Brandon Bussi and Mikey DiPietro celebrate DiPietro’s 24-save shutout against Hartford on Sunday. (Photo courtesy of Providence Bruins)

The Providence Bruins split their two games, both at home, over the weekend.

Trailing by two goals against the Bridgeport Islanders on Friday night, the P-Bruins clawed back to tie the game but lost on a late goal, 3-2. On Sunday afternoon, Providence bounced back with a very solid 3-0 win over the Hartford Wolf Pack.

“It’s good to see that we responded. I really liked our back end tonight. I thought they did a fantastic job and Michael [DiPietro] was fantastic as well,” said coach Ryan Mougenel.

Here’s the good, bad and ugly.

GOOD

— Providence remains a solid second in the Atlantic Division with a 30-15-3-2 record and 65 points. They are six points ahead of third place Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. They are one of only three teams to reach the 30-win mark so far, along with Hershey (38) and Milwaukee (33).

— After tying Friday’s game on a strong move to the net to score his career-high 18^th goal , Justin Brazeau received a well-deserved NHL contract with Boston on Sunday. It’s a two-year, two-way deal with an AAV of $775,000.

Brazeau has gotten better every year since landing in Providence in 2021. This season his plus-24 is tied for third in the league. With his imposing size, he is a load for opposition defensemen. While he won’t often be the first guy in on the forecheck, he excels at protecting the puck on the walls in the offensive zone and working the net front on the power play.

— Michael DiPietro continued his excellent play with his fourth shutout of the season on Sunday. Once Providence took the lead, DiPietro made some timely saves in the third period on the way to the win. He is 15-6 with a 2.17 goals-against average (fifth in the AHL) and a .927 save percentage (fourth in the AHL).

— Fabian Lysell failed to record a shot on Friday, but had a good game on Sunday with his 14^th goal of the season and an assist. It was his 10^th multi-point game of the season. After scoring 14 goals and 37 points in 54 games last season, he has 14-26-40 in 44 games so far this year.

— Good response from John Farinacci on Sunday. He went right after Hartford’s Mac Hollowell after a big hit on Frederic Brunet.

— Ian Mitchell had two assists on Sunday. He is plus-13 in his last nine games.

— Trevor Kuntar had a goal and five shots against the Wolf Pack.

— Alec Regula continues to lead the league with plus-31.

— Marc McLaughlin broke a streak of 28 games without a goal when he scored Providence’s first goal on Friday.

— Providence has outscored opponents in the second period, 55-35.

— The Providence Fighting Reds sweaters worn on Friday and Sunday were fabulous.

— Attendance on Sunday was 9,698.

— The P-Bruins play their first-ever home games against the Cleveland Monsters this Friday and Sunday.

BAD

— Cole Bardreau of the Islanders was left wide open to score the game-winner with 35 seconds left in the game on Friday.

— Friday’s loss snapped Providence’s streak of eight straight wins against Bridgeport.

— Providence has had the most power play opportunities in the league with 214, but its success rate on the PP is only 25^th at 16.4 percent.

UGLY

— The P-Bruins are 1-8-0-1 when trailing after two periods.

Fabian Lysell scored a goal and assisted on one on Sunday. (Photo courtesy of Providence Bruins)