Bruins double checkers | Pro Hockey News

Providence, RI – Forward Fabian Lysel scored three goals, including two in the third period, and added an assist to lead the Providence Bruins past the Charlotte Checkers 6-3 in Sunday night’s home opener at the Amica Mutual Pavilion. Alex Steeves scored a goal and three assists Matthew Poitras scored four assists. Patrick Brown And Matej Blumel also found the back of the net in the win.

How it happened

• 1:14 into the first frame, Lysell scored on a breakaway with a wrist shot past the goaltender’s blocker to give the P-Bruins a 1-0 lead. Poitras and Steeves got the assists.

  

• Jack Studnicka dropped the puck for Wilmer Skoog in the right circle, where he turned and fired a shot into the top left corner of the net, tying the game at 1-1 with 3:45 to go in the first period.

• Riese Gaber collected a rebound in the crease and poked it over the goal line to give the Checkers a 2-1 lead with 31 seconds to play in the first frame.

• While on the power play, Blumel ran the puck into the slot and fired a wrist shot past the goaltender’s glove, tying the game at 2-2 with 11:47 left in the second period. Georgii Merkulov and Steeves were credited with assists.

• Ben Steeves’ backhand shot from the low slot slid into the right post for a power-play goal, giving the Checkers a 3-2 lead with 6:23 left in the second period.

• Brown tucked in a backhand rebound from the right post for a power-play goal, tying the game at 3–3 with 4:37 to play in the second frame. Lysel and In Locmelis received assists.

• From just above the crease, Lysell sent one Jonathan Aspirot shot from the point into the back of the net, giving the P-Bruins a 4-3 lead with 15:05 left in the third period. Poitras was credited with a secondary assist.

• Lysell collected a drop pass in the slot and fired a snap shot past the goaltender’s blocker for his third goal of the game, extending the Providence lead to 5-3 with 3:37 left in the third period. Poitras and Steeves were credited with assists.

• Steeves scored on the empty net with 1:22 to play. Poitras got an assist.

• Lysell’s hat-trick was the first of his professional career.

• Poitras’ four points equaled a career best.

• Blumel has scored points in back-to-back games to start the season.

• Goalkeeper Michael DiPietro stopped 34 of 37 shots. The P-Bruins totaled 29 shots.

• The power play went 2-for-3 and the penalty kill was 2-for-3.