Providence College Athletics

Saturday, February 10
Orono, ME / Alfond Arena
7:00 P.M.

Providence College

16-9-2, 9-6-2

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Maine

18-6-2, 10-5-1

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Men's Hockey Guillaume Richard
Photo by: Lydia Vigneau

Richard's Overtime Goal Lifts No. 10/13 Men's Hockey Over No. 7 Maine, 4-3

2/10/2024 10:56:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

The Friars rallied from three one-goal deficits.

ORONO, Maine – Junior Guillaume Richard scored on the power play 23 seconds into overtime as the No. 10/13 Providence College men's hockey team rallied for a 4-3 win at No. 7 Maine on Saturday night (Feb. 10) at Alfond Arena.

RECORDS

No. 7 Maine (18-6-2, 10-5-1 HEA) | No. 10/13 Providence (16-9-2, 9-6-2 HEA)

SCORE

Maine – 3 | Providence – 4 - OT

VENUE

Alfond Arena – Orono, Maine

GOALIES

Philip Svedebäck (PC) – 22 saves, 3 goals against

Albin Boija (ME) – 28 saves, 4 goals against

NOTES

- Providence held the Black Bears in check until the final moments of the first period before Josh Nadeau netted his second power-play goal of the weekend to give Maine a 1-0 lead after 20 minutes.

- Jamie Engelbert got the Friars even at 5:48 of the second period as he re-directed a Cam McDonald one-timer from the point for his sixth goal of the year. Clint Levens earned the secondary assist.

- Jaroslav Chmelar looked to give the Friars the lead after Chase Yoder fed a pass to the back door but Boija sprawled to make the save.

- The Black Bears cashed in on the power play late in the period as Ben Poisson put back a rebound in the crease to give Maine a 2-1 lead.

- Graham Gamache knotted the game with five seconds remaining on the power play at the 9:54 mark of the third period. Hudson Malinoski got a touch on a loose puck in the slot and Gamache fired through a screen for his fourth goal of the year.

- Maine re-gained the lead with their third power-play goal of the night as Brandon Chabrier gave the Black Bears a 3-2 lead.

- Malinoski buried a rebound at the side of the net with 4:33 remaining in regulation to tie the game at 3-3. Richard and Riley Duran earned the assists on Malinoski's seventh goal of the year.

- Bennett Schimek drew a holding call on Liam Lesakowski after a strong net drive with a minute remaining in the period.

- On the power play in overtime, Richard got a feed from Nick Poisson and one-timed a shot past Boija for his third goal of the year to give the Friars the win.

- Providence snaps a five-game losing streak at Alfond Arena.

- Malinoski recorded a career-high three points on a goal and two assists.

PC GAME HIGHS

Goals: Engelbert, Gamache, Malinoski, Richard (1)

Assists: Malinoski (2)

Points: Malinoski (3)

Shots: Richard (5)

POWER PLAYS

Maine – 3/7

Providence – 2/9

SHOTS

Maine – 25

Providence – 32

UP NEXT

The Friars will battle Boston University in a home-and-home series beginning next Friday (Feb. 16) at Schneider Arena.

Men's Ice Hockey vs. Boston College
Thursday, March 07
Men's Ice Hockey vs. Boston University
Thursday, February 28
Men's Ice Hockey vs. Massachusetts
Saturday, February 23
Men's Ice Hockey vs. UMass Lowell
Saturday, February 16