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Men's Ice Hockey
vs Simon Fraser (Exhibition)
7:00 P.M.
Providence College Athletics
Saturday, December 1
Durham, N.H. | Whittemore Center
7:00 P.M.
Providence College
8-4-3, 5-2-1HEA
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New Hampshire
2-7-5, 1-4-3HEA
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Providence
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New Hampshire
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Photo by: Stew Milne
Third Period Rally Propels No. 10 Men's Hockey Past New Hampshire, 3-1
12/1/2018 10:28:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
The Friars struck for three goals in the final 10 minutes on Saturday night.
DURHAM, N.H. – Vincent Desharnais, Jay O'Brien and Spenser Young all scored in the final 10 minutes as the No. 10 Providence College men's hockey team rallied from a one-goal deficit to a 3-1 win over New Hampshire on Saturday night at the Whittemore Center.
SCORE
No. 10 Providence - 3 | New Hampshire - 1
RECORDS
Providence – 8-4-3 (5-2-1 HEA) | New Hampshire – 2-7-5 (1-4-3 HEA)
VENUE
Whittemore Center – Durham, N.H.
GOALIES
Hayden Hawkey (PC) - 22 saves
Mike Robinson (UNH) - 30 saves
NOTES
- The teams battled through a defensive first period as the Friars held a 6-3 advantage in shots through 20 minutes.
- Providence killed off the lone penalty of the period as Greg Printz was whistling for hooking just 1:13 into the contest.
- A 9-1 shot advantage right off the bat in the second period gave the Friars momentum, as Jason O'Neill nearly tucked in his second goal of the weekend after walking in alone on Robinson.
- Two power play attempts came up empty for the Friars as they put nine shots on goal during the man-advantage.
- The Wildcats took a 1-0 lead on the power play at 14:56 on Ara Nazarian's sixth goal of the season after the Friars failed to clear the zone on the penalty kill.
- Brandon Duhaime nearly tied the game up in the final minute of the period but his wrist shot from the bottom of the circle found the post.
- Providence outshot New Hampshire by a 19-8 margin in the second period.
- A golden opportunity was awarded to Providence in the third period as they had a 5-on-3 man-advantage for 1:22, but the Wildcats held the Friars off the scoreboard.
- Vincent Desharnais finally broke through for the Friars at 10:59 with his first goal of the season and first since Jan. 20, 2017 at UMass Lowell.
- Freshman Jay O'Brien got on the board with his first career goal with 2:32 remaining to put the Friars up 2-1. O'Brien took a long-distance feed from Brandon Duhaime and walked in all alone to beat Robinson high to the glove side.
- With the Wildcat net empty, Greg Printz drew a holding call on Max Gildon and Providence cashed in as Spenser Young tallied his fifth goal of the season with 1:14 remaining.
- Hawkey turned away 22-of-23 shots, including a brilliant breakaway stop on Brendan van Riemsdyk to keep the one-goal deficit early in the third period.
- Brandon Duhaime and Scott Conway each posted two assists on Saturday night.
- Providence won 38-of-78 faceoffs and out-attempted the Wildcats 56-44.
- The Friars snapped a three-game winless streak (0-1-2) with the win on Saturday night.
- The comeback marked the first time the Friars rallied from a third period deficit to win a game since March 16, 2018 against Northeastern in the Hockey East Semifinals.
- Nate Leaman recorded his 298th career win as a head coach.
HOW THEY SCORED
1-0 (UNH) – 14:56/2nd – PP – Ara Nazarian (Crookshank, Blackburn) – Nazarian took control off a turnover, wheeled to the slot and fired a wrist over Hawkey's glove through a screen.
1-1 (Providence) – 10:59/3rd – EV – Vincent Desharnais (Duhaime, Conway) – Wrist shot from the high slot.
2-1 (Providence) – 17:28/3rd – EV – Jay O'Brien (Duhaime, Mirageas) – Duhaime connected with O'Brien on a home-run pass and he finished over the glove of Robinson on the breakaway.
3-1 (Providence) – 18:46/3rd – PP – Spenser Young (Björkqvist, Conway) – Snap shot from the point through a screen into the upper right corner.
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Desharnais, O'Brien, Young (1)
Assists: Conway, Duhaime (2)
Points: Conway, Duhaime (2)
Shots: Bjorkqvist, Desharnais, O'Brien, Young (4)
POWER PLAYS
Providence – 1/5
New Hampshire – 1/3
SHOTS
Providence - 33
New Hampshire - 23
UP NEXT
The Friars conclude the first half of the regular season next Friday (Dec. 7) at Merrimack.
For more updates on the Providence College men's hockey program, follow the team on Twitter @FriarsHockey.
SCORE
No. 10 Providence - 3 | New Hampshire - 1
RECORDS
Providence – 8-4-3 (5-2-1 HEA) | New Hampshire – 2-7-5 (1-4-3 HEA)
VENUE
Whittemore Center – Durham, N.H.
GOALIES
Hayden Hawkey (PC) - 22 saves
Mike Robinson (UNH) - 30 saves
NOTES
- The teams battled through a defensive first period as the Friars held a 6-3 advantage in shots through 20 minutes.
- Providence killed off the lone penalty of the period as Greg Printz was whistling for hooking just 1:13 into the contest.
- A 9-1 shot advantage right off the bat in the second period gave the Friars momentum, as Jason O'Neill nearly tucked in his second goal of the weekend after walking in alone on Robinson.
- Two power play attempts came up empty for the Friars as they put nine shots on goal during the man-advantage.
- The Wildcats took a 1-0 lead on the power play at 14:56 on Ara Nazarian's sixth goal of the season after the Friars failed to clear the zone on the penalty kill.
- Brandon Duhaime nearly tied the game up in the final minute of the period but his wrist shot from the bottom of the circle found the post.
- Providence outshot New Hampshire by a 19-8 margin in the second period.
- A golden opportunity was awarded to Providence in the third period as they had a 5-on-3 man-advantage for 1:22, but the Wildcats held the Friars off the scoreboard.
- Vincent Desharnais finally broke through for the Friars at 10:59 with his first goal of the season and first since Jan. 20, 2017 at UMass Lowell.
- Freshman Jay O'Brien got on the board with his first career goal with 2:32 remaining to put the Friars up 2-1. O'Brien took a long-distance feed from Brandon Duhaime and walked in all alone to beat Robinson high to the glove side.
- With the Wildcat net empty, Greg Printz drew a holding call on Max Gildon and Providence cashed in as Spenser Young tallied his fifth goal of the season with 1:14 remaining.
- Hawkey turned away 22-of-23 shots, including a brilliant breakaway stop on Brendan van Riemsdyk to keep the one-goal deficit early in the third period.
- Brandon Duhaime and Scott Conway each posted two assists on Saturday night.
- Providence won 38-of-78 faceoffs and out-attempted the Wildcats 56-44.
- The Friars snapped a three-game winless streak (0-1-2) with the win on Saturday night.
- The comeback marked the first time the Friars rallied from a third period deficit to win a game since March 16, 2018 against Northeastern in the Hockey East Semifinals.
- Nate Leaman recorded his 298th career win as a head coach.
HOW THEY SCORED
1-0 (UNH) – 14:56/2nd – PP – Ara Nazarian (Crookshank, Blackburn) – Nazarian took control off a turnover, wheeled to the slot and fired a wrist over Hawkey's glove through a screen.
1-1 (Providence) – 10:59/3rd – EV – Vincent Desharnais (Duhaime, Conway) – Wrist shot from the high slot.
2-1 (Providence) – 17:28/3rd – EV – Jay O'Brien (Duhaime, Mirageas) – Duhaime connected with O'Brien on a home-run pass and he finished over the glove of Robinson on the breakaway.
3-1 (Providence) – 18:46/3rd – PP – Spenser Young (Björkqvist, Conway) – Snap shot from the point through a screen into the upper right corner.
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Desharnais, O'Brien, Young (1)
Assists: Conway, Duhaime (2)
Points: Conway, Duhaime (2)
Shots: Bjorkqvist, Desharnais, O'Brien, Young (4)
POWER PLAYS
Providence – 1/5
New Hampshire – 1/3
SHOTS
Providence - 33
New Hampshire - 23
UP NEXT
The Friars conclude the first half of the regular season next Friday (Dec. 7) at Merrimack.
For more updates on the Providence College men's hockey program, follow the team on Twitter @FriarsHockey.
Team Stats
PC
UNH
Shots
33
23
PPG
1
1
SHG
0
0
Penalties
4
6
Penalty Mins
8
12
Faceoffs Won
38
47
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
+2
Goals
0
Sh
3
A
2
+/-
+1
Goals
0
Sh
2
A
2
+/-
+2
Goals
1
Sh
4
A
0
+/-
+1
Goals
1
Sh
4
A
0
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