AHL Game Preview: Providence Bruins at Utica Comets with Projected Lines 04/17/2026 | Inside The Rink
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Providence Bruins (54-14-2-0, 110 pts) at Utica Comets (28-31-6-5, 67 pts)
Venue: Adirondack Bank Center
Date: Friday, April 17
Time: 7:00 PM EST
TV: FLO Sports
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Providence Bruins News & Notes:
The Bruins last weekend won all three games they played. They started the weekend off with a 4-1 victory over the Hartford Wolf Pack, then beat the Rochester Americans 6-3 on Saturday before finishing it off with a 1-0 victory over Springfield to claim the McGregor Kilpatrick Trophy. They’re 4-0-0-0 against Utica this season, averaging 3.8 goals per game.
Utica Comets New & Notes:
The Comets picked up a 3-0 win over Belleville on Wednesday night. They’re 0-2-1-1 against Providence this season, averaging 2.3 goals per game.
Providence Bruins Projected Lines:
Tufte-P.Brown-Blumel
Merkulov-Poitras-Lysell
Abate-Schmaltz-Duran
Tattle-Hudson-Mutter
Sweezey-Wanner
Brunet-Gallagher
Callahan-Felix
DiPietro
Zajicek
Utica Comets Projected Lines:
Crookshank-Criscuolo-Hameenaho
Parent-Melovsky-Halonen
Hardman-Schmelzer-Squires
LaChance-Gruden-Legare
White-Diotte
Edwards-Addison
Van De Leest-Strand
Daws
Malek
Players To Watch:
Providence Bruins
Georgii Merkulov leads the Bruins in points and assists with 59 points and 36 assists. Riley Tufte leads the team in goals with 32. Patrick Brown leads in assists and plus/minus with 33 assists and a +36.
Utica Comets
Xavier Parents leads the Comets in points with 38. Angus Crookshank leads the team in goals this season with 23. Calen Addison leads in assists with 23. Colton White leads in plus/minus with a plus-seven.
Next Game:
Providence: April 18 vs. Utica Comets
Utica: April 18 at Providence Bruins
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