The recent offensive surge, supplied by the two Edmonton prospects and the rookie signed to an AHL contract, has provided a lift to the club in the past two games.

“[Friday] night, Mikhnov was really good, and he picked up right where he left off,” Richards said of the Ukrainian, who led the club with three points (1+2) on the night. “Schremp has turned his game around. I’d say, the last three games were by far his most consistent games.

“Then Wallace has been very good for us. He’s come in, he’s played physical, he’s contributed offensively.”

It was the visitors who opened the scoring in this see-saw game, as Kris Versteeg stole a puck in the Pens zone then roofed it over Andrew Penner’s glove hand 3:52 into the first.

Mikhnov answered, though, scoring on a wrap around that eluded Philippe Sauve 11 seconds into a power play attempt.

Schremp put the Penguins in front for the first time with a wrister from the slot with just over eight minutes to play in the opening period.

Providence came out flying in the second, and regained its lead in a matter of 6:!3 on goals by Ben Walter and Jonathan Sigalet.

Noah Welch blasted home a one-timer from the top of the right face-off circle, a shot which would have continued to rise had it not found the far corner for his fourth goal of the campaign.

“I think you could call that a bomb,” Richards said, maybe underestimating the blast.

Not to be outdone, Kurtis McLean roofed a shot of his own, skating down the off wing at 14:42.

But the Bruins were quick to answer, as T. J. Trevelyan backhanded a rebound past Penner just 68 seconds later to put things on even footing once again.

Wallace proved the hero, picking up a rebound off a long Wilkes-Barre shot and depositing it for his third tally of the season – and second game-winner.

The win was the first over the Bruins since the 2004-05 season, and the first on home ice against Providence since March 10, 2001.