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) – 10:23/1
st – 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) – 15:15/1
st – 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.