 26-13-3-2 and 57 points, the P-Bruins are second in points in the Atlantic Division, the Eastern Conference and the AHL.

— Justin Brazeau had 1-1-2 and was plus-4 on Friday. He scored twice, both on net-front deflections, and was plus-3 on Sunday. With 16 goals, he has equaled his goal total for last season. He is among the league leaders with plus-21.

“He’s fantastic at (tipping shots). He’s got tons of courage to get there,” said Mougenel.

— Mason Lohrei recorded three assists and was plus-4 against Charlotte. He has 1-9-10 and plus-10 in 13 AHL games.

— Anthony Richard scored a goal in all three games, including the shorthanded game-winner on Saturday night. Only seven players in the AHL have more than Richard’s 18 goals.

— Fabian Lysell assisted on four of Providence’s first five goals on Friday.

— Brandon Bussi has won seven starts in a row. Mikey DiPietro has won five of his last six.

— The power play scored twice on Friday and contributed a key insurance goal on Sunday.

— Providence scored shorthanded goals on Saturday and Sunday.

— Attendance on Sunday was 8,131. It was the fifth 8,000-plus crowd in a row.

— Trevor Kuntar had a good weekend. He didn’t hesitate to fight Bridgeport’s Jeff Kubiak on Friday despite Kubiak’s edge in size. On Sunday, Kuntar received a gift from his former Boston College teammate, Spencer Knight, and steered the puck into the open net for a shorthanded goal in the second period after the Charlotte goalie turned it over.

— Frederic Brunet’s goal on Friday was his first as a pro.

— John Farinacci scored twice on Friday.

— Brett Harrison held his ground in front of the net and scored a goal on Saturday night and made a perfect seam pass to Anthony Richard for a power play goal on Sunday.

— Ian Mitchell scored a goal, added two helpers and was plus-4 on Sunday.

BAD

— With the P-Bruins ahead, 5-1, in the last minute of the second period on Friday, Vincent Arseneau took a charging penalty for bowling over Bridgeport goalie Jakub Skarek behind the net. There was no need for a play like that given the score and time left in the game.

— Trevor Kuntar is tied for second in the AHL with 22 minor penalties.

UGLY

— Injured: Dan Renouf

Mason Lohrei and fans celebrate his overtime goal against Bridgeport on Sunday afternoon. (Photo courtesy of Providence Bruins)

The Providence Bruins continued their good play over the last week as they won two out of three games and pocketed four of six points.

At Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Wednesday night, the P-Bruins erased a one-goal deficit and beat the Penguins, 3-2. Moving on to Syracuse on Friday, Providence lost, 4-2, to the Crunch. Returning home Sunday against Bridgeport, the P-Bruins fell behind early but rallied for a 2-1 overtime win against the Islanders.

Here’s the good, bad and ugly.

GOOD

— As of Sunday night, Providence was in second place in the Atlantic Division and the Eastern Conference with a record of 23-13-3-2, good for 51 points. Since losing in Toronto on Dec. 20, they are 10-2-1 for 21 of a possible 26 points.

— Mason Lohrei and Johnny Beecher were demoted from Boston on Saturday and, to their credit, both came to play on Sunday. Beecher scored in the first period and Lohrei buried the winner in overtime in a 2-1 victory.

— Fabian Lysell’s best assets were on display as he scored the game-winner against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Lysell used his speed to find open ice, took a pass from Anthony Richard and rifled a short-side wrist shot past goalie Magnus Hellberg.

— Alec Regula continues to play strong defense and lead the AHL with plus-26. Halfway through the Syracuse game he bailed out partner Frederic Brunet, who turned the puck over. Regula got his stick on a shot by a Crunch forward, deflected it out of play and negated a Grade A scoring chance.

— Justin Brazeau did the heavy lifting on Georgii Merkulov’s goal in Syracuse, protecting the puck and muscling it out to Merkulov in prime scoring position. After scoring 16 goals in 67 games last season, Brazeau is up to 13 goals in 41 games so far this year.

— Brandon Bussi has won his last five starts. He gave up a goal on Bridgeport’s second shot early in the first period, then stopped the last 24 in Sunday’s win. He kicked out 30 of 32 shots in the win on Wednesday.

— Brett Harrison made a nice play against the Penguins. He took advantage of a turnover, took the puck up ice and protected it until Georgii Merkulov swooped in and scored.

— Attendance on Sunday was 8,358. It was the third straight 8,000-plus crowd at the Amica Mutual Pavilion.

BAD

— On both the tying and winning goal for Syracuse on Friday, Mikey DiPietro was beaten high on the glove side.

— The P-Bruins were undermanned against the Crunch as Jayson Megna, Dan Renouf and Anthony Richard were unavailable.

— Gabriel Fortier of the Crunch is a first-rate flopper. He drew two penalties on Friday night.

— In Syracuse, Providence entered the final period with a one-goal lead but couldn’t hold it. They gave up the tying goal just 29 seconds into the third.

UGLY

— Providence is 30^th in the AHL on the power play at home at 12.2 percent.

Ian Mitchell and Fabian Lysell celebrate Mitchell’s overtime goal in Friday night’s come-from-behind win over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. (Photo courtesy of Providence Bruins)

No Brandon Bussi and Georgii Merkulov? No problem.

Even without two of their top players, the Providence Bruins continued to play good hockey over the weekend as they earned five out of six points.

They started with a come-from-behind 3-2 overtime victory over the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins at home on Friday night. It was Providence’s sixth straight win.

In Hartford on Saturday, the P-Bruins came away with a point after losing to the Wolf Pack in overtime, 3-2. Back home on Sunday, Providence beat the Bridgeport Islanders, 2-0.

Here’s the good, bad and ugly.

GOOD

— Two games past the midpoint of the season, Providence is 21-12-3-2. After struggling early in the year, they are in second place in the Atlantic Division and third in the Eastern Conference.

— Anthony Richard’s speed and offensive production make him a good callup option for Boston. He recorded two assists on Friday and one on Saturday, then scored an empty-net goal on Sunday. He has points in six straight games and 10-7-17 in his last 10 games. Richard is tenth in the league in scoring with 15-17-32 in 34 games.

— Both home games drew good crowds — 8,132 on Friday night and 9,086 on Sunday afternoon.

— Mikey DiPietro earned the win against the Penguins with 22 saves, then stopped all 21 shots against the Islanders for his third shutout of the year. He is 9-2 in his last 11 starts.

— Luke Toporowski snapped a 19-game goal drought with a score that turned out to be the winner on Sunday.

— Providence was down by two goals halfway through the third period against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton before tying the game and winning in overtime.

— Reilly Walsh displayed some fancy footwork on Friday, keeping the puck in at the blueline then dodging a Penguins player, moving in and beating the goalie with a wrister.

— Every day after practice, Justin Brazeau works on net-front tips. It paid off against the Penguins as he deflected in the game-tying goal with 1:25 left.

— Patrick Brown slowed the pace and then put the puck on the tape of Ian Mitchell, who fired home the GWG in OT on Friday.

— Providence is making hay against last-place Bridgeport with a 6-1 record against the Islanders so far.

— John Farinacci had assists on both goals on Sunday.

— The P-Bruins are outscoring opponents in the second period, 44-29.

— Vincent Arseneau and 6-foot-7 Matt Rempe of Hartford went at it in a heavyweight tilt on Saturday night. Both players landed bombs with Arseneau’s last punch sending Rempe to the ice. Arseneau earned the decision on my scorecard.

— Jayson Megna scored a pretty goal in Hartford on the power play, dangling a pair of defenders and then beating the goalie.

BAD

— Word is the ice at Hartford’s XL Center was in rough shape for Saturday night’s game. UConn and Maine played a Hockey East game in the building just a few hours before the Bruins-Wolf Pack contest.

— The power-play continues to languish at home. It’s 29^th in the league at 12.5 percent.

— The P-Bruins had a one-goal lead with under 10 minutes left in Hartford before allowing the tying goal and then losing in OT. Before that, they’d been 14-1-3-0 when leading after two periods.

— Providence is 1-7-0-1 when trailing after two periods.

 UGLY

— Injured: Georgii Merkulov (day to day)

Rookie John Farinacci buried the decisive goal in the shootout on Saturday and scored Providence’s first goal on Sunday. (Photo courtesy of Providence Bruins)

It’s been an up-and-down season for the Providence Bruins, but the arrow is pointing straight up right now.

The P-Bruins won both their games against the Springfield Thunderbirds over the weekend, extending their winning streak to five games.

They started with a 4-3 road victory in a shootout on Saturday night. Back home on Sunday, they nearly ran the Thunderbirds out of the building with four first period goals on the way to a 6-3 win.

It’s been a streaky first half. Since Thanksgiving they’ve won seven in a row, lost four in a row, then won six of seven.

“There’s been an influx of players. We’ve had a lot of turnover and I think now you’re starting to see some of the details come into our game and guys understanding that we want to play the right way, and part of it is because when you go up to the Bruins, that’s the expectation,” said coach Ryan Mougenel.

Here’s the good, bad and ugly.

GOOD

— Brandon Bussi delivered in the clutch on Saturday night. He stopped all six Springfield players in the shootout, including Adam Gaudette, the AHL’s leading goal scorer.

— As of the end of the day on Sunday, Providence was in second place in the Atlantic Division and third place in the Eastern Conference.

— The line of Jayson Megna between Anthony Richard and Patrick Brown was dominant on Sunday. Richard had 2-1-3, Brown had three assists and Megna had 1-1-2. Richard has goals in three straight games and nine goals in his last seven games.

“The biggest thing with them is they play the right way. They feed off of each other and they’re connected all the time. You put a guy like Brownie in the lineup – we’re fortunate to have a player like Brownie come down and Megs and Richard — they complement each other very well,” said Mougenel.

— Providence trailed 0-2 in the first period on Saturday before battling back with three goals in 3:14 in the second period and going on to win in the shootout.

— John Farinacci scored the winner in the shootout on Saturday and tallied Providence’s first goal of the game on Sunday. He’s eighth in rookie scoring with 8-16-24 in 35 games.

— On his first shift in Saturday’s game, Providence’s Joey Abate went right after Keean Washkurak and took on the Springfield forward in a spirited fight. It was a reply to Washkurak’s bout with Fabian Lysell last week.

— Frederic Brunet put a perfect pass on the stick of Ian Mitchell for a goal on Sunday. It was Mitchell’s first goal of the season.

— Credit to Georgii Merkulov, who showed no signs of sulking after returning from his short stint in Boston. He played hard and recorded three assists in the two games. As of Sunday night, he was tied for third in the AHL with 14-19-33 in 33 games.

— Fabian Lysell’s recent good play continued. He scored a goal on Saturday and earned an assist on Sunday and has points in six straight games (3-6-9).

— Slowly but surely, the power play is getting better. The P-Bruins have scored at least one PP goal in the last five games. It’s up to 20^th in the league at 17.9 percent.

— Brett Harrison scored a goal on Saturday and set up John Farinacci for a score on Sunday with a smart pass.

— Providence took a total of only five minor penalties in their two games.

BAD

— Scoring slumps continue for Luke Toporowski and Marc McLaughlin. Toporowski has gone 17 games without a goal. McLaughlin doesn’t have a goal in his last 15 games.

UGLY

— There’s not much ugly this weekend, but Providence was outshot, 16-5, in the third period on Sunday.