Hartford continued their impressive run of form with a 2-1 win over Providence in Game 2 of the Atlantic Division’s semifinal series on Saturday.
After back-to-back wins on the road, the Wolf Pack came home with a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five series and will have a chance to shut out the Bruins in Game 3 on Wednesday.
Formerly Brown Anton Blade log of reflux a Tim Getinger He shot to break the scoreless tie at 6:17 of the second period, and Adam Clendning He scored his fifth Calder Cup playoff goal with a shot from the point 9:43 to give Hartford a 2-0 lead.
Luke Toporovsky The Bruins got on the board for the first time in the series with a goal at 13:14 of the second, but Providence couldn’t get past anything else. Dylan Garand (4-0), which ended with 29 saves.
After the Wolf Pack finished fifth in their division in the regular season, they won each of their first four playoff games by a combined score of 16-3.
Brandon Bass (0-2) ruled out 26 shots for the Bruins, who suffered back-to-back home losses for the first time all season.
Atlantic Division Semi-Finals (Best of 5)
A1-Providence Bruins vs. A5-Hartford Wolf Pack
Game 1 – Friday, April 28 – Hartford 1, Providence 0 | a summary
Game 2 – Saturday, April 29 – Hartford 2, Providence 1
Game Three – Wednesday, May 3 – Providence at Hartford, 7:00 p.m
* Game Four – Friday, May 5 – Providence at Hartford, 7:00 p.m
* Game 5 – Sunday, May 7 – Hartford at Providence, 7:05
* If needed…all times eastern