Manchester shuts out Providence , 3-0, on Mullets In Movember Night
Manchester, New Hampshire - The Manchester Monarchs shutout the Providence Bruins, 3-0, in their second annual Mullets in Movember at the Verizon Wireless Arena on Saturday night.
The Monarchs (7-3-0-1) lead the Atlantic Division with 15 points. The Bruins (4-6-0-0) rank fifth in the division with eight points.
“We were harder on the puck (than last game) and we executed well especially on the break outs,” said Monarchs Head Coach Mark Morris . “I thought we came out clean. They applied a lot of pressure. I thought we handled their pressure very well. The guys were composed and we were harder on the back check which allowed our ‘D’ to be way more aggressive and I thought our preparation was evident.”
The Monarchs scored the first goal of the night at 11:21 of the first with a shorthanded goal from center Andrei Loktionov. The Monarchs won a defensive zone face-off and defenseman Slava Voynov cleared the puck down the ice. As it bounced off the end wall, left wing Dwight King swiped the puck away from a Bruins defenseman giving chase and found Loktionov in between the face-off circles. Loktionov fired the puck behind Bruins goaltender Niklas Svedberg for the eventual game-winning goal and his fourth tally of the season.
