The puck slides over the goal line in overtime after Fabian Lysell banked it off Hartford’s Connor Mackey (14). (Photo courtesy of Providence Bruins)

The Providence Bruins continued their strong start last week, winning two out of three home games.

They beat the Hartford Wolf Pack in overtime, 3-2, on Wednesday and edged the Utica Comets, 3-2, in extra time on Saturday. On Sunday, the P-Bruins were beaten, 2-0, by an excellent Laval Rocket squad.

“They work extremely hard. We knew that was their identity,” coach Ryan Mougenel said after Sunday’s game.

“We didn’t have enough guys playing at their best. It’s going to happen from time to time, but I think it’s real important that when it’s not going, you’ve got to figure out a way to create.

“For us there’s a recipe for it. It’s playing north, it’s playing straight-line hockey, it’s letting our legs do the talking. I think a lot of us didn’t have our legs today,” he said.

Here’s the good, bad and ugly.

GOOD

— Providence finished the weekend in second place in the Atlantic Division with a 12-2 record and 24 points They are one point behind the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, who have played two more games than the P-Bruins. Providence’s .857 points percentage is second in the AHL.

— Dans Locmelis was a standout against Utica, potting a shorthanded goal in the first period and winning the game in overtime. He had a good game against Laval, too, though he was held without a point.

— Fabian Lysell banked the puck in off a Hartford defender for the winner against the Wolf Pack and dished to Locmelis for the GWG against Utica.

— Simon Zajicek’s .943 save percentage is first in the AHL. Michael DiPietro’s .932 is third.

— Night in, night out, Patrick Brown continues to be the team’s best player. He had a power-play goal and an assist against Hartford and he assisted on Riley Tufte’s goal against Utica.

— Joey Abate scored his first goal of the season against Hartford.

— Wednesday’s OT win wouldn’t have happened if Michael DiPietro hadn’t stopped Brennan Othmann on a clean breakaway shortly before Fabian Lysell’s GWG.

BAD

— The P-Bruins have had only 42 power-play opportunities. That is 29^th in the league.

— Providence let a two-goal lead slip away against Utica. And they allowed Hartford to tie the game with 2:20 left in the third period.

— Rookie Loke Johansson’s turnover led to a goal for Hartford on Wednesday night.

UGLY

— Injured: Ty Gallagher, Max Wanner