Flung along the right-side boards with 16:46 remaining in the first period, Riley Duran’s off-angle shot on Tuesday night snuck under the goaltender’s pads to give the Providence Bruins an early lead at Bojangles Coliseum.
The Providence Bruins ultimately fell 4-2 to the Charlotte Checkers in Charlotte, North Carolina. The opening frame goal marked the start of a busy night that saw the visitors drop to a 6-8-0-0 record this season.
Ty Gallagher and Ivan earned the assists on Duran’s opening strike. Just 1:13 later, John Beecher slipped the puck on the rush to Sam Lafferty in the left circle. Lafferty fired a wrist shot past the diving goaltender to tie the game 1-1.
The Checkers seized control in the second period while on the power play. Lafferty slung a wrist shot from the right circle inside the near post, giving Charlotte a 2-1 lead with 11:09 remaining in the frame. Robert Mastrosimone followed by backhanding in a rebound from above the crease, extending the lead to 3-1 with 7:36 left in the period.
Alex Steeves answered for Providence in the third period with a power-play goal. His wrist shot from the slot trickled between the goaltender’s legs and across the goal line with 1:04 remaining, cutting the deficit to 3-2. Jordan Harris and Lukas Reichel were credited with the assists on the play.
Lafferty sealed the victory for Charlotte by scoring on the empty net with 31 seconds remaining on the clock. Despite the loss, Duran extended his point streak to three games, collecting four total points over that span. Gallagher has ten points in his last six games.
Goaltender Simon Zajicek stopped 20 of 23 shots faced for Providence, while the team generated 27 shots overall. On special teams, the P-Bruins went 1-for-4 on the power play and successfully killed three of four penalties.
The Providence Bruins remain in Charlotte to face the Checkers again on Wednesday, November 11 at Bojangles Coliseum. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
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