33-18-3-2, 71 pts, 3rd in Atlantic, 5th in East NEED TO KNOW TODAY ● Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson missed his first game of the season last night due to injury. Both he and Jakub Zboril are not expected to play this weekend. ● Paul Postma was assigned to Providence Feb 26 after clearing waivers. ● Matt Beleskey was traded to the New York Rangers Feb 26 along with Ryan Spooner, Ryan Lindgren a 2018 1st round pick and a 2019 7th round pick in exchange for Rick Nash. ● Rob O’Gara was traded to the New York Rangers Feb 20 along with a 3rd round pick by Boston in exchange for Nick Holden ● Josh Hennessy scored his 150th pro goal Feb. 23 in a 5-3 P-Bruins win. ● Szwarz was sent back to Providence Feb 19. from emergency recall to Boston. ● Czarnik is back with Providence after he was recalled Feb 5. His 7-game point streak is the longest by a P-Bruin this season. ● McIntyre won AHL Player of the Week for the week ending Jan. 21. He recorded back-to-back shutouts for the first time in his career, stopping all 55 shots faced. ● Czarnik is 7th in the AHL in scoring. Szwarz is 4th in the AHL in rating. Zboril is 3rd among rookie defensemen in rating. Binnington is 3rd in GAA. AGAINST THE WOLF PACK ● Providence is 4-4-0-0 against the Pack this season with their largest win of the year. They were 6-2-0-1 vs Hartford last season. ● Colby Cave had both his first pro game and first pro goal come against the Pack. ● Ben Marshall’s 1st career goal came January 8 against Hartford (4th AHL game). ● Fitzgerald and Johansson each earned their first career assist on the same play against Hartford last season. ● Providence’s franchise record for saves in a game came against Hartford in 2000 when John Grahame stopped 63 shots from the Wolf Pack in the playoffs TO VIEW THESE GAME NOTES ONLINE VISIT ProvidenceBruins.com/gamenotes ​ SKATERS: GOALTENDERS: Goals: Jordan Szwarz (17) Games: Zane McIntyre (37) Assists: Austin Czarnik (34) Minutes: Zane McIntyre (2138) Points: Austin Czarnik (49) GAA: Jordan Binnington (2.02) Plus-Minus: Jordan Szwarz (+28) Save %: Jordan Binnington (92.6%) PIM: Tommy Cross (77) Wins: Zane McIntyre (20) Shots: Kenny Agostino (157) Shutouts: Zane McIntyre (6) SPECIAL TEAMS: SCORING BY PERIOD: PP%: 15.2% 1st 2nd 3rd OT SO TOT ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ PK %: 83.6% PRO: 47 44 60 5 6 162 PP Goals: Austin Czarnik (7) SH Goals: Several tied (1) OPP: 46 42 41 3 2 134 SO Goals: Kenny Agostino (3) SO %: Colby Cave (100%) Player Point: 7 (Czarnik: 1/14 - 2/2) Player Goal: 3 (4 players: Czarnik, Senyshyn, Szwarz, Cehlarik) ​ Team Point: 8 (11/26 - 12/13) Win: 8 (11/26 - 12/13) Reg. Loss: 2 (10/29 - 11/3) Reg/OT Loss: 4 (1/7 - 1/14, 11/3 - 11/17) Friday: 13-6-0-0 October: 6-2-0-0 Allow 1 goal: 11-1-0-0 Score 1 goal : 2-3-0-1 Saturday: 10-7-2-1 November: 4-4-2-0 Allow 2 goals: 10-1-0-1 Score 2 goals: 6-9-1-1 Sunday: 7-3-1-1 December: 11-2-1-0 Allow 3 goals: 4-7-1-1 Score 3 goals: 8-2-2-0 Tuesday: 0-0-0-0 January: 4-7-0-1 Allow 4 goals: 1-2-2-0 Score 4 goals: 8-1-0-0 Wednesday: 3-1-0-0 February: 7-2-0-1 Allow 5+ goals: 0-6-0-0 Score 5+ goals : 9-0-0-0 March: 1-0-0-0 Trail after 2: 3-15-1-1 Score First: 22-5-1-1 No Monday/Thursday games April: 0-0-0-0 Lead after 2: 19-2-2-0 Out-shot: 11-11-0-1 : Had a shutout: 2/25/18 vs HFD (Zane McIntyre) Was shutout: 11/5/17 vs BRI (Kristers Gudlevskis) Had a Hat-Trick: 2/12/17 vs SPR (Noel Acciari) Allowed a Hat-Trick: 11/5/17 vs BRI (Sebastian Aho) Scored Shorthanded: 3/2/18 vs CHA (Colby Cave) Allowed a Shorthanded Goal: 2/3/18 @ HFD (Steven Fogarty) Scored on a Penalty Shot: 3/31/17 vs ALB (Sean Kuraly) Awarded a Penalty Shot: 3/31/17 vs ALB (Sean Kuraly) Allowed a Penalty Shot: 4/14/17 @ LV (Chris Conner) Gave up Penalty Shot Goal: 3/4/16 vs BRI (Bracken Kearns) : Goals Scored: 6 (2x, 1/6 @ SPR, 12/16 @ HER) Goals Allowed: 8 (11/25 @ CHA) Goals in a period: 4 (3/2 vs CHA) Goals allowed in a period: 5 (11/25 @ CHA) PP Goals: 3 (1/26 vs HER) PP Goals allowed: 3 (4x, last 12/27 @ UTI) Shots For: 50 (2/2 vs HFD) Shots Against: 43 (11/25 @ CHA) Fewest shots: 16 (2/10 @ BRI) Fewest shots allowed: 14 (10/27 @ BNG) Winning Margin: 5 (11/4 @ HFD) Losing Margin: 6 (2x, 11/25 @ CHA,11/5 vs BRI) Most PIM: 42 (11/5 vs BRI) Opponent Most PIM: 52 (12/16 @ HER) Fewest PIM: 0 (1/24 @ LV) Opponent Fewest PIM: 2 (2x, 2/17 @ SPR & 1/24 @ LV) Fastest 1st Goal: 0:11 (11/27 @ SPR, Agostino) Fastest Goal Any Period: 0:06 (2/17 @ SPR, Agostino in OT) Fastest 1st Goal Allowed: 0:17 (1/7 vs SYR, Bournival) Fastest Goal Allowed Any Period: 0:11 (10/22 vs BEL, Rodewald) Fastest 2 goals scored: 0:16 (2/10 @ BRI) Fastest 2 goals allowed: 1:03 (12/27 @ UTI) Fastest 3 goals scored: 3:08 (3/2 vs CHA) Fastest 3 goals allowed: 4:07 (12/15 @ SYR) : 10/20 @ SPR Cave (1) 11/5 vs BRI Payerl (1) 11/25 @ CHA Acolatse (5) 1/14 vs SPR Cross (3) 10/27 @ BNG Lauzon (1) 11/11 @ WBS Breen (2) 12/1 vs BNG Fitzgerald (1) 1/26 vs HER Lauzon (2) 10/27 @ BNG Breen (1) 11/11 @ WBS Agostino (1) 12/16 @ HER Payerl (2) 2/9 vs WBS Payerl (3) 11/3 vs BRI Acolatse (1) 11/12 @ SPR Clifton (1) 12/16 @ HER Johansson (1) 2/10 @ BRI Payerl (4) ​ 11/5 vs BRI Acolatse (2) 11/17 vs HER Hickman (1) 12/16 @ HER Binnington (1) 2/10 @ BRI Hargrove (1) ​ 11/5 vs BRI Cross (1) 11/22 @ BNG Acolatse (4) 12/30 @ BEL Beleskey (1) 2/23 vs BRI Hargrove (2) 11/5 vs BRI Acolatse (3) 11/22 @ BNG Cross (2) 1/6 @ SPR Hickman (2) Draft class of 2015 Much of Providence’s roster was acquired via the 2015 NHL Draft: Zboril (1), Senyshyn (1), Forsbacka Karlsson (2), Lauzon (2), Vladar (3) & Gabrielle (5). Other notables from that class are Jake DeBrusk (1) & Brandon Carlo (2) who are in Boston. Czarnik was also signed as an undrafted free agent in April of 2015. Hey now, you’re an All-Star Czarnik, Binnington and head coach Jay Leach represented the Providence Bruins and the Atlantic Division at the 2018 AHL All-Star Classic. Czarnik scored two goals and an assist while Binnington stopped 8 of 11 shots he faced. Binnington was also named Top Goaltender of the Skills competition. May the Szwarz be with you Szwarz, who set career highs in all scoring categories last season, already has 4 multi-goal games this year. He had two of those type games all of last regular season. Rude Welcome Providence is undefeated in regulation (6-0-1) vs new AHL franchises (BEL / LAV / BNG) this year. Hats off to you Fitzgerald recorded a “Gordie Howe Hat-Trick” December 1, the first of his career and only one for a P-Bruins player this season. Perfect Attendance Tommy Cross is the only P-Bruin to suit up in every game this season. Coach ‘em up Three former P-Bruins head coaches have moved on to become current NHL head coaches: Peter Laviolette (NSH), Mike Sullivan (PIT) and Bruce Cassidy (BOS). Kevin Dean, the team’s head coach last season, is also in the NHL as an assistant (BOS). Shipping Up to Boston Ten players have skated for Boston & Providence this year: Anders Bjork, Matt Beleskey, Peter Cehlarik, Jordan Szwarz, Kenny Agostino, Colby Cave, Austin Czarnik, Rob O’Gara, Matt Grzelcyk and Danton Heinen. Former Providence Bruins in the NHL ​WITH BOSTON BRUINS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATION Patrice Bergeron Kevan Miller Phil Kessel (PIT) Matt Irwin (NSH) Brad Marchand Noel Acciari Johnny Boychuk (NYI) Luke Glendening (DET) David Pastrnak Anton Khudobin Antoine Roussel (DAL) David Warsofsky (COL) David Krejci Charlie McAvoy Matt Hunwick (PIT) Matt Hendricks (WPG) Tuukka Rask Jake DeBrusk Paul Carey (NYR) Nate Thompson (OTT) Torey Krug Sean Kuraly Frank Vatrano (FLA) Steven Kampfer (NYR) Adam McQuaid Matt Grzelcyk* Malcolm Subban (VGK) Kris Versteeg (CGY) Brandon Carlo Anders Bjork* Vladimir Sobotka (STL) Matt Bartkowski (CGY) Danton Heinen* Joe Morrow (WPG) Colin Miller (VGK) Rob O’Gara* (NYR) Zac Rinaldo (AZ) Ryan Spooner (NYR) FRANCHISE ALL-TIME POINTS FRANCHISE ALL-TIME GOALS GP G A TP GP G A TP Andy Hilbert 234 101 109 210 Andy Hilbert 234 101 109 210 Sergejs Zoltoks 196 83 103 186 Sergejs Zoltoks 196 83 103 186 André Savage 191 71 104 175 Craig Cunningham 247 75 69 144 Tim Sweeney 121 71 101 172 Cameron Mann 182 73 86 159 A. Khokhlachev 97 61 110 171 André Savage 191 71 104 175 FRANCHISE ALL-TIME GAMES PLAYED FRANCHISE ALL-TIME PIM GP G A TP GP G TP PIM Tommy Cross 347 31 89 120 Aaron Downey 215 21 47 1059 Jay Henderson 278 52 67 119 Jay Henderson 278 52 119 891 Jeremy Reich 271 47 44 91 Bobby Robins 177 11 37 689 A.