SPRINGFIELD - The Springfield Thunderbirds (5-11-3-2) overcame another multi-goal deficit to earn a point, but fell 4-3 in overtime against the Providence Bruins (17-4-0-0) on Saturday night in front of a sold-out MassMutual Center for the annual Teddy Bear Toss Night.

The visitors gave the T-Birds a rude introduction to the evening just 3:55 into the contest, as Jake Schmaltz took a centering pass in the left circle from Joey Abate and lifted a forehand shot over Georgi Romanov on the glove side, giving Providence the 1-0 edge.

Just 1:50 later, Bruins captain Patrick Brown, enjoying a career season to date, connected for his 10th of the year after a Dalton Bancroft shot rang Romanov’s mask and landed right in the wheelhouse for Brown to snap it home for a 2-0 Bruins lead.

Despite the

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