Mason Millman unloads a shot that ended up in the net for Providence’s first goal on Saturday night. (Photo courtesy of Providence Bruins)

It’s been feast or famine for the Providence Bruins in recent weeks, but they ate like kings over the last three games as they left their offensive struggles behind them, put up a total of 14 goals and won three in a row.

They went on the road to beat the Utica Comets, 3-2, on Friday, then returned home to beat the Bridgeport Islanders, 6-3, on Saturday and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, 5-0, on Sunday.

“The guys should be proud of how they played this weekend. They got the message. We got the win (on Saturday) but when you take ownership of your game, I think there’s guys, our staff included, who knew we had to be better. For a three-in-three, the guys played extremely hard,” said coach Ryan Mougenel.

“It was our older guys, they set the tone (on Sunday). Tyler Pitlick, Patrick Brown, Vinni Lettieri were outstanding. Mike Callahan and Ian Mitchell have handled a lot of difficult minutes. Cally for me has been absolutely outstanding.”

As of Sunday night, they were in fifth place in the Atlantic Division with a record of 11-10-2 for 24 points. They are only one point away from second place.

Here’s the good, bad and ugly.

GOOD

— The power play went 5 for 14 across the three games – 2 for 6 on Friday, 1 for 2 on Saturday and 2 for 5 on Sunday. It was 15^th in the AHL as of Sunday evening at 18 percent. That’s a big improvement from a few weeks ago when it was one of the worst in the league.

— It was a good week for Matt Poitras. He’s scored goals in three straight games and added a couple of assists. He looks to be in better game shape than when he arrived. He’s been more effective deeper into his shifts and better able to win races and battle for pucks. He has 10 points in 11 games with three goals and seven assists.

— Brandon Bussi appears to be finding his game with two solid wins in a row. He kicked out 18 of 20 shots in Utica and stopped all 21 shots against the Penguins in recording his first shutout of the season.

— Vinni Lettieri had a goal and three assists in the three games. He continues to lead the team with 10-11-21 in 23 games.

— Jeffrey Viel’s shorthanded score on Sunday was one of the prettiest goals of the season. “It was good to see him get rewarded for how hard he works,” said Mougenel.

— Georgii Merkulov had a goal and an assist against the Comets, an assist against the Islanders and a goal against the Penguins. He has 5-13-18 in 20 games.

— Mason Millman has contributed solid minutes since his recall from Maine in mid-November. The 23-year-old defenseman had a goal and an assist on Saturday and two assists on Sunday.

— Jackson Edward made a perfect pass to set up Matt Poitras’ goal in the second period against the Penguins.

— Brett Harrison snapped a streak of 33 regular-season games without a goal on Sunday.

BAD

— It was such a good week that the only bad I could come up with is that the penalty kill is 27^th in the league on the road at 14.6 percent.

UGLY

— Injured: Alec Regula