P-Bruins blanked by Monarchs 3-0

(WPRI) - The Providence Bruins fell to the Manchester Monarchs 3-0 Saturday evening at the Verizon Wireless Arena.

After a scoreless opening period, the Monarchs took a 1-0 lead at the 19:13 mark of the second period, while shorthanded. Marc-Andre Cliche had the unassisted goal, his first of the season as Manchester went into the second intermission leading 1-0.

Manchester made it 2-0 at the 6:06 mark of the third period. Bud Holloway tallied his fourth goal of the season, while Andrei Loktionov and Oscar Moller recorded the assists. The Monarchs added an empty net goal at the 19:51 mark. Corey Elkins scored the unassisted goal, his second of the season, as Manchester went onto the 3-0 victory.

Dany Sabourin stopped 25 of 27 shots for the P-Bruins, while Jeff Zatkoff made 31 saves for the Monarchs. The P-Bruins were 0-for-5 on the power play and 5-for-5 on the penalty kill.

The P-Bruins are back in action Friday at the Verizon Wirless Arena against the Monarchs at 7:30 p.m.