Last modified: Saturday, May 10, 2008 1:06 AM EDT P-Bruins iced in six games BY PETER GOBIS SUN CHRONICLE STAFF PROVIDENCE - Four consecutive one-goal losses and the season has ended for the Providence Bruins. After being the best team in the AHL during the regular season with 55 wins and 117 points, and after winning their first six games of the Calder Cup playoffs, Providence's quest for the Atlantic Division championship was undermined by the Portland Pirates. Scoring four goals with Bruins in the penalty box and supported by veteran NHL'er Jean-Sebastien Aubin in goal, Portland clipped Providence 5-4 at the Dunkin Donuts Center Friday to win the sixth game and the series 4-2. "We know the road of success goes through Providence," said Portland coach Kevin Dineen, whose Pirates were a minute away from falling behind 3-0 in the series before winning the third game in overtime. "Having four days off helped us, to initiate more, rather than be on our heels." Providence owned a 2-0 first period-lead on goals by Pascal Pelletier (unassisted at 2:27) and Nate Thompson (shorthanded at 9:50), but then could get just one puck past Aubin in each of the second and third periods. "We didn't play with the same intensity,"said Providence coach Scott Gordon, whose Bruins totaled just 22 shots at Aubin, who has 199 career games in the NHL with Pittsburgh and Toronto. "We had breakdowns and they didn't." Second-period goals by defenseman Andy Schneider and the first of Jason King's two goals (a power play at 16:47) for Portland tied the score at 2 and at 3. Then the Pirates' Geoff Platt scored just 1:13 into the third period, just as an interference penalty had expired with Providence defenseman Sean Curry being released from the sin bin. King netted his second goal, a quick wrist shot from the right faceoff circle at 6:52 to put Portland in front 5-3, sending Providence goalie Tuukka Rask to the bench. "Good players usually step up in the playoffs, we couldn't pull it off," sighed Pelletier. "We played hard for three games there, but that (losing) shouldn't happen." Martins Karsums regained the lead for Providence at 13:55 of the second period at 3-2, his seventh goal of the playoffs. But, the P-B's surrendered three straight goals to Portland before T.J. Trevelyan (who misfired on a solo breakaway four minutes into the second period) scored on a power play with 6:17 left to be played. The 30-year old Aubin, who posted a 2.91 goals against average and totaled a .500 record during his NHL tenure,did not tend goal for Portland during the first two games in Providence, but he notched his eighth straight win in goal. "Our players have been resilient all year," added Dineen. "They don't sweat the small stuff." Portland scored a fluky power play goal at 10:35 of the first period, Drew Miller jamming in a second rebound at the right doorstep. Then Schneider beat Rask glove-side to tie the score and present the Pirates with a chance for victory. "Portland didn't quit," said Providence captain Nate Thompson. "I can't say enough about our work ethic, everyone did their best - we played our hearts out."