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Men's Ice Hockey
vs Simon Fraser (Exhibition)
7:00 P.M.
Providence College Athletics
Saturday, October 28
Providence, RI
6:00 P.M.
Providence College
5-1-1, 1-0-1
2
vs
2
Vermont
1-2-1, 0-1-1
1
2
3
OT 1
OT 2
F
Vermont
1
0
1
0
0
2
Providence
1
0
1
0
0
2
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.
Team Stats
VER
PRO
Shots
35
34
PPG
0
1
SHG
0
0
Penalties
7
7
Penalty Mins
25
14
Faceoffs Won
38
30
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
1
Goals
0
Sh
2
A
2
+/-
-1
Goals
1
Sh
5
A
0
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
1
Goals
0
Sh
0
A
1
Players Mentioned
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