AHL: Providence Wins Matinee in Overtime to Sweep Cleveland 

The Providence Bruins entered today’s matinee game looking for a weekend series sweep over Cleveland. The Bruins won last night 2-1 over the Monsters. The game needed overtime to decide a winner.

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Providence Bruins vs. Cleveland Monsters

First Period 

Cleveland got the scoring started in the opening period, just under eight minutes in. Will Butcher scored his first of the season. The period was a tough one for the Bruins as they were outshot 13-3. 

Second Period

The Bruins evened the score as Jake Schmaltz scored his first of the year to make it a 1-1 game. Just over halfway through regulation the Monsters took the lead again as Brendan Gaunce scored his third of the year. Once again for the fifth straight period Cleveland outshot Providence 13-6. 

Third Period 

Just under nine minutes left in the period, Providence would knot the game up at two as John Farinacci scored his third goal of the season and second of the weekend. Neither team would score forcing the game to overtime. Providence finally outshot the Monsters in a period outshooting them 10-4. 

Overtime 

It took just 49 seconds for the Matthew Poitras to score the game-winner in the second shot of the period. It was Poitras’ first of the season on a beautiful tic-tac-toe passing sequence.