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2/9/2024 10:32:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
Luke Krys Scored the lone Friars goal on Friday night.
ORONO, Maine – The No. 10/13 Providence College men's hockey team was outlasted by No. 7 Maine, 2-1, at Alfond Arena on Friday night (Feb. 9).
RECORDS
No. 7 Maine (18-5-2, 10-4-1 HEA) | No. 10/13 Providence (15-9-2, 8-6-2 HEA)
SCORE
Maine – 2 | Providence – 1
VENUE
Alfond Arena – Orono, Maine
GOALIES
Philip Svedebäck (PC) – 21 saves, 2 goals against
Albin Boija (ME) – 27 saves, 1 goal against
NOTES
- Both teams came up empty on their lone power-play opportunity in the first period.
- Maine held a 11-7 advantage in shots through the opening 20 minutes.
- The Black Bears took a 1-0 lead on the power play at 4:49 of the second period on a Josh Nadeau goal.
- Freshman Anthony Calafiore extended the Maine lead to 2-0 at 10:28 for his first career goal.
- After a string of successful shifts in the offensive zone, the Friars finally broke through on Luke Krys' fifth goal of the year to cut the deficit to 2-1 at 12:49. Craig Needham and Liam Valente earned the assists.
- Providence sustained the pressure throughout the third period, outshooting the Black Bears by a 11-5 margin but couldn't find the equalizer.
- The best looks of the period came when Krys rang a shot of the post from the point and freshman Tanner Adams, who was denied on a breakaway by Boija.
- The Friars have now lost five-consecutive games at Alfond Arena dating back to 2019.
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Krys (1)
Assists: Needham, Valente (1)
Points: Krys, Needham, Valente (1)
Shots: Krys (6)
POWER PLAYS
Maine – 1/3
Providence – 0/4
SHOTS
Maine – 23
Providence – 28
UP NEXT
The Friars and Black Bears conclude their season series on Saturday night (Feb. 10) with a 7 p.m. puck drop at Alfond Arena.