Providence College Athletics

Friday, February 14
Burlington, VT
7:05 P.M.

Providence College

14-9-6, 8-8-3HEA

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Vermont

3-20-5, 0-15-3HEA

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Providence College Men's Ice Hockey player Spenser Young battles for the puck against Boston University offender in game against BU.
Photo by: Rich Gagnon

No. 14 Men's Hockey Skates to 1-1 Tie at Vermont

2/14/2020 10:34:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

BURLINGTON, Vt.Spenser Young scored in the first period as the No. 14 Providence College men's hockey team skated to a 1-1 tie at Vermont on Friday night at Gutterson Fieldhouse.
       
SCORE
Providence – 1 | Vermont - 1
 
RECORDS
No. 14 Providence – 14-9-6 (8-8-3 HEAM) | Vermont – 3-20-5 (0-15-3 HEAM)
 
VENUE
Gutterson Fieldhouse – Burlington, Vt.
 
GOALIES
Michael Lackey (PC) – 32 saves
Stefanos Lekkas (UVM) – 37 saves
 
NOTES
- The Friars grabbed a lead midway through the first period on Spenser Young's second strike of the season with assists from Jack Dugan and Greg Printz.
- Vermont's Vlad Dzhioshvili leveled the scored at 1-1 at 15:15 of the period.
- Providence couldn't convert on a five-minute power play after Vermont's Christian Evers was ejected for a hit from behind on Albin Nilsson.
- The Catamounts had a 5-on-3 advantage for over a minute, but the Friar penalty kill was up to the task.
- Lackey came up with crucial saves in the third period and overtime to keep the Catamounts off the board for the final
- Vermont held a 6-1 shot advantage in overtime.
- Dugan added to his NCAA-leading point total (47) with an assist on Spenser Young's goal in the first period.
- Providence scored the opening goal for the first time in the last six games.
- The Friars played their ninth overtime game of the season, which is the second-most in the NCAA. Providence is 1-2-6 in the extra frame in 2019-20.
 
HOW THEY SCORED
1-0 (PC) – 10:23/1st – EV – Spenser Young (Dugan, Printz) – Drop pass from Dugan at the top of the slot and Young beat Lekkas to the glove side.
1-1 (UVM) – 15:15/1st – DP – Vlad Dzhioshvili (Esposito) – Wrist shot through traffic from the tops of the circles.
 
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Young (1)
Assists: Dugan, Printz (1)
Points: Dugan, Printz, Young (1)
Shots: Crozier, Moynihan, Young (4)

POWER PLAYS
Providence – 0/3
Vermont – 0/3
 
SHOTS
Providence – 38
Vermont – 33
 
UP NEXT
The Friars and Catamounts conclude their season series on Saturday night (Feb. 15) at 7:05 p.m.
Men's Ice Hockey vs. Boston College
Thursday, March 07
Men's Ice Hockey vs. Boston University
Thursday, February 28
Men's Ice Hockey vs. Massachusetts
Saturday, February 23
Men's Ice Hockey vs. UMass Lowell
Saturday, February 16