AHL Game Preview: Providence Bruins at Springfield Thunderbirds with Line Combinations 3/16/2025

Providence Bruins (32-19-4-2, 70 pts) at Springfield Thunderbirds (30-22-2-4, 66 pts)

Venue MassMutal Center
Date: Sunday, March 16
Time: 3:05 pm EST
TV: FLO Sports 

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Providence Bruins News & Notes:

The Bruins dropped their third straight on Friday night as they suffered a 4-3 loss to the Rochester Americans. They are now 2-2-0-2 this month averaging 3.17 goals per game while allowing an average of three goals per game. Matthew Poitras extended his point streak as he is now at five games recording six points on a goal and five assists. Jake Gaudet also recorded two assists in his debut with Providence.

Springfield Thunderbirds News & Notes:

The Thunderbirds suffered their second straight loss as they lost to the Syracuse Crunch last night 8-3. They were outscored 17-7 in two games against the Crunch. Springfield dropped to 4-3-0-0 on the month and are now averaging 3.3 goals per game while allowing four goals per game. They beat Providence in both games this month winning on March 1st 4-3 in a shootout and then last Saturday 2-1.

Providence Bruins Projected Lines

Merkulov-Poitras-Wahlstrom
Tufte-Minten-Lysell
Viel-Gaudet-Pitlick
Abate-Kuntar-Duran

Wanner-Callahan
Mast-Brunet
Ortiz-Sweezey

DiPietro
Bussi

Springfield Thunderbirds Projected Lines

Kaskimaki-Peca-Luff
Maceachern-Dvorsky-Alexandrov 
Stenberg-McGing-Andonovsky 
Bitten-Dickinson-Callin 

Loof-Johannesson
Harrington-Addison 
Schunenman-Skinner

Ellis
Zherenko 

Players To Watch:

Providence Bruins

Riley Tufte this season has 32 points on 18 goals and 14 assists. In five meetings against Springfield this season he has six points on three goals and three assists.

Springfield Thunderbirds

Matthew Peca this season has 53 points on 27 goals and 26 assists. In ten meetings against Providence entering tonight he has 12 points on four goals and eight assists.

Next Game

Providence – March 21 at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Springfield – March 19 vs. Hershey Bears

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