Good, bad & ugly from Providence Bruins week

The Providence Bruins came home from last week’s New York road trip with five out of six points.

They beat the Utica Comets in a shootout, 3-2, on Wednesday. Facing an excellent opponent in Syracuse on Friday, they beat the Crunch, 4-2. They lost in overtime, 2-1, against the Rochester Americans on Saturday.

Here’s the good, bad and ugly.

GOOD

— Providence is 51-14-2. They lead the AHL with 104 points and a .776 points percentage. They are 10 points ahead of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in the Atlantic Division.

— Mike DiPietro was brilliant in the shootout win in Utica, stopping five of six shooters. It was his league-best 32nd victory. His .929 save percentage and 1.95 goals-against average continue to be No. 1 in the AHL. His three assists are tied for the league lead.

— Matej Blumel scored his 18th goal in Utica and buried the deciding goal in the shootout.

— Simon Zajicek was sharp in stopping 24 of 26 shots in the win in Syracuse.

— Max Wanner played a strong game against the Syracuse, scoring his first goal of the season and dishing out some hard hits.

— They went 1 for 2 on the power play against the Crunch and 1 for 3 against the Amerks.

— Navrin Mutter posted his first goal as a P-Bruin to open the scoring in Syracuse.

— Georgii Merkulov had two assists on Friday and one on Saturday. He leads the team with 21-35-56 in 65 games.

— Patrick Brown scored twice in Syracuse. With 19 goals, he has matched his career high.

— James Hagens had assists in Syracuse and Rochester. He has 1-3-4 in 6 games.

BAD

— With Christian Wolanin and Frederic Brunet out with injuries, five of the six defensemen in the lineup in Syracuse and Rochester were righthanded.

— After taking the lead in the third period in Utica, Providence allowed the Comets to tie the game 64 seconds later.

— That’s all I’ve got for bad this week. With 51 wins in 67 games, there’s very little to complain about.

UGLY

— Injured: Christian Wolanin, Frederic Brunet, Alexis Gendron, Fabian Lysell

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