After the Providence Bruins won only one of their first seven games in October, it appeared they might be in for a long season.

That idea seems almost laughable now.

The P-Bruins rolled into the AHL All-Star break with a firm grip on second place in the Atlantic Division, behind only the Hershey Bears, who are in the midst of what could be a historic season. With a record of 28-13-3-2, Providence is second in the league in points and fourth in points percentage.

This week they went to Charlotte for games on Friday and Saturday and won both by a 4-2 score, stretching their winning streak to six games. They are 15-2-1 since losing three in a row in December.

Here’s the good, bad and ugly.

GOOD

— Brandon Bussi, who stopped 26 of 28 shots in Friday’s win, has won his last eight starts. His save percentage in those games is .929.

— Michael DiPietro kicked out 35 of 37 shots on Saturday. His .921 save percentage is sixth in the AHL.

— With two assists on Friday and a goal on Saturday, Georgii Merkulov continues to lead the team and is sixth in the league with 17-25-42 in 41 games. He’ll play in the All-Star Game on Monday night in San Jose.

— Fabian Lysell scored a goal in each game. He is now second on the team with 13-25-38 in 42 games. On a team that is short on trade chips, his value is trending up.

— Off a beautiful setup by Johnny Beecher, Patrick Brown’s shorthanded goal was the winner on Friday night.

— Justin Brazeau had a goal on Friday and two assists on Saturday. His plus-23 is fifth in the AHL.

— Ian Mitchell has 1-5-6 and is plus-12 in his last five games.

— Dan Renouf scored his fourth goal of the year on Friday. That’s a career-high. He is sixth in the league with plus-22.

— Jayson Megna potted a goal in both games. He’s scored three times in the last four games.

— The P-Bruins haven’t had much trouble with Spencer Knight so far. After beating him five times last Sunday and four times on Friday, they scored twice on four shots in the first nine minutes on Saturday before he got the hook. Knight is making $4.5 million playing in the AHL this season.

— The P-Bruins are 17-8-2 on the road. Their .667 points percentage on the road is tied for fifth in the league.

BAD

— The disparity between the power play at home (28^th in the league at 14 percent) and on the road (19^th in the league at 19.1 percent) is a head-scratcher.

— Providence is 0-2-1-1 heading into their home game against mighty Hershey on Friday. It’s been close, though. Every game has been decided by one goal.

— Marc McLaughlin is without a goal in his last 26 games.

— The P-Bruins were outshot 10-2 and 16-6 in the second period in Charlotte.

UGLY

— Injured: Mason Lohrei, John Farinacci, Reilly Walsh