Bruins Best Bears to Split Weekend Series

The Providence Bruins stopped the Hershey Bears’ three game road winning streak on Sunday afternoon at Dunkin’ Donuts Center, prevailing by a 4-1 margin.

Liam O’Brien, who has managed to stay off the penalty side of the scoresheet (no PIM’s) and find his way on the scoring side since returning from the NHL’s Washington Capitals, netted the Bears’ only goal of the game and his 3rd marker of the season with his club on the power play at 11:23 of the first period.

Hershey netminder Pheonix Copley, who entered the game unbeaten on the season (5-0-0-1), stopped 16 shots in suffering his first setback of the season,. He also contributed to his own demise by turning the puck over in his own crease shortly after the opening faceoff, with his faux pas leading to an easy unassisted goal by Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson at the 1:43 mark of the first period. 

Notes- Hershey defenseman Tyler Lewington served a minor penalty in the game, marking the 14^th game of the 17 that he has played this season he has visited the “sin bin”…Chris Bourque added to his league leading point total by collecting the secondary assist on O’Brien’s goal…Hershey’s one-goal offensive output was the 5^th time this season that they have scored a goal or less in a game (1 shutout).