Kirill Petrov plays his first game tonight since he broke his foot Nov. 4. How many more will he play here? We’ll see: Arthur Staple reports that Petrov is considering a return home. For tonight, he’s with Ben Holmstrom and Justin Florek.
Things look relatively recent-familiar otherwise. Josh Holmstrom looks like Bridgeport’s last scratch. Providence has eight defensemen on for warmup with 11 healthy and unsuspended forwards on the roster; Tommy Cross rushed with the forwards but is expected on D, and Frankie Simonelli didn’t rush. Benn Ferriero indeed debuts.
BRIDGEPORT
F: Whitney (A)-Kearns (A)-Halmo
Vaive-Wright-Beck
Florek-B.Holmstrom (C)-Petrov
Gomes-Root-Collberg
(J.Holmstrom-scratch)
D: Pelech-Mayfield
Czuczman-Pulock
Carkner-Graham
G: Gibson
Williams
PROVIDENCE
F: DeFazio-Czarnik-Ferriero
Blidh-Cave-Griffith
Hargrove-Cherniwchan-Phillips
Cross (C)-Neiley-Hickman
D: Irwin-Youds
Breen-Casto
Arnesson-Bellemore
(Simonelli-scratch)
G: Subban
McIntyre
R: D.Lewis. L: B.MacDonald, T.Whittemore.
Bridgeport scratches (believed healthy unless noted): Johnston (lower body), Quine (lower body), Jones (lower body), likely J.Holmstrom, Leduc, Finn.
Josh Holmstrom has the first initial on his nameplate. Ben, as usual, does not.
RestWatch ’15-16: Looks like Portland will be in Bridgeport long before Bridgeport will. Pirates played Wednesday.
Spoiler-free review of The Movie: J.J., you magnificent bastard. Almost geek-cried a few times. Leaked a little once. When (SPOILER) and (SPOILER) first (SPOILER) at the (SPOILER), I almost (SPOILED) myself. (From Wilkes-Barre, there’s this.)