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2/7/2025 10:15:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
The Black Bears earned the extra point in the shootout.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The No. 7/7 Providence College men's ice hockey team skated to a 3-3 tie with No. 5/5 Maine on Friday (Feb. 7) at Schneider Arena. Graham Gamache (Edmonton, Alta.) and Hudson Malinoski (Saskatoon, Sask.) each tallied three points in the tie. Maine earned the extra point with a 1-0, four-round win in the shootout.
RECORDS
No. 5/5 Maine (17-5-4, 9-3-4 HEA) | No. 7/7 Providence (16-6-5, 6-5-5 HEA)
SCORE
Maine – 3 | Providence – 3
(Maine wins SO 1-0 in 4 rounds)
VENUE
Schneider Arena - Providence, R.I.
GOALIES
Philip Svedebäck (PC) – 27 saves, 3 goals against
Albin Boija (ME) – 29 saves, 3 goals against
NOTES
- Providence broke onto the scoreboard early, as Guillaume Richard (Cap Sante, Que.) collected a feed from Hudson Malinoski before skating in on Boija, beating him high glove-side with a backhander just 2:33 into the opening period to give the Friars the 1-0 lead. Graham Gamache also earned an assist to set up the play.
- Maine found the equalizer with just 27 seconds to play in the opening frame, as Frank Djurasevic collected a rebound off Philip Svedebäck (Vaxjo, Sweden) before putting it away, tying the game at 1-1.
- The Friars regained their one-goal advantage late in the second period, as Graham Gamache corralled a Will Elger (Westerville, Ohio) rebound in front before firing into the net to go up 2-1. Hudson Malinoski earned the secondary assist on the score.
- The Black Bears tied it up midway through the third period, as Bodie Nobes found Taylor Makar in the neutral zone for a shorthanded breakaway, locking the score at 2-2.
- Providence retook the lead just 1:34 later while on the power-play, as John Mustard (Oradell, N.J.) skated with the puck behind the net before finding Hudson Malinoski in the face-off dot, who rifled the puck past Boija blocker-side to put the Friars ahead 3-2.
- After pulling Boija for an extra attacker, the Black Bears tied it up with 2:04 to play, as Taylor Makar put away a Harrison Scott rebound to tie it up at 3-3.
- Neither team scored in the overtime period, resulting in the 3-3 tie.
- Maine emerged with the extra conference point, as Sully Scholle found the back of the net in the fourth round, winning the shootout 1-0 for the Black Bears.
- Philip Svedebäck stood tall in the tie, denying 27-of-30 shots, good for a .900 save percentage.
- Five different Friars earned a point in the tie, paced by one goal, two assist efforts from both Hudson Malinoski and Graham Gamache.
- Sixteen different Friars landed a shot on net in the tie, headlined by Austen May's (Woodhaven, Mich.) five-shot effort.
- With the shootout loss, the Friars sit at 4-6-0 in their last 10 shootout appearances.
- Providence appeared in their 10th overtime game of the season (4-1-5).
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Gamache, Malinoski, Richard (1)
Assists: Gamache, Malinoski (2)
Points: Gamache, Malinoski (3)
Shots: May (5)
POWER PLAYS
Maine – 0/3
Providence – 1/3
SHOTS
Maine – 30
Providence – 32
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