Venue: MassMutual Center
Date: Thursday, May 7
Time: 7:05 PM EST
TV: FLO Sports
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Providence Bruins News & Notes:
The Bruins are on the verge of being eliminated by Springfield tonight. They’ll look to even the series and return home for a winner-take-all game five. They’re averaging two goals per game in the series while allowing 2.3 goals per game.
Springfield Thunderbirds News & Notes:
The Thunderbirds can advance to the Atlantic Division Finals with a win tonight after they beat Providence 3-2 in overtime on Tuesday night. They’re averaging 2.5 goals per game while allowing 2.8 goals per game.
Providence Bruins Projected Lines:
Tufte-P.Brown-Blumel
Merkulov-Poitras-Reichel
Abate-Schmaltz-Duran
Mutter–Callin-Farinacci
Felix-Sweezey
Brunet-Gallagher
Callahan-Wanner
DiPietro
Lundgren
Springfield Thunderbirds Projected Lines
Kaskimaki-Dube-Wagner
Stenberg-Dean-Carbonneau
Pekarcik-Stancl-Thomas
Trudeau-Strange-Robertsson
Rosen-Gaudet
Lindstein-Buchinger
Ralph-Jiricek
Romanov
Zherenko
Players To Watch:
Providence Bruins
Matthew Poitras leads Providence in points and assists with four points and three assists. Matej Blumel leads in goals with two. Lukas Reichel, Frederic Brunet, Georgii Merkulov, Jake Schmaltz, and Ty Gallagher lead in plus/minus with a plus-one.
Springfield Thunderbirds
Chris Wagner has five points in the playoffs to lead the Thunderbirds. Calle Rosen leads the team in goals and plus/minus with three goals and a plus-four. Aleksanteri Kaskimaki leads Springfield in assists with four.
Next Game:
Game 5: Saturday, May 9, Amica Mutual Pavilion at 7:05 PM EST (If Necessary)
----What a fun line Stenberg - Dean - Carbonneau will be to watch tonight. The Calle Rosen trade is obviously paying off. At least nine of those young players will probably be wearing the Bluenote in the next two years, so it would be great for them to earn their way to the conference finals. Let's go T Birds