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Providence Bruins (6-0-0-0, 12 pts) at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (7-0-0-0, 14 pts)
Venue Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza
Date: Wedesday, October 29
Time: 7:05 pm EST
TV: FLO Sports
Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster
Providence Bruins News & Notes:
The Bruins swept their weekend, beating the Thunderbirds 5-3 on Friday and then beating the Islanders 4-1 on Sunday. They’re averaging 4.7 goals per game while allowing 2.3 goals per game. They went 4-0-0-0 against the Penguins last season.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins News & Notes:
The Penguins stayed undefeated, sweeping the Checkers over the weekend, outscoring them 7-2. They’re averaging four goals per game while allowing 1.4 goals per game. They went 0-3-1-0 against the Bruins last season.
Providence Bruins Projected Lines:
Steeves-Poitras-Lysell
Merkulov-Locmelis-Blumel
Tufte-Brown-Harrison
Duran-Farinacci-Bancroft
Edward-Sweezey
Brunet-Soderstrom
Felix-Wanner
DiPietro
Zajicek
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Projected Lines
McDonough-Heinen-Hayes
Klassen-Broz-Poulin
Harvey Pinard-Koppanen-Puustinen
Imama-Ansons-Huglen
Pickering-Kemp
Graves-Pietila
Alexeyev-Brickey
Murashov
Larsson
Players To Watch:
Providence Bruins
Riley Tufte leads the Bruins in points with ten. Tufte, Fabian Lysell, Georgii Merkulov, and Patrick Brown lead the team in goals, with each having four. Three lead the team in assists as Tufte, Matej Blumel, and Matthew Poitras each have six. Tufte and Frederic Brunet lead the team in plus/minus as both are plus-nine.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Danton Heinen leads the Penguins and the AHL in points with 12; he also leads the team in assists. Heinen is tied with Ville Koivunen, Tristan Broz, and Atley Calvert in goals with four. Koivunen was called up to Pittsburgh on Sunday. Heinen is also tied for the team lead in plus/minus with Ryan Graves, as both are plus-seven.
Next Game
Providence: November 1 vs. Hershey Bears
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton: October 31 vs. Bridgeport Islanders
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