P-Bruins gobble up Hershey at The Dunk (Providence Journal)

P-Bruins gobble up Hershey at The Dunk


01:00 AM EST on Saturday, January 3, 2009


Special to the Journal


PROVIDENCE The Providence Bruins got seven goals from seven different players en route to a 7-2 victory over the Hershey Bears last night at the Dunkin Donuts Center.

The P-Bruins got their goals from Zach Hamill, Martins Karsums, Wacey Rabbit, Peter Schaefer, Jeremy Reich, Brad Marchand and Matt Marquardt.

The P-Bruins took a 1-0 advantage at the 8:42 mark of the opening period. Reich dumped the puck into the zone and Jordan Knackstedt was behind the net to play it. He dropped the puck off to the side of the net and Hamill picked it up and scored his fourth goal of the season. Providence went ahead 2-0 at the 11:35 mark. Marchand put a shot on net and the rebound landed on the stick of Karsums, who tallied his 14th goal of the season. The P-Bruins took a 3-0 lead while on a 5-on-3 power play at the 19:42 mark. Jeff Penner sent the puck into the corner for Karsums, and he found Rabbit in the opposite corner. Rabbit put a shot on net and the puck went off Hershey net minder Michal Neuvirth and into the net for his sixth goal of the season.

Providence opened a 4-0 advantage with a power-play goal at the 2:51 mark of the second period. Karsums worked the puck out of the corner to Marchand. He left the puck in front of the net for Schaefer, who tallied his fifth goal of the season. The P-Bruins Reich scored on a penalty shot at the 14:26 mark putting the puck through the five-hole of Neuvirth for his ninth goal of the season to give the P-Bruins a 5-0 lead.

Hershey got on the board at the 16:12 mark of the period. Francois Bouchard netted his ninth goal of the season, with Oskar Osala and Chris Bourque getting the assists.

Providence finished up the scoring in the period with a goal at the 19:03 mark with Marchand tallying his sixth goal of the season. Providence went into the second intermission with a 6-1 lead.

Marquardt scored unassisted from the right boards, his fourth goal of the season early in the third period for the P-Bruins last goal.