| Hockey Heaven: Articles: Ferraro nets 3, P-Bruins win |
Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine -- Peter Ferraro scored a hat trick in the third period, lifting the Providence Bruins to a 4-3 win over the Portland Pirates in American Hockey League play last night. Kent Hulst scored a goal and added an assist for the Pirates. Both teams scored twice on the power play. The Pirates took a two-goal lead in the first period, but Providence answered with two to tie it before the period ended. After Rick Kowalsky scored at 1:06 and Hulst hit at 12:17, Ferraro netted his first of the night at 15:30, and knocked in his second with 1:41 remaining. Antti Laaksonen gave the P-Bruins a 3-2 lead when he scored at 2:42 of the second period, but Stewart Malgunas's goal tied it at 3-3 at 15:41. Ferraro completed his hat trick when he scored the game-winner at 11:31 of the third period. Winning goalie John Grahame stopped 23 of 26 shots while Martin Brochu made 33 saves for Portland. Copyright © 1999 The Providence Journal Company |