AHL Playoff Preview: Springfield Thunderbirds at Providence Bruins with Line Combinations 4/27/2025

AHL Playoff Preview: Springfield Thunderbirds at Providence Bruins with Line Combinations 4/27/2025
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Springfield Thunderbirds at Providence Bruins

Venue Amica Mutual Pavilion
Date: Sunday, April 27
Time: 3:05 pm EST
TV: FLO Sports 

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Springfield Thunderbirds News & Notes:

Springfield has hung tough this series with Providence. Colten Ellis has been locked in posting a 0.99 goals-against average and a .969 save percentage. Tonight expect the same from Ellis with Springfield’s season on the line. If Springfield win’s today they will face the Hershey Bears next.

Providence Bruins News & Notes:

The Bruins got an overtime goal from Vinni Lettieri to keep their season alive and force this winner-take-all game three. Michael DiPietro has started both games, posting a 1.00 goals-against average and a .949 save percentage. If Providence advances they will meet against the Charlotte Checkers in the next round.

Springfield Thunderbirds Projected Lines

Alexandrov-Peca-Luff
Dean-Dvorsky-Kasimaki
Stenberg-McGing-Andonovski
Kessy-Callin-Peterson

Schunenman-Skinner
Loof-Johannesson
Buchinger-Harrington

Ellis
Zherenko 

Providence Bruins Projected Lines

Viel-Brown-Pitlick
Locmelis-Poitras-Lettieri
Lysell-Minten-Wahlstrom
Tufte-Farinacci-Duran

Callahan-Ortiz
Mitchell-Brunet
Misyul-Gallagher

DiPietro
Bussi

Players To Watch:

Springfield Thunderbirds

Zach Dean and Matt Luff each scored in Wednesday’s win. Dalibor Dvorsky and Matthew Peca added assists. Five Thunderbirds players are plus one.

Providence Bruins

Riley Tufte leads the Bruins in the playoffs in points and assists with two. Oliver Wahlstrom and Vinni Lettier each have goals in this series. Lettieri, Matthew Poitras, and Michael Callahan are all plus ones.

Next Game

Second Round: TBD

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