Kyle MacLean’s second pro goal came 12 seconds into the third period on Monday, which tied the score and produced a nail biter that went into the final minutes, but the Bridgeport Sound Tigers (3-10-1-0), American Hockey League affiliate of the New York Islanders, suffered a 2-1 loss to the Providence Bruins (13-3-1-0) at the New England Sports Center.
Brady Lyle broke a 1-1 tie late in regulation with a lengthy wrist shot that filtered through traffic and beat goaltender Ken Appleby (1-1-0), who made 23 saves for the Sound Tigers.
Following a scoreless first period in Marlborough, Mass., Eduards Tralmaks scored his first goal in his pro debut at 6:55 of the second period. Tralmaks won a battle behind the Sound Tigers’ net and centered the puck while falling to the ice. Nick Wolff sent a shot off of Appleby that fell to the goal line and was poked home by Tralmaks to make it 1-0.
The Bruins carried their lead into the second intermission, but an early turnover by Jack Studnicka allowed MacLean to skate in uncontested on goaltender Kyle Keyser (2-0-0) and even the contest. Studnicka backed up through his own right circle but slipped and lost his balanced, giving MacLean a clear path to the net where he beat Keyser’s pad a dozen seconds in.
The score remained knotted until the final three minutes when Lyle beat Appleby on a wrist shot from the parameter for his fifth goal of the season.
Bridgeport finished the afternoon 0-for-2 on the power play and 4-for-5 on the penalty kill. The Sound Tigers outshot the Bruins 27-25.
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