"The Belarusian centerman found paydirt 8:35 into the third period after a heads-up play by the team's equipment staff. Ivan Miroshnichenko broke his stick clean in half after a shot attempt, but quickly received a new twig at the bench. As the Russian forward arrived back in the zone, he won a puck battle at the point as the Bruins desperately tried to clear and found Protas wide open in the right circle."
"Protas then skated the puck hard to the net, where he beat Bruins goaltender Michael DiPietro five-hole. The goal marked Protas's team-leading 11th goal of the season and 21st point of the season. Among AHL rookies league-wide, Little Pro sits tied for third in goals and fourth in points. Miroshnichenko received the primary assist on the play, his seventh point (3g, 4a) in 10 games this season."
Ilya Protas scored a power-play goal 8:35 into the third period, accounting for Hershey Bears' lone goal in a 3-1 loss to the Providence Bruins. The goal followed a heads-up bench play after Ivan Miroshnichenko broke his stick, received a new twig, and won a puck battle at the point to find Protas open in the right circle; Protas beat Michael DiPietro five-hole. The tally was Protas's team-leading 11th and 21st point. Miroshnichenko earned the primary assist and Andrew Cristall the secondary, extending Cristall's five-game assist streak. Providence scored three goals and DiPietro made 37 saves.
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