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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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.

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