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Men's Ice Hockey
vs Simon Fraser (Exhibition)
7:00 P.M.
Providence College Athletics
Friday, March 28
Manchester, NH / SNHU Arena
5:30 P.M.
Providence College
21-11-5
1
vs
5
Denver
30-11-1
1
2
3
F
Denver
1
2
2
5
Providence
0
0
1
1
No. 10 Men’s Hockey Defeated By No. 6 Denver, 5-1, In NCAA First Round
3/28/2025 8:58:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
Austen May scored the lone goal for the Friars.
MANCHESTER, N.H. – The No. 10 Providence College men's hockey team fell to No. 6 Denver, 5-1, in the NCAA First Round at SNHU Arena in Manchester, N.H. on Friday (March 28).
RECORDS
No. 10 Providence (21-11-5, 11-8-5 HEA) | No. 6 Denver (30-11-1, 15-8-1 NCHC)
SCORE
Providence – 1 | Denver – 5
VENUE
SNHU Arena – Manchester, N.H.
GOALIES
Philip Svedebäck (PC) – 16 saves, 4 goals against
Matt Davis (DU) – 30 saves, 1 goal against
NOTES
-The Pioneers struck first just 2:25 into the opening period on an unassisted goal from Connor Caponi.
-Denver doubled its lead at 3:17 of the second when Zeev Buium found the back of the net, assisted by Aidan Thompson and Jack Devine.
-On the power play, Sam Harris made it 3-0 at 6:01 of the second, with Thompson and Carter King picking up assists.
-Thompson extended Denver's lead to 4-0 at 3:53 of the third period, with assists from Buium and Samu Salminen.
-At 11:35 of the third, Denver's Garrett Brown received a five-minute major for elbowing. Four seconds into the power play, Austen May (Woodhaven, Mich.) fired a shot into the net to make it 4-1. Logan Will (Ames, Iowa) recorded the lone assist. The goal was May's first of the season.
-The Friars pulled Philip Svedebäck for an extra attacker during the extended power play, but the Pioneers sealed the win with an empty-net goal from King.
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: May (1)
Assists: Will (1)
Points: May, Will (1)
Shots: Sawyer (5)
POWER PLAYS
Providence – 1/4
Denver – 1/3
SHOTS
Providence – 31
Denver – 20
FACEOFFS
Providence – 37-of-55 (.673)
Denver – 18-of-55 (.327)
-GO FRIARS!-
RECORDS
No. 10 Providence (21-11-5, 11-8-5 HEA) | No. 6 Denver (30-11-1, 15-8-1 NCHC)
SCORE
Providence – 1 | Denver – 5
VENUE
SNHU Arena – Manchester, N.H.
GOALIES
Philip Svedebäck (PC) – 16 saves, 4 goals against
Matt Davis (DU) – 30 saves, 1 goal against
NOTES
-The Pioneers struck first just 2:25 into the opening period on an unassisted goal from Connor Caponi.
-Denver doubled its lead at 3:17 of the second when Zeev Buium found the back of the net, assisted by Aidan Thompson and Jack Devine.
-On the power play, Sam Harris made it 3-0 at 6:01 of the second, with Thompson and Carter King picking up assists.
-Thompson extended Denver's lead to 4-0 at 3:53 of the third period, with assists from Buium and Samu Salminen.
-At 11:35 of the third, Denver's Garrett Brown received a five-minute major for elbowing. Four seconds into the power play, Austen May (Woodhaven, Mich.) fired a shot into the net to make it 4-1. Logan Will (Ames, Iowa) recorded the lone assist. The goal was May's first of the season.
-The Friars pulled Philip Svedebäck for an extra attacker during the extended power play, but the Pioneers sealed the win with an empty-net goal from King.
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: May (1)
Assists: Will (1)
Points: May, Will (1)
Shots: Sawyer (5)
POWER PLAYS
Providence – 1/4
Denver – 1/3
SHOTS
Providence – 31
Denver – 20
FACEOFFS
Providence – 37-of-55 (.673)
Denver – 18-of-55 (.327)
-GO FRIARS!-
Team Stats
DEN
PC
Shots
20
31
PPG
1
1
SHG
1
0
Penalties
7
5
Penalty Mins
33
18
Faceoffs Won
18
38
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
1
A
1
+/-
-1
Goals
0
Sh
5
A
0
+/-
-1
Goals
0
Sh
4
A
0
Players Mentioned
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