After faking out Lehigh Valley goalie Aleksei Kolosov, Providence’s Jacob Perreault gets ready to slide the puck into the net for a goal on Friday night. (Photo courtesy of Providence Bruins)

With a depleted lineup, the Providence Bruins split their two home games against quality opponents over the weekend.

On Friday, they beat the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, 3-2. On Saturday, they lost to the Wilkes-Barre/Penguins, 1-0.

“I didn’t like how we came out of our zone at all. Our goalie was outstanding. It’s unfortunate we couldn’t get to the net for him,” said coach Ryan Mougenel after Saturday’s game.

“We’ve got guys that bring it every night. We just need other guys to jump onboard. It can’t always be the (Patrick Browns) and (Billy Sweezeys) of the world. We need some of our depth guys to step up. It’s opportunity for them.

“We’re 15-16 games in, you’ve got to build your brand, your identity, daily. I’m still trying to understand what a couple of our guys are. They’ve just got to figure that part of it out. We’re here to help them get to that identity a little quicker,” he said.

Heading on the road for the better part of the next few weeks could move that process along.

“Still trying to get to know a lot of the guys. We’ve done a good job this year of being a close group. There’s been a lot of new faces here in the last little bit. Messaging is clear, direct: ‘This is what we need from you.’ It’s up to them whether to listen or not listen.”

Here’s the good, bad and ugly.

GOOD

— No one in the AHL has goaltending that matches Providence’s. Simon Zajicek’s .942 save percentage is No. 1 in the league. Mike DiPietro is third with .938. DiPietro deserved a better fate on Saturday. He made a number of 10-bell saves in the 1-0 loss to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

— With a13-3 record, Providence finished the weekend in second place in the Atlantic Division and in the league with 26 points. They are one point behind Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, which has played two more games. They have the second-best points percentage in the AHL at .813.

— Billy Sweezey batted a puck out of the crease on Saturday, possibly saving a goal.

— Victor Soderstrom earned primary assists on Providence’s first two goals against Lehigh Valley.

— Christian Wolanin signed a PTO and played his first game for the P-Bruins on Saturday. A Calder Cup champion last season with Abbotsford and winner of the Eddie Shore Trophy as the AHL’s top defenseman in 2022-23, he is potentially an impact addition.

— Jacob Perreault, brought up from the Maine Mariners, showed off the hands that made him a first-round draft pick by the Anaheim Ducks with a highlight-reel breakaway goal on Friday.

— Dan Locmelis is tied for first in the league with two shorthanded goals.

— The P-Bruins are 10-0 when scoring first.

— Riley Duran doesn’t have a goal yet, but he’s been a standout on the penalty kill and the forecheck.

“He’s not getting rewarded on the scoresheet. If he’s going to go up and play, that’s how he’s going to have to play — go through bodies, go through hands. Disrupt,” said Mougenel.

“Use his feet, use his legs. Be light’s out on the PK. He’s bought into that. He’s a great example of when you have an identity, you’ve got to build on it.”

BAD

— NHL callups are a fact of life in the AHL, but losing Mike Callahan, Matej Blumel, Alex Steeves and Riley Tufte to Boston at the same time is piling on.

— Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s goal on Saturday was scored while the P-Bruins were on the power play.

— The P-Bruins allowed 32 shots against the Phantoms and 35 against the Penguins.

— Who wants to spend American Thanksgiving on the road? Providence won’t have any choice as they’ll be in Canada for the next four games in Toronto, Belleville (2) and Laval.

— Eleven of Providence’s next 13 games are on the road. They are 5-0 on the road so far, so maybe this doesn’t belong in the bad category.

UGLY

— Injured: Fabian Lysell, Ty Gallagher, Max Wanner