Springfield Thunderbirds defenseman Anton Malmstrom (right)

T-Birds Hang Tough But Can't Skate Past Bruins

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The Springfield Thunderbirds (30-36-3-2) battled hard but ultimately came up shy in a 4-2 defeat at the hands of the Providence Bruins (41-20-6-3) on Friday night inside Amica Mutual Pavilion. The T-Birds' struggles with finding the opening tally continued just 4:47 into the action when Anthony Richard circled Colten Ellis' net before firing a perfect cross-crease pass to Georgii Merkulov, who one-touched... Full Story