Providence College Athletics

Saturday, October 28
Providence, RI
6:00 P.M.

Providence College

5-1-1, 1-0-1

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Vermont

1-2-1, 0-1-1

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Svedeback save vs UVM
Photo by: Brian Foley for Foley-Photograph

No. 7/8 Men's Hockey Ties Vermont, 2-2

10/28/2023 9:03:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

The Catamounts earned the extra point in the Hockey East standings with a shootout win.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The No. 7/8 Providence College men's hockey team skated to a 2-2 tie against Vermont on Saturday night, October 28 at Schneider Arena. Vermont claimed the extra point in the Hockey East standings with a 1-0 win in the shootout.

RECORDS

Vermont (1-2-1, 0-1-1 HEA) | No. 7/8 Providence (5-1-1, 1-0-1 HEA)

SCORE

Vermont – 2 | Providence – 2 – OT/SO (UVM wins, 1-0)

VENUE

Schneider Arena – Providence, R.I.

GOALIES

Philip Svedebäck (PC) – 33 saves, 2 goals against

Gabe Carriere (UVM) – 32 saves, 2 goals against

NOTES

- The Friars opened the scoring on the power play just 5:01 into the game as Nick Poisson fired a shot from the left circle past Carriere for his third goal of the season. Guillaume Richard and Graham Gamache assisted on the play, with Gamache earning his first NCAA point.

- The Catamounts responded just 1:07 later as Simon Jellus finished off a rebound from a Xavier Henry point shot to tie the game at 1-1.

- The Providence penalty kill went to work, killing off four-consecutive penalties in the first period, including 1:45 of 5-on-3 play. Svedebäck stood tall on the penalty kill, turning away all eight Vermont attempts on the man-advantage.

- The teams battled through a scoreless second period with the Friars outshooting Vermont by a 12-7 margin.

- Svedeback came up with another big stop, this time on Jellus who was all alone in front of the Friars' net.

- Connor Kelley gave Providence the lead at 12:53 of the third period, burying a wrist shot past Carriere for his first goal as a Friar. Gamache and Craig Needham earned the assists.

- UVM countered again just 43 seconds later on Timofei Spitserov's goal off a rebound off the end boards.

- The Friars killed off a Vermont power play in overtime and had the final 45 seconds with the man-advantage but couldn't convert.

- Jellus scored the lone shootout goal to give the Catamounts the extra point.

PC GAME HIGHS

Goals: Poisson, Kelley (1)

Assists: Gamache (2)

Points: Gamache (2)

Shots: Poisson (5)

POWER PLAYS

Vermont – 0/7

Providence – 1/5

SHOTS

Vermont – 35

Providence – 34

UP NEXT

Providence will visit New Hampshire next Friday (Nov. 3) to kick-off a home-and-home series against the Wildcats.

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