The Springfield Thunderbirds erased a two-goal deficit in the third period before falling 3-2 to the Providence Bruins in a shootout at Amica Mutual Pavilion on Friday night.
Springfield dropped to 4-6-2-2 on the season after the road loss, while Providence improved to 8-8-0-0. The Thunderbirds have now surrendered the game’s opening goal in six consecutive contests.
Providence struck first on the power play at 12:53 of the opening frame. Jordan Harris crept up into the left circle and jabbed a forehand shot past goaltender Georgii Romanov, capitalizing after the Bruins had converted just one of their previous 26 home power-play opportunities.
The Thunderbirds struggled to generate offense through the first 40 minutes, managing only 11 shots while going empty on four man-advantage chances against Providence netminder Jiri Patera. Alex Steeves extended the Bruins lead to 2-0 at 16:17 of the second period, beating Romanov with a curl-and-drag forehand off the rush.
Springfield broke through during a third-period power play when rookie Justin Carbonneau scored a one-timer at 9:16, snapping an eight-game goal-scoring drought. Moments later, T.J. Tynan filtered a puck toward the middle of the ice that glanced off a Bruins defender and past Patera to tie the game 2-2 with 4:19 remaining in regulation.
Neither team scored during the five-minute overtime period, forcing Springfield into a shootout for the second time this season. Otto Stenberg scored in the first round for the Thunderbirds, answering Dans Locmelis’s opening goal for Providence. After Patera stopped Jakub Stancl and Carbonneau in the third round, Steeves beat Romanov over the glove to secure the extra point for the Bruins.
The T-Birds’ road weekend continues on Saturday as they make their first trek to Hartford for a 7:15 p.m. matchup against the Wolf Pack at PeoplesBank Arena.
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