Monarchs shoot down P-Bruins
01:00 AM EST on Sunday, December 14, 2008
Special to the Journal
MANCHESTER, N.H. The Providence Bruins fell to the Manchester Monarchs, 5-4, in a shootout last night at the Verizon Wireless Arena.
The P-Bruins got their goals from Martin St. Pierre, Peter Schaefer, Zach Hamill and Mikko Lehtonen.
In the opening period, the Monarchs took a 1-0 advantage while on a 5-on-3 power-play opportunity. At the 6:04 mark, Viatcheslav Voynov tallied his fourth goal of the season, with Gabe Gauthier and Marty Murray picking up the assists. Thirty-one seconds later, while still on the power play, the Monarchs scored again. Brian Boyle netted his second goal of the season, with Trevor Lewis and Murray getting the assists.
Manchester finished off the first period by scoring its third power-play goal, at 18:45. Lewis scored his seventh goal of the season, and Boyle and Murray recorded the assists.
Providence cut the lead to 3-1 at 4:29 of the second period. Schaefer got the puck out of the P-Bruins end and into the neutral zone for Lehtonen. He found Martin St. Pierre down the left wing, sending him in on a breakaway for his ninth goal of the season.
The P-Bruins continued to cut into the Monarchs lead at the 11:57 mark. Kevin Schaeffer took a shot from the right point and Schaefer redirected it into the net from the slot. St. Pierre grabbed the second assist.
Manchester made it 4-2 at the 14:11 mark. Eric Werner netted his first goal of the season, with Scott Parse and Lewis picking up the assists.
In the third period, the P-Bruins pulled within a goal at the 2:19 mark. Matt Marquardt stole the puck along the boards and left it for Brad Marchand. He found Hamill in front of the net for his second goal of the season.
Providence tied the game at 4-4 at the 16:41 mark. Lehtonen tallied his sixth goal of the season from just outside the right post, with St. Pierre and Schaefer getting the assists.
After a scoreless overtime, the Monarchs Vladimir Dravecky scored the lone goal for the victory.
Goalie Kevin Regan stopped 28 of 32 shots for the P-Bruins, while Jonathan Bernier made 39 saves for the Monarchs. The P-Bruins were 0-for-7 on the power play and 2-for-5 on the penalty kill.
The P-Bruins finish off the week at 4:05 this afternoon at The Dunk against the same Monarchs.
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