Riley Tufte takes the puck to the net against Belleville. He scored his team-leading16th goal in Bridgeport on Saturday. (Photo courtesy of Providence Bruins)

The Providence Bruins won all three of their games over the weekend.

Two of the games went to overtime and the other was decided in a shootout.

The weekend started with a 2-1 OT win over the Belleville Senators at the AMP. The P-Bruins traveled to Bridgeport on Saturday and came home with a 4-3 shootout victory over the Islanders. Back home on Sunday, Providence beat the Toronto Marlies in OT, 4-3.

Providence finished the weekend in first place in the Atlantic Division and the Eastern Conference with a record of 30-8-1-0 and 61 points. They are three points ahead of the second-place Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins with four games in hand.

Here’s the good, bad and ugly.

GOOD

— Down from Boston on a conditioning loan, Jordan Harris scored the winner in OT on Sunday. He also earned an assist on Providence’s OT goal on Friday.

— Fabian Lysell scored the winner in OT on Friday as he and Dans Locmelis worked a slick give and go. Lysell, who has four game-winning goals, also was credited with a helper on Friday. He opened the scoring with a goal on Sunday. With 14 goals, he is tied for second on the team with Patrick Brown, Locmelis and Georgii Merkulov.

— Merkulov had a goal and an assist in Sunday’s game. With 209 points, he is now second all-time in Providence Bruins scoring behind Andy Hilbert, who has 210.

— Matt Poitras had a strong weekend as he scored goals on Friday and Sunday. He had an assist on Sunday, too.

— Michael DiPietro recorded two more wins, beating Belleville and Toronto. He was credited with an assist on the OT goal by Jordan Harris on Sunday. His .938 save percentage and 1.76 goals-against average are best in the AHL.

— John Farinacci scored the only goal in the shootout win on Saturday. On Sunday, he put a perfect pass on Lysell’s stick for Providence’s first goal.

— Luke Cavallin stopped 26 shots on Saturday night in improving his record to 3-0 with a .931 save percentage. He denied all three Bridgeport shooters in the shootout.

— Christian Wolanin had two assists in Bridgeport.

— Off a nice setup by Joey Abate, Dalton Bancroft scored his first goal of the season on Saturday night.

— Frederic Brunet continues to string together strong games. He was a standout in Bridgeport.

BAD

— The P-Bruins were outshot 17-9 in the first period on Sunday.

— Providence was called for too many men in overtime on Saturday. Lysell jumped off the bench too soon.

— In the shootout in Bridgeport, Merkulov lost his chance when he overskated the puck at center ice, much like Brad Marchand did in a Boston game against Philadelphia in January 2020.

— Thirty-six seconds after taking a 3-2 lead in the third period on Saturday, Providence allowed Bridgeport to tie the game.

UGLY

— Injured: Victor Soderstrom, Ty Gallagher, Simon Zajicek

John Farinacci rifles the puck past Cleveland goalie Zach Sawchenko in the first period. (Photo courtesy of Providence Bruins)

The Providence Bruins won two out of three last week and finished the first half of the season in first place in the Atlantic Division and the Eastern Conference.

They started the week with a 4-1 loss at home to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. On Saturday, they blanked the Cleveland Monsters, 5-0, then beat Cleveland again, 6-2, on Sunday.

Through 36 games, Providence is 27-8-1-0 for 55 points and a .764 points percentage. They are two points up on Wilkes-Barre/Scranton with three games in hand in the Atlantic Division.

“There was a lot of growth. It’s a team that enjoys each other, cares for each other, and it’s a little bit indicative of how they play. They do a lot of things that translate to wins, and it’s fun to be around,” coach Ryan Mougenel said, summing up the first half.

“Coming out of our D zone is always going to be a little bit of an adjustment for us as a coaching staff. We’re still finding some of those intrinsic little details. It’s a new D zone system for us so we’re working out the tweaks, learning how to teach it properly, a little simpler.

“For the players, it’s just kind of staying healthy and keeping the focus on what wins and what loses. That’s a big part of it. There were things tonight, when we get away from how we need to play, it doesn’t translate well for us.

“We’ve got good legs and we like our speed. We want to play a north, fast game. We want to get to the walls. We want to complete a lot of plays. For the most part we did that tonight,” Mougenel said.

Who is the MVP of the first half?

“Our leaders have really been our MVP. (Patrick Brown) leads the way. We’ve got that good second tier of leadership with Riley Tufte and Georgii Merkulov. We bring on Christian Wolanin and he’s a leader. Michael Callahan’s been amazing for us. There’s a lot of guys that have done a really good job of setting the bar for us,” said Mougenel.

Here’s the good, bad and ugly.

GOOD

— Mike DiPietro stopped 21 shots for his first shutout of the year on Sunday. He has a 15-5 record and his .938 save percentage and 1.74 goals-against average are first in the AHL.

— Frederic Brunet had one of his best games of the season Sunday, with a goal, two assists and strong defensive play.

— John Farinacci assisted on two goals on Saturday and scored Providence’s first goal on Sunday.

— After a nice give and go with John Farinacci, Fabian Lysell snapped a 10-game goal-less streak with a wraparound goal on Saturday.

— Riley Tufte had a goal and an assist on both Saturday and Sunday. He leads the team with 15 goals in 29 games and is seventh in the AHL with plus-19.

— Matej Blumel scored twice on Saturday and once on Sunday. He had an assist on Wednesday.

— Brett Harrison went to the blue paint and potted his first goal since Dec. 27 on Saturday night.

— Christian Wolanin, who has been a tremendous addition, had a pair of assists on Saturday and a power-play goal on Sunday.

— Patrick Brown had an assist on Saturday and three more on Sunday. He leads the team with 13-26-39 in 36 games. His plus-26 is best in the league.

— Back in the lineup for the first time since suffering a lacerated kidney in November, Max Wanner made a good play with 6:50 left in the first period to lift the stick of a Cleveland player and prevent a goal.

— Providence scored on two of its first three shots on Saturday night.

BAD

— The P-Bruins scored just once on 37 shots against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. They didn’t get nearly enough traffic in front of Pens’ goalie Sergei Murashov.

— Late in Wednesday’s loss, with the goalie pulled for an extra attacker, a pass by Dans Locmelis in the offensive zone traveled some 180 feet and ended up in the Providence net for an own goal.

UGLY

— Frederic Brunet had a couple of teeth knocked out when he was blasted into the glass from behind by Boko Imama of the Penguins on Wednesday. There was a referee standing 15 feet away, but there was no penalty on the play.

— Injured: Ty Gallagher

Ty Gallagher celebrates after tucking the puck behind Lehigh Valley goalie Aleksei Kolosov for a breakaway goal on Sunday. (Photo courtesy of Providence Bruins)

It was another positive weekend for the Providence Bruins as they won two out of three in their first three-in-three of the season.

They beat Bridgeport, 4-1, at home on Friday, had a tough night in losing, 5-1, in Hartford on Saturday, and rebounded with a solid 4-2 win over Lehigh Valley at home on Sunday.

“The most important thing is how you respond (to an off night) and I loved our response today,” said coach Ryan Mougenel after Sunday’s game.

“The guys we needed to respond did, the Abates, the Durans. John Farinacci did a lot of really good things. He’s not always rewarded on the game sheet right now. He did a lot of good things – closing in the D zone — subtle things that translate to wins.”

Here’s the good, bad and ugly.

GOOD

— The P-Bruins finished the weekend in first place in the Atlantic Division and the Eastern Conference with a record of 25-7-1-0 and 51 points. Their points percentage of .773 is second in the AHL, behind only Grand Rapids, which is at .909.

— Dans Locmelis, who as expected was named to Latvia’s Olympic team, scored a goal on Friday and made a smart play to steal the puck and set up Riley Tufte for a shorthanded goal on Saturday.

— Patrick Brown was selected as one of two playing captains for the AHL All-Star Classic next month.

— Brown’s plus-24 leads the league. Billy Sweezey is second with plus-23.

— Mike DiPietro stopped 24 of 25 shots on Friday and 28 of 30 on Sunday, including a tremendous stop on Jacob Gaucher with four minutes left and Providence ahead by a goal.

— Frederic Brunet played another strong game at both ends on Sunday and scored the game-winner on a wraparound. He scored the GWG last Sunday, too.

— Ty Gallagher showed off an impressive burst of speed to sail in on a breakaway and score Providence’s first goal on Sunday. He earned an assist on Frederic Brunet’s score later in the game.

— Stick taps for Billy Sweezey. He played his 300th AHL game on Friday night.

BAD

— Providence fell behind early in Hartford and never caught up. “We weren’t ourselves. Those games are going to happen from time to time,” said Mougenel.

— Simon Zajicek gave up five goals on 28 shots on Saturday, a rare off night for him, but he had very little help from his teammates.

— The power play went 0 for 11 in the three games.

— Wednesday night’s home game against Wilkes-Barre/Scranton will be Providence’s fourth game in six nights.

UGLY

— Providence gave up two shorthanded goals in Hartford. They’ve allowed five so far this season.

— Injured: Jordan Schmaltz

Freddy Brunet, second from right, is mobbed by his teammates after scoring the go-ahead goal on Sunday against Springfield. (Photo courtesy of Providence Bruins)

The Providence Bruins finished up 2025 and rolled into 2026 last week, winning two of their three games.

For starters, they lost a 4-2 decision to the Thunderbirds in Springfield on New Year’s Eve. They rebounded with a 4-1 win against the Wolf Pack in Hartford on Friday, then returned to the AMP and beat Springfield, 3-1, on Sunday.

As of Monday morning, Providence has 47 points, tied with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins in the Atlantic Division with a record of 23-6-1-0. The P-Bruins have played four fewer games than the Pens.

Here’s the good, bad and ugly.

GOOD

— The AHL announced on Sunday evening that coach Ryan Mougenel will represent the Atlantic Division at the 2026 All Star Classic in Rockford, Ill., next month. It’s well-deserved recognition for the Providence coach.

“It’s an amazing honor, but it’s the players. We have a good bunch here and they work hard. I just really enjoy coming to the rink. I appreciate it, but it’s the players that make it happen,” Mougenel said.

— After missing a couple of weeks with a muscle pull, Michael DiPietro returned with wins against Hartford and Springfield. He stopped 47 of 49 shots in the two games. DiPietro is second in the AHL in both save percentage (.935) and goals-against average (1.86).

— On Friday night and again on Sunday, Patrick Brown could have put the puck into an empty net himself, but instead passed to Georgii Merkulov and Riley Tufte for easy scores. Brown had a goal and an assist on Wednesday. He leads the team in scoring and is fourth in the AHL with 12-22-34 in 30 games. His plus-22 is tied for the league lead. Brown, Providence’s captain, also dropped the gloves with Hartford captain Casey Fitzgerald on Friday shortly after Brown flattened Adam Sykora with a clean hit. Both Brown and Fitzgerald were captains at Boston College.

—  Dans Locmelis had a good week. He scored twice on Friday and had a goal and an assist on Sunday. He is tied with Brown for second on the team with 12 goals

— With a goal in Hartford, Matej Blumel snapped a streak of 12 games without a goal.

— Frederic Brunet scored the winner on Sunday on a shot from distance with 1:11 left in the game. It was his fifth goal of the season in his 30^th game, matching his total from last season in 69 games.

— Stick tap for Georgii Merkulov, who jumped in after Patrick Brown took a hard hit from Springfield’s Hunter Skinner on Wednesday. Merkulov had an assist on Wednesday, a goal on Friday and an assist on Sunday. He leads the team in goals with 13. With 206 points, he now ranks second all-time in P-Bruins scoring behind Andy Hilbert (2001-2005) with 210.

— Riley Tufte, to his credit, came to the defense of Merkulov in Springfield after Merkulov was decked by Wagner. Tufte had two helpers in Hartford and a goal on Sunday, when his physical play sparked Providence to the win in the third period. He has 11-12-23 in 23 games.

— Providence continues to get production from the top of the lineup. Merkulov has 13 goals, Brown and Locmelis have 12, Fabian Lysell and Tufte have 11.

— The P-Bruins are up to third in the league on the power play at 25.8 percent.

BAD

— On Wednesday, an egregious no-call by referees Mike Dietrich and Jim Curtin after Chris Wagner knocked down Merkulov, who didn’t have the puck, led to a bench minor and a game misconduct for abuse of officials on Ryan Mougenel.

— Inadvertently, Locmelis came close to scoring an own goal against Hartford, but DiPietro made the save.

— Providence plays its first three-in-three of the season next weekend.

UGLY

— Injured: Max Wanner, Jackson Edward

Joey Abate of Providence and Syracuse’s Matteo Pietroniro engaged in a spirited bout in the first period. (Photo courtesy of Providence Bruins)

In their final game before Christmas – and their only game of the week – the Providence Bruins recorded one of their best wins of the season with a 3-1 decision over a big, physical Syracuse Crunch team at home on Saturday night.

The P-Bruins are 20-5-1-0. With 41 points, they are three behind first-place Wilkes-Barre/Scranton but have played four fewer games

Here’s the good, bad and ugly.

GOOD

— Providence’s points percentage is second in the AHL at .788.

— Georgii Merkulov scored all three Providence goals on Saturday night.

He is nine points away from tying  Andy Hilbert, Providence’s all-time leading scorer. Hilbert had 101-109-210 in 234 games. Merkulov has 81-120-201 in 225 games.

— Merkulov, Billy Sweezey, Patrick Brown and Riley Tufte were all plus-three and Christian Wolanin was plus-two on Saturday.

Brown’s plus-19 leads the team and is tied for second in the league. Sweezey is plus-14 and Tufte is plus-13. Wolanin is plus-seven in only 11 games.

— Simon Zajicek had an excellent game, stopping 23 of 24 shots. He also recorded his first assists of the season, on Merkulov’s third goal.

— The P-Bruins have four players in double figures for goals. Merkulov and Fabian Lysell have 11. Riley Tufte and Patrick Brown have 10.

— Providence outshot the Crunch in the third period, 14-6, while protecting their one-goal lead.

— Neither team had a power play on Saturday night. To their credit, referees Samuel Heidemann and Austin Rook let the boys play.

— Dans Locmelis leads AHL rookies with two shorthanded goals.

— Providence is 17-0 when scoring first and 16-0 when leading after two periods.

— Syracuse was playing its third game in four nights, all on the road, on Saturday. Meanwhile, the P-Bruins had been off for a week.

— Joey Abate had a spirited bout against Matteo Pietroniro in the first period.

BAD

— The P-Bruins are in a stretch in the schedule where they play only three games in 18 days. What fun is that?

UGLY

— Injured: Michael DiPietro, Fabian Lysell (sick), Max Wanner

The P-Bruins celebrate Friday night’s win in Hershey. (Photo courtesy of Providence Bruins)

Any time a team returns from a trip to Hershey and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton with five out of six points, it’s had a good week.

That’s what the Providence Bruins did.

They started with a 3-1 win over the Bears on Wednesday night. They notched a second win in Chocolatetown on Friday night, 4-1. The next night the P-Bruins earned a point, losing to the Penguins in overtime, 2-1.

Here’s the good, bad and ugly.

GOOD

— Providence finished the weekend with a 19-5-1 record and 39 points. Their points percentage of .780 is second in the AHL behind Grand Rapids, which is at .938. They have a game in hand on first-place Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in the Atlantic Division.

— Fabian Lysell took over the team lead in goals with his 11^th on Wednesday night.

— Riley Tufte scored twice on the trip and is right behind Lysell with 10 goals.

— Patrick Brown, leading the team 10-17-27, had an assist on Wednesday and three more on Friday.

— Effective at both ends of the ice, Frederic Brunet played some of his best hockey of the season on the trip. He had two assists on Friday night.

— Ty Gallagher scored his first goal of the year on Friday, with a tremendous second effort to poke the puck in after being knocked down.

— Georgii Merkulov scored a goal and made a nice pass to set up a power-play goal by Matt Poitras on Friday.

— Mike DiPietro was outstanding with 37 saves in the 3-1 win in Hershey.

— Simon Zajicek stopped 29 of 30 shots in the win on Friday, then turned away 34 of 36 shots after relieving an injured DiPietro in the OT loss on Saturday.

— Providence’s goal-against average is 2.12, second in the AHL.

— The P-Bruins scored power play goals in all three games. The PP is sixth in the AHL at 24.4 percent.

— With a first-period tally on Wednesday night, Brett Harrison snapped a stretch of 13 games without a goal.

— Odd stat of the week: the number of shots Providence is taking and giving up per game is the same – 29.64

BAD

— Providence gave up a lot of shots on the trip – 38 and 30 against the Bears and 50 against the Penguins.

— The P-Bruins had what would have been the go-ahead goal taken off the board in the third period on Saturday when referee Riley Brace ruled that Pens goalie Johan Blomqvist was interfered with.

— Providence’s road PK is only 18^th in the league at 79.5 percent.

UGLY

— Injured: Michael DiPietro, Dalton Bancroft, Max Wanner

The Providence Bruins peppered Springfield Thunderbirds goalie Vadim Zherenko with 20 shots in the third period on Sunday, but could not score. (Photo courtesy of Providence Bruins)

The Providence Bruins hit a couple of bumps in the road over the last week, losing two out of three games.

The week started with a 4-1 loss to the Rocket in Laval on Tuesday night. Providence had been on the road for eight days and their fatigue showed.

In Springfield on Saturday, the P-Bruins jumped out to a quick lead, lost the lead, but won in overtime, 4-3, on a Christian Wolanin goal.

Back at the AMP for a rematch with the Thunderbirds on Sunday, Providence lost, 3-1.

“Couple of mistakes and they’re in the back of your net. We let a team (playing) three in three hang around. Their goalie played an exceptional game and they played hard,” said coach Ryan Mougenel.

“I don’t think we did a good job of earning second shots. There were a lot of one-and-dones. It’s a lesson learned, for sure. We’re not a team that can expect (Patrick Brown) to lead us every night. It’s not fair to him. We need other guys stepping up. For the most part, the majority of the guys did.

“I’ve been thinking about (Alex) Steeves a lot, too. You can talk about opportunity, but what are you going to do when you get the opportunity? Alex Steeves made the most of his opportunity. Every time you’re on the ice it’s an opportunity to show that you don’t belong or you do belong here,” he said.

“I thought some guys put it on the line, like (Billy Sweezey). He goes out and fights a guy (Kale Kessy) who gets three shifts, who is a tough customer. He does that because he cares, and that’s what some guys have to understand. Sweezey’s the ultimate teammate. Some guys have to understand that’s part of the gig.”

Here’s the good, bad and ugly.

GOOD

— With a record of 17-5, 34 points and a .773 points percentage, Providence is in second place In the Atlantic Division, a point behind Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, which has played one more game than the P-Bruins.

— The P-Bruins are 14-0 when scoring first.

— Frederic Brunet  was a standout at both ends of the rink on Saturday night.

— Providence killed all five shorthanded situations in their three games.

— Fabian Lysell made a nice pass to set up a goal by Frederic Brunet in Laval and scored his 10^th goal of the season in Springfield. He is tied with Patrick Brown for the team lead in goals.

Going into Sunday’s game, Lysell had points in 9 of his last 10 games. His totals in that span were 6-7-13.

— The fourth line of Jake Schmaltz between Joey Abate and Riley Duran continued to provide quality minutes. Schmaltz gave Providence an early lead with a goal from Abate and Duran at 3:55 on Saturday night.

— Dans Locmelis set up Christian Wolanin’s OT goal on Saturday night with a pretty pass.

— The Bruins announced the signing of  Wolanin to a one-year AHL contract on Sunday morning, less than 24 hours after his OT goal in Springfield.

BAD

— Providence hit the crossbar twice and the post once while pouring 20 shots on the Springfield net in the third period on Sunday.

— Springfield scored on two of its first three shots on Sunday against Michael DiPietro.

— The P-Bruins let a two-goal lead slip away on Saturday before they won the game in extra time.

— Providence is 9-1 on the road, but they head out on a tough trip this week with a pair of games in Hershey and one at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

UGLY

— After Tuesday night’s game in Laval, the team bus arrived back in Providence at 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday. It was a slippery ride down snowy I-89 through Vermont. — Injured: Max Wanner

From left, Ty Gallagher, Jake Schmaltz, Joey Abate, Colin Felix and Riley Duran celebrate Duran’s goal on Sunday. (Photo courtesy of Providence Bruins)

The Providence Bruins spent a very productive few days in Ontario.

First stop was Toronto, where the P-Bruins dominated the Marlies, 5-1, on Wednesday night. Then they moved on to Belleville, and beat the Senators twice, 6-3 and 6-4, on Saturday night and Sunday afternoon.

As of Monday, Providence held down first place in the Atlantic Division and the Eastern Conference with an are-you-kidding-me record of 16-3 and 32 points.

Here’s the good, bad and ugly.

GOOD

— Fabian Lysell had his best week of the season. He scored twice on Wednesday, was credited with two assists on Saturday and finished the weekend with a goal and an assist on Sunday. His second goal in Toronto was the goal of the year for the P-Bruins as he dangled his way to the net before beating the goalie. Turnovers and poor decisions with the puck are still sprinkled throughout Lysell’s game, but they are somewhat easier to overlook when he’s producing offensively the way he has lately. Lysell has 9-9-18 in 16 games. He’s tied with Patrick Brown for the team lead in goals.

— Patrick Brown continued his strong play with a goal and two helpers on Wednesday and a goal on Friday, which was the 100^th of his career in the AHL. He leads the team in scoring with 9-12-21 in 19 games.

— Jake Schmaltz scored an empty netter on Saturday, then was a standout on Sunday with 1-3-4. The line of Schmaltz between Riley Duran and Joey Abate was outstanding on Sunday, generating energy and a strong forecheck as well as contributing on the scoresheet.

— Riley Duran and Victor Soderstrom scored their first goals of the season on Sunday in Belleville.

— Matt Poitras finally got some puck luck. He cashed in a rebound for a goal and added two helpers on Saturday and scored an empty-netter on Sunday.

— Jacob Perreault scored twice and added an assist on Saturday.

— Dans Locmelis had a goal and an assist on both Wednesday and Friday. His wrister for Providence’s fifth goal on Friday blew up the water bottle on the Belleville net.

— Georgii Merkulov had his best game of the season in Toronto with a nifty finish for a goal and two pretty assists.

— Frederic Brunet made a nifty backhand pass through seam that resulted in a goal on Saturday and then buried his third goal of the year on Sunday.

— New addition Christian Wolanin chipped in with four assists in Toronto and added two more in the next game in Belleville.

— The power play went five for nine in the three games. It is now ranked fifth in the AHL at 26.3 percent.

— Providence is undefeated on the road at 8-0.

BAD

— The penalty kill allowed three goals on five shorthanded situations in Belleville.

— All’s well that ends well, but Providence allowed Belleville to climb back into both games by giving up goals in the third period.

UGLY

— Injured: Max Wanner

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