WolfPack 5, P-Bruins 3: Second-period is Providences downfall
01:00 AM EST on Saturday, November 7, 2009
By Special to The Journal
PROVIDENCE -- The Hartford Wolf Pack scored three goals in just over seven minutes midway through the second period then withstood a 16-shot Providence barrage in the third to hang on for a 5-3 win over the P-Bruins before a crowd of 6,746 at the Dunkin Donuts Center.
Mikko Lehtonen, who was returned by Boston Friday, scored twice and Jamie Arniel added his first goal of the season for Providence.
The P-Bruins took a 1-0 lead on Arniels goal at 5:02 of the first period.
Taking a pass from Adam McQuaid, Arniel broke in alone and beat Hartford goalie Chad Johnson from 15 feet. Andrew Bodnarchuk also received an assist.
The Wolf Pack tied it just 1:23 later when Brodie Dupont beat Providences Dany Sabourin with a screened shot. Ryan Garlock was credited with the lone assist.
The P-Bruins retook the lead at 6:48 mark of the second period. After a pass from Andy Wozniewski, Jeff Penner sent Lehtonen in on a partial breakaway down the left wing. He beat Johnson for his fourth goal of the season.
The Wolf Pack tied it at the 8:39 mark. Jordan Owens netted his second goal of the season, with assists from Corey Locke and Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau picked up the assists.
Hartford took its first lead of the game at 13:40 on Evgeny Grachevs fourth goal of the season, with Brent Henley and Dale Weise getting the assists. The Wolf Pack grabbed a two-goal advantage at 16:22 on Duponts second goal of the game and third of the season, from Grachev.
The P-Bruins pulled to within a goal at 10:52 of the third period, on the power play. Wozniewski took a shot from the blue line and the rebound went to Penner in the right face-off circle. He passed it to Lehtonen, who scored his second of the game and fifth of the year from the left face-off circle.
The Wolf Pack added an empty net goal at the 19:16 mark. Parenteau tallied his ninth goal of the season, while Owens and Locke recorded the assists.
The Bruins outshot the Pack 16-8 in the third period.
Sabourin stopped 22 of 26 shots for the P-Bruins, while Johnson made 29 saves for the Wolf Pack. The P-Bruins were 1-for-1 on the power play and 1-for-1 on the penalty kill.
Providence hits the road Saturday to face the Lowell Devils at the Tsongas Arena at 7 p.m. The P-Bruins wrap up the weekend at home Sunday against the Hershey Bears at 4:05 p.m.