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First Posted: 5/20/2013 PROVIDENCE, R.I. &#8212; For Brad Thiessen and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, the old adage that &#8216;less is more&#8217; came to the forefront last night at the Dunkin &#8216; Donuts Center.
In nearly every statistical facet, the visiting Pen&#8217;s were outplayed, and at times overwhelmed by a Bruins offense that held a whopping 47-18 shots on goal advantage.
The Penguins became just the fourth team in American Hockey League history to force a seventh game after dropping the first three games of a Calder Cup series with a resolute 2-1 overtime win.
Providence held a 20-2 advantage in shots in the last 20 minutes of play.
&#8220;He was exceptional tonight,&#8221; said Pens coach John Hynes of Thiessen who improved to 4-1 in the postseason. &#8220;We had a lull there where we spent a lot of time in our own zone. The shot clock was high but it wasn&#8217;t just the shot clock, it was the quality of shots that he faced. He kept us in it.&#8221;
Trevor Smith&#8217;s wraparound at 3:26 resolved the deadlock for the Pens who will take on Providence Wednesday night in the deciding game.
&#8220;They&#8217;re a good team and they held us down (in our zone), but we were able to hold the fort and bide some time to get that big one in OT,&#8221; said Thiessen after the emotional victory.
Thiessen entered the night with a 1.08 GAA in five post season appearances.
&#8220;They have a real strong offense over there, and he took the game over for us,&#8217; said Smith, who deflected the attention to his net minder.
The Penguins subjected Bruins goalie Niklas Svedberg to a pair of threatening tests in the opening action of the first. Chad Kolarik, who was positioned on the right post was rebuffed on a backhand bid just three minutes in.
Paul Thompson&#8217;s searing drive from the top of the left circle midway through the period was collected by the Bruins rookie goaltender to keep the game scoreless. Less than a minute later, the Bruins were within inches of cashing in the game&#8217;s opening marker but Jamie Tardif, the B&#8217;s second leading playoff goal scorer with seven successes, couldn&#8217;t finish on a wide open wraparound.
Providence out shot the visitors 14-10 in the first.
Svedberg began last night&#8217;s match up with a .0895 save percentage to go along with a 3.25 GAA.
Providence&#8217;s Craig Cunningham finished off a Pens turnover at 1:07 of the second when he scored with helpers from Chris Bourque and Jamie Tardif.
Less than five minutes later, the Penguins working with what began as a favorable 5 on 3 advantage for 33 seconds struck with the game&#8217;s sole power play (5-on-4) tally.
Pen&#8217;s rookie defenseman Brian Dumoulin&#8217;s game-tying wrist shot beat Svedberg a scant two seconds after Bobby Robins hopped on the ice from the penalty box.
Robins offered up another extra man advantage for the Penguins when he received a delay of game call with 12:57 left in regulation. The visitors failed to gain any push on the power play however as they were unable to direct a single shot on Svedberg.
&#8220;It was fun,&#8221; said Thiessen. &#8220;I&#8217;m just happy to give my team a chance at game seven.&#8221;
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 2 (OT) at Providence Bruins 1 - Status: Final OT Monday, May 20, 2013 - Dunkin&#8217; Donuts Center
W-B/Scranton 0 1 0 1 - 2 Providence 0 1 0 0 - 1
1st Period- No Scoring.Penalties-Spooner Pro (elbowing), 11:25; Payerl Wbs (diving), 18:03; Tardif Pro (hooking), 18:03; Reese Wbs (interference), 18:52.
2nd Period-1, Providence, Cunningham 3 (Tardif, Bourque), 1:07. 2, W-B/Scranton, Dumoulin 2 (Nesbitt, Smith), 6:03 (PP). Penalties-Spooner Pro (delay of game), 1:44; Robins Pro (slashing), 4:01; Miller Pro (high-sticking), 5:39; Payerl Wbs (roughing), 7:54; Peters Wbs (cross-checking), 19:05.
3rd Period- No Scoring.Penalties-Robins Pro (delay of game), 6:03.
OT Period-3, W-B/Scranton, Smith 3 (Grant), 3:26. Penalties-No Penalties
Shots on Goal-W-B/Scranton 10-3-2-3-18. Providence 14-13-20-0-47. Power Play Opportunities-W-B/Scranton 1 / 5; Providence 0 / 3. Goalies-W-B/Scranton, Thiessen 4-1-0 (47 shots-46 saves). Providence, Svedberg 6-5-0 (18 shots-16 saves). A-3,122 Referees-Graham Skilliter (48), Mark Lemelin (41). Linesmen-Bob Bernard (42), Alex Stagnone (7).

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