Providence 3, Springfield 4 (SO)

Scratched/Injured: Kevin Schaefer, T.J. Trevelyan

UGH! I don't have too much to write tonight because my pain I'm suffering from is intense. Also, it was a very frustrating game to attend. It felt -- and looked like too many of our players were just coasting tonight. Only (to me at least) three d-men played well, and Tuukka Rask didn't have a good game. Also, it was obvious that Springfield wanted the win more. Very, very frustrating game. I do admit that I'm glad they got the point, but I'd rather that they got the win, which they should have.

1st Period

Scoring
Providence:
M. Karsums (16) (B. Skinner, D. Zinger) 10:39

Springfield:
T. Sestito (6) (G. Potulny, J. Micflikier) 9:50

Penalties
D. Dubnyk Spr (hooking) 18:15

2nd Period

Scoring
Springfield:
L. Reddox (15) (R. Schremp, B. Simon) 0:32

Penalties
M. Hunwick Pro (hooking) 10:12, H. Anderson Spr (slashing) 11:58

3rd Period

Scoring
Providence:
B. Bitz (10) (M. Hunwick) 1:42
P. Pelletier (34) (M. Karsums, D. Zinger) 6:37 SH

Springfield:
S. Werner (8) (C. Wild, J. Micflikier) 10:51

Penalties
M. Hunwick Pro (hooking) 5:06

OT Period

Scoring - No Scoring

Penalties - No Penalties - actually there was one, but the ref decided not to call Springield on it. GRRRRRRR

Shootout
Round 1 - PRO - Matt Hendricks - No
Round 1 - SPR - Liam Reddox - Yes
Round 2 - PRO - Brett Skinner - Yes
Round 2 - SPR - Rob Schremp - Yes
Round 3 - PRO - Jeff Hoggan - No
Round 3 - SPR - Viacheslav Trukhno - No
Round 4 - PRO - Martins Karsums - No
Round 4 - SPR - Grant Potulny - No
Round 5 - PRO - Aaron Slattengren - No

SPR Shots: 5 16 8 2 1 TOTAL: 32
PRO Shots: 18 8 8 2 0 TOTAL: 36

Power Play Conversion
Springfield Falcons 0-2. Providence Bruins 0-2.

Goaltenders
Springfield Falcons
Dubnyk 8-13-0 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 65:00 SV: 33 GA: 3 [W]

Providence Bruins
Rask 27-11-2 Start: 1st 0:00 Min: 65:00 SV: 28 GA: 3 [SOL]


Start : 7:08 PM
End : 9:25 PM
Attendance : 6678
Referee: Jeff Smith

I looked like the bruins were on cruise control for the first period and then seemed to come to life after they got behind. I'll give this team one thing, they play their best when their behind and have come back more times than not. Providence didn't have much to play for and Springfield had everything to play for.

One thing to note, Rask did some damage to the runway as he was coming off the ice. He struggled during the shootout again. I guess its good he's pissed at himself, cause it will drive him to only do better. He's young, and I think better things are in store for him. Lets just hope the Dunk can hold up until then.....LOL

Cruise control is exactly what I was trying to express. It's like, "yeah, we're in the playoffs". YEAH, but don't you want to keep FIRST PLACE?! And poor Tuukka. He's got to stop being so hard on himself. So much of goaltending is mental (as we know). I don't blame him... I'd loved to have won, but I saw he struggled in the shootout again. He's a rookie. Geeze.. I hope he can talk with Jordan more about it all (and Scott since he also was a goalie).

BUT, that doesn't give the rest of the team and excuse for coasting!