It wasn’t a bad week for the Providence Bruins, all things considered. They earned three points in three tough road games, even though they started a 19-year-old rookie goalie up from the ECHL in two of the games. They lost in overtime against an excellent Toronto team; they beat Utica; and they closed out the trip with a one-goal loss to Syracuse. Here’s the good, bad and ugly:

GOOD

*** Dan Vladar was the star of the week. He played well in stopping 35 shots in the OT loss in Toronto and 31 in the win in Utica.

*** Zac Rinaldo scored his first goal of the season in Toronto and it was a beauty as he broke in on goal and made a nifty finish.

*** Matt Grzelcyk and Jake DeBrusk scored their first pro goals in Utica.

*** The P-Bruins got a lucky break when a Syracuse defenseman tipped Anton Blidh’s shot into the net to bring Providence within a goal in Saturday’s 3-2 loss.

*** Peter Cehlarik had a good week. He made an opportunistic steal in Utica and set up DeBrusk’s goal and later scored what turned out to be the game-winner. With 2-2-4 in four games, he is tied with Matt Bartkowski for the team lead in points.

*** Dropping back on defense when a P-Bruins defender got caught up ice, Colton Hargrove decked a Utica forward with a terrific open-ice check.

*** The penalty kill is second in the league at 90 percent.

BAD

*** The power play continues to sputter, going 1 for 9 on the trip. With a 9.1 success rate on 3 goals in 33 chances, the PP is 26th in the league.

*** Providence jumped out to a two-goal lead in the first 11 minutes in Toronto, but couldn’t hold it.

*** A slow start in Syracuse was costly, as the P-Bruins gave up two goals before the game was 9 minutes old and could never catch up.

*** Seven of the P-Bruins 11 games in November are on the road.

*** The P-Bruins gained some traction in the offensive end on the road, but remain among the lowest-scoring teams in the AHL with 17 goals in 8 games.

UGLY

*** The P-Bruins are in last place in the Atlantic Division and 13th in the Eastern Conference.

*** Injuries: Chris Breen (shoulder), Justin Hickman (thumb), Brian Ferlin (knee), Peter Mueller (sick).