Providence College Athletics

Friday, November 19
Burlington, VT
7:30 P.M.

Providence College

9-5-0, 5-3-0

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Vermont

1-7-1, 1-3-1

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MIH-Cody Monds
Photo by: Stew Milne

Monds Caps Four-Goal Rally As No. 12/11 Men's Hockey Downs Vermont, 4-3

11/19/2021 11:01:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

BURLINGTON, Vt. – Cody Monds scored the game-winning goal with 6:00 to play and Jaxson Stauber stopped 19 third period shots as the No. 12/11 Providence College men's hockey team rallied from a 3-0 deficit to beat Vermont, 4-3, on Friday night at Gutterson Fieldhouse.
 
SCORE
No. 12/11 Providence – 4 | Vermont – 3

RECORDS
Providence – 9-5-0, 5-3-0 HEA | Vermont – 1-7-1, 1-3-1 HEA

VENUE
Gutterson Fieldhouse – Burlington, Vt.

GOALIES
Jaxson Stauber (PC) – 37 saves
Darion Hanson (UConn) – 29 saves

NOTES
- The Friars fell into an early hole as Vermont struck twice in the opening 4:03 on goals from Ray Vitolins and Philip Lagunov.
- The Catamounts extended the lead to 3-0 with 24 seconds remaining on Simon Jellus' fourth goal of the season.
- The momentum turned at 4:54 of the second period as Vitolins was given a five-minute major and game misconduct for boarding.
- Providence broke through just 13 seconds into the major power play as Patrick Moynihan buried his third goal of the season to make it a 3-1 game.
- Max Crozier found a seam from the point just 23 seconds later to make it a one-goal game with his fourth goal of the season.
- Moynihan tied things up at 6:32 of the period with this second of the game and fourth of the season. The Friars struck for three power-play goals in a span of 1:25.
- Stauber stood tall during two Vermont power play chances in the third period, making 19 total saves in the final frame.
- With 6:00 to play, Crozier fired a stretch pass onto the stick of Monds and the freshman slipped a forehand shot to the far post to give the Friars the lead.
- Tyler Harmon left for the extra attacker for the final 1:57, but Stauber and the Friars held on for their third-consecutive victory.
- Friday marked the second time this season that Providence won in regulation after trailing by three goals in a game (Oct. 22 vs. Denver).
- Crozier, Moynihan, Monds, Guillaume Richard and Nick Poisson all recorded two points for the Friars.
- Poisson, the reigning Hockey East Player of the Week, leads Hockey East with 14 assists and ranks second in scoring with 17 points.
- The Friars are 6-of-11 on the power play over the last two games and registered three power-play goals in a game this season for the third time.
 
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Moynihan (2)
Assists: Poisson, Richard (2)
Points: Five players (2)
Shots: Monds (5)

POWER PLAYS
Providence – 3/6
Vermont – 1/6

SHOTS
Providence – 33
Vermont – 40

UP NEXT
The Friars will conclude the two-game series against the Catamounts on Saturday, Nov. 20 at 7:05 p.m.
 
For more updates on the Providence College men's hockey program, follow the team on Twitter @FriarsHockey.
 
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