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Men's Ice Hockey
vs Simon Fraser (Exhibition)
Providence College Athletics
Friday, January 11
Chestnut Hill, Mass. | Conte Forum
7:00 P.M.
Providence College
12-5-4, 6-3-1HEA
2
at
4
Boston College
7-9-1, 7-1-2HEA
1
2
3
F
Providence
2
0
0
2
Boston College
1
1
2
4
Photo by: Rich Gagnon
No. 7/8 Men's Hockey Falls at Boston College, 4-2
1/11/2019 10:24:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
Josh Wilkins and Jay O’Brien scored first period goals for the Friars on Friday night.
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Julius Mattila scored what proved to be the game-winning goal early in the third period as Boston College claimed a 4-2 win over the Providence College men's hockey team on Friday night at Conte Forum.
SCORE
No. 7/8 Providence – 2 | Boston College – 4
RECORDS
Providence – 12-5-4 (6-3-1 HEA) | Boston College – 7-9-2 (7-1-2 HEA)
VENUE
Conte Forum – Chestnut Hill, Mass.
GOALIES
Hayden Hawkey (PC) - 19 saves
Joe Woll (BC) - 28 saves
NOTES
- David Cotton gave the Eagles an early lead right off the opening faceoff with his 12th goal of the season just 12 seconds into the game.
- The Friars responded with multiple dangerous looks at the net but Woll made a few sprawling stops to keep BC ahead.
- The Friars broke through at 12:59 on Josh Wilkins' seventh goal of the season.
- Providence grabbed the lead with 1:54 remaining in the first on Jay O'Brien's second tally of the season.
- The Friars allowed their fourth shorthanded goal of the season as Michael Kim's one-timer tied the game at 2-2 at 2:57 of the second period.
- Providence had a golden opportunity with a 5-on-3 advantage for a full two minutes, but two posts from Tyce Thompson and O'Brien and timely goaltending from Woll kept the Friars off the board.
- Julius Mattila gave the Eagles the lead early in the third period with his seventh goal of the season as the teams skated 4-on-4.
- Björkqvist had the best chance to knot things up with under eight minutes to play as he walked in on a 2-on-1 but Woll flashed the left pad.
- Christopher Brown sealed the game with 1:29 remaining after finding the empty net for his third goal of the season.
- Wilkins extended his career-long point streak to 11 games (5-12-17). He leads the Friars in scoring with 24 points overall. The point streak matches the longest streak in the nation this season (Evan Barrett, Penn State).
- Jack Dugan now has a career-long six-game point streak (1-6-7).
- Scott Conway's five-game goal scoring streak ended on Friday.
- Jay O'Brien extended his point streak to three games (2-1-3) after a four-game hiatus to play for the United State at the 2019 World Junior Championships.
- Providence's eight-game unbeaten streak came to an end after a 5-0-3 run. The Friars suffered their first loss since Nov. 23 at Denver.
HOW THEY SCORED
1-0 (BC) – :12/1st – EV – David Cotton (Hutsko) – Turnover in the Friars' zone, Hutsko centered out front to Cotton who's shot deflected over the shoulder of Hawkey.
1-1 (PC) – 12:59/1st – EV – Josh Wilkins (Dugan, Björkqvist) – Odd-man rush and Dugan found Wilkins at the top of the crease for a tap-in.
2-1 (PC) – 18:59/1st – EV – Jay O'Brien (unassisted) - O'Brien forced a turnover in the neutral zone and walked in on a 2-on-1 to beat Woll with a backhand.
2-2 (BC) – 2:57/2nd – SH – Michael Kim (Cotton, Mattila) – Feed from Cotton to Kim for a one-timer from the tops of the circles.
3-2 (BC) – 1:28/3rd – EV – Julius Mattila (Jes. Mattila, Fitzgerald) – One-timer from the point through a screen.
4-2 (BC) – 18:31/3rd – EN – Christopher Brown (unassisted) – Empty net goal.
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: O'Brien, Wilkins (1)
Assists: Björkqvist, Dugan (1)
Points: Björkqvist, Dugan, O'Brien, Wilkins (1)
Shots: Björkqvist (6)
POWER PLAYS
Providence – 0/5
Boston College – 0/4
SHOTS
Providence - 30
Boston College – 23
UP NEXT
The Friars return home Saturday night (Jan. 12) to battle Boston University at 7 p.m.
For more updates on the Providence College men's hockey program, follow the team on Twitter @FriarsHockey.
SCORE
No. 7/8 Providence – 2 | Boston College – 4
RECORDS
Providence – 12-5-4 (6-3-1 HEA) | Boston College – 7-9-2 (7-1-2 HEA)
VENUE
Conte Forum – Chestnut Hill, Mass.
GOALIES
Hayden Hawkey (PC) - 19 saves
Joe Woll (BC) - 28 saves
NOTES
- David Cotton gave the Eagles an early lead right off the opening faceoff with his 12th goal of the season just 12 seconds into the game.
- The Friars responded with multiple dangerous looks at the net but Woll made a few sprawling stops to keep BC ahead.
- The Friars broke through at 12:59 on Josh Wilkins' seventh goal of the season.
- Providence grabbed the lead with 1:54 remaining in the first on Jay O'Brien's second tally of the season.
- The Friars allowed their fourth shorthanded goal of the season as Michael Kim's one-timer tied the game at 2-2 at 2:57 of the second period.
- Providence had a golden opportunity with a 5-on-3 advantage for a full two minutes, but two posts from Tyce Thompson and O'Brien and timely goaltending from Woll kept the Friars off the board.
- Julius Mattila gave the Eagles the lead early in the third period with his seventh goal of the season as the teams skated 4-on-4.
- Björkqvist had the best chance to knot things up with under eight minutes to play as he walked in on a 2-on-1 but Woll flashed the left pad.
- Christopher Brown sealed the game with 1:29 remaining after finding the empty net for his third goal of the season.
- Wilkins extended his career-long point streak to 11 games (5-12-17). He leads the Friars in scoring with 24 points overall. The point streak matches the longest streak in the nation this season (Evan Barrett, Penn State).
- Jack Dugan now has a career-long six-game point streak (1-6-7).
- Scott Conway's five-game goal scoring streak ended on Friday.
- Jay O'Brien extended his point streak to three games (2-1-3) after a four-game hiatus to play for the United State at the 2019 World Junior Championships.
- Providence's eight-game unbeaten streak came to an end after a 5-0-3 run. The Friars suffered their first loss since Nov. 23 at Denver.
HOW THEY SCORED
1-0 (BC) – :12/1st – EV – David Cotton (Hutsko) – Turnover in the Friars' zone, Hutsko centered out front to Cotton who's shot deflected over the shoulder of Hawkey.
1-1 (PC) – 12:59/1st – EV – Josh Wilkins (Dugan, Björkqvist) – Odd-man rush and Dugan found Wilkins at the top of the crease for a tap-in.
2-1 (PC) – 18:59/1st – EV – Jay O'Brien (unassisted) - O'Brien forced a turnover in the neutral zone and walked in on a 2-on-1 to beat Woll with a backhand.
2-2 (BC) – 2:57/2nd – SH – Michael Kim (Cotton, Mattila) – Feed from Cotton to Kim for a one-timer from the tops of the circles.
3-2 (BC) – 1:28/3rd – EV – Julius Mattila (Jes. Mattila, Fitzgerald) – One-timer from the point through a screen.
4-2 (BC) – 18:31/3rd – EN – Christopher Brown (unassisted) – Empty net goal.
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: O'Brien, Wilkins (1)
Assists: Björkqvist, Dugan (1)
Points: Björkqvist, Dugan, O'Brien, Wilkins (1)
Shots: Björkqvist (6)
POWER PLAYS
Providence – 0/5
Boston College – 0/4
SHOTS
Providence - 30
Boston College – 23
UP NEXT
The Friars return home Saturday night (Jan. 12) to battle Boston University at 7 p.m.
For more updates on the Providence College men's hockey program, follow the team on Twitter @FriarsHockey.
Team Stats
PC
BC
Shots
30
23
PPG
0
0
SHG
0
1
Penalties
4
5
Penalty Mins
8
10
Faceoffs Won
21
42
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
-3
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
0
+/-
+1
Goals
0
Sh
6
A
1
+/-
-1
Goals
0
Sh
2
A
1
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