With Friday’s 5-4 loss to the Worcester Sharks, the Providence Bruins have gone pointless in the AHL standings in consecutive games for the first time since Nov. 2. As such, they failed to reward reams of individuals splashing their personal point droughts.
Four was the main number of the night at the Dunkin Donuts Center.
There were a total of four equalizers and four subsequent lead changes as neither party could muster a multi-goal lead at any time.
The first of those lead changes was solely owed to Chris Bourque, ordinarily a prolific playmaker, who doubled his season output to four goals. He drew a 1-1 knot at 10:31 of the middle frame and then raised the upper hand for Providence 34 seconds into the third period.
All things considered, Bourque’s final stat line of two strikes and an assist came as little surprise. The most pleasant new development for the host club was the ostensible resurgence of four skaters who had a hand in one or more of the Bruins’ first three tallies.
Defenseman Tommy Cross’ secondary assist on the 1-1 equalizer constituted his first point in eight outings ...
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