Providence College Athletics

Friday, December 6
Providence, RI
7:00 P.M.

Providence College

11-3-2

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Colorado College

9-3-1

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No. 10 Men's Hockey Defeats No. 8 Colorado College, 4-3

12/6/2024 10:28:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

The Friars extended their winning streak to four games.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The No. 10 Providence College men's ice hockey team skated to a win on Friday (Dec. 6) at Schneider Arena, topping No. 8 Colorado College with a 4-3 victory. Tomas Machu scored the game-winning goal in the third period, his first collegiate goal.

RECORDS

No. 8/8 Colorado College (9-3-1, 3-2-1 NCHC) | No. 10/10 Providence (11-3-2, 5-2-2 HEA)

SCORE

Colorado College – 3 | Providence – 4

VENUE

Schneider Arena - Providence, R.I.

GOALIES

Philip Svedebäck (PC) – 29 saves, 3 goals against

Kaidan Mbereko (CC) – 25 saves, 4 goals against

NOTES

- The Tigers got onto the board midway through the first period, as Drew Montgomery collected a feed in front of the net before skating across the crease and punching it in on the backhand, giving Colorado College the 1-0 advantage.

- Providence knotted things up on a one-timer from Trevor Connelly, who buried a cross-ice feed from Austen May just 1:57 into the second frame to make it 1-1. Andrew Centrella also earned an assist on the score.

- The Friars earned their first lead of the night just under 10 minutes later, when Logan Sawyer collected a turnover on the forecheck, cashing in on Mbereko's glove-side for his second goal of the season.

- Providence collected their third goal of the period with 35.3 seconds to play, as Andrew Centrella connected with Hudson Malinoski in the high slot, who rifled it past Mbereko's glove-side on a one-timer to put the Friars ahead 3-1. Austen May also earned an assist in the effort.

- Colorado College clawed back to within a goal early in the third period, as Chase McLane caught a piece of a Philippe Blais-Savoie shot before re-directing it in.

- The Friars re-gained their two-goal advantage just two minutes later, as Tomas Machu collected a rebound before firing home from the right face-off dot for his first collegiate goal. John Mustard and Logan Will were each credited assists on the play.

- The Tigers got one back at the 6:34 mark, as forward Gleb Veremyev collected a rebound in front before pocketing it top shelf, cutting the score to a 4-3 Friar advantage.

- Philip Svedebäck stood tall the rest of the way, leading the Friars to the final 4-3 score. In the victory, Svedebäck stopped 29-of-32 shots, good for a .906 save percentage.

- Eight different Friars collected a point in the win, headlined by two-assist outings from Andrew Centrella and Austen May.

- In total, 15 different players landed a shot on net in the win, led by a six-shot showing from Trevor Connelly and four from Austen May.

- Providence extended its winning streak to four games.

- The Friars are now 8-1 in one-goal games this season.

PC GAME HIGHS

Goals: Machu, Malinoski, Connelly, Sawyer (1)

Assists: Centrella, May (2)

Points: Centrella, May (2)

Shots: Connelly (6)

POWER PLAYS

Colorado College – 0/3

Providence – 0/3

SHOTS

Colorado College – 32

Providence – 29

UP NEXT

The Friars close out their weekend series with No. 8 Colorado College tomorrow night at Schneider Arena with a 6 p.m. puck drop.

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