Providence College Athletics

Friday, November 22
Hartford, CT
7:05 P.M.

Providence College

6-4-3, 4-3-2HEA

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Connecticut

3-5-3, 2-3-2HEA

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No. 12/13 Men's Hockey Skates to 3-3 Tie at UConn

11/22/2019 10:48:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

HARTFORD, Conn. – Tyce Thompson registered two points as the No. 12/13 Providence College men's hockey team skated to a 3-3 tie at UConn on Friday night at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn.
 
SCORE
Providence – 3 | UConn – 3 - OT
 
RECORDS
No. 12/13 Providence – 6-4-3 (4-3-2 HEAM) | UConn – 3-5-3 (2-3-2 HEAM)
 
VENUE
XL Center – Hartford, Conn.
 
GOALIES
Michael Lackey (PC) – 28 saves
Tomas Vomacka (UConn) – 36 saves
 
NOTES
- The Friars jumped out on top just 3:38 of the first period on Tyce Thompson's 10th goal and 20th point of the season.
- UConn countered with a pair of goals to take a 2-1 lead after 20 minutes. Benjamin Freeman and Carter Turnbull found the back of the net for the Huskies.
- After killing off a pair of penalties to begin the second period, the Friars responded with goals from Jason O'Neill and Jack Dugan to grab a 3-2 lead heading into the third period.
- Turnbull leveled the game at 3-3 just 2:04 into the third period with his second tally of the evening.
- Michael Lackey stood tall for the Friars down the stretch, denying a pair of breakaway bids to keep things even at 3-3.
- Providence killed off a penalty to begin overtime and finished the night 6-for-6 on the penalty kill.
- Jack Dugan continues to lead the NCAA in scoring with 27 points after his sixth goal of the season in the second period.
- Tyce Thompson added a goal and an assist and still ranks second in the nation in scoring with 10 goals and 11 assists for 21 points.
- Thompson and Dugan are the only NCAA players to have reached the 20-point mark this season
- Cam McDonald registered assists in back-to-back games.
- Providence scored the first goal of the game for the 12th time in 13 games. The Friars are 6-4-2 when scoring first this season.
- The Friars outshot the Huskies by a 17-9 margin in the third period and overtime.
 
HOW THEY SCORED
1-0 (PC) – 3:38/1st – EV – Tyce Thompson (Crozier, Koopman) – Crozier fired a shot from the half wall and Thompson finished off the rebound.
1-1 (UC) – 11:45/1st – EV – Benjamin Freeman (Kuznetsov, Timmons) – Shot from the point re-directed at the top of the crease.
2-1 (UC) – 17:59/1st – EV – Carter Turnbull (Howarth) – Collected a loose puck off a faceoff win and beat Lackey over the glove.
2-2 (PC) – 8:23/2nd – EV – Jason O'Neill (McDonald, Thompson) – Second chance off a wrap-around attempt.
3-2 (PC) – 12:22/2nd – EV – Jack Dugan (Printz, Callahan) – Callahan's shot deflected off of Printz and Dugan chopped the loose puck past Vomacka from the bottom of the slot.
3-3 (UC) – 2:04/3rd – EV – Carter Turnbull (Rees, Kuznetsov) – Rush down the left wing and beat Lackey to the far post on a deke.
 
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Thompson, O'Neill, Dugan (1)
Assists: Six players (1)
Points: Thompson (2)
Shots: Thompson (6)

POWER PLAYS
Providence – 0/2
UConn – 0/6
 
SHOTS
Providence – 39
UConn – 31
 
UP NEXT
The Friars conclude the home-and-home series against the Huskies on Saturday night (Nov. 23) at Schneider Arena.
 
For more updates on the Providence College men's hockey program, follow the team on Twitter @FriarsHockey.
 
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