Completed Event: Men's Ice Hockey versus Vermont on February 7, 2026 , Win , 6, to, 1
Men's Ice Hockey
vs Vermont
Final
6
-
1
Providence College Athletics
Saturday, January 31
Orono, ME / Alfond Arena
7:00 P.M.
Providence College
16-7-2, 11-3-1
3
at
2
Maine
14-10-2, 8-8-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT 1 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Maine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Photo by: Foley Photography
Sawyer Scores In Overtime, No. 9 Men's Hockey Rallies For 3-2 Win at No. 17 Maine
1/31/2026 11:14:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
Logan Sawyer registered his second overtime goal in the last five games.
ORONO, Maine – Andrew Centrella tied the game with 5.5 seconds left in regulation and Logan Sawyer scored the game-winning goal in overtime as the No. 9 Providence College men's hockey team rallied for a 3-2 win on the road against Maine at Alfond Arena on Saturday (Jan. 31). With the win, the Friars extend their winning streak to seven games.
RECORDS
No. 9 Providence (16-7-2, 11-3-1 HEA) | No. 17 Maine (14-10-2, 8-8-0 HEA)
SCORE
Providence – 3 | Maine – 2 - OT
VENUE
Alfond Arena – Orono, Maine
GOALIES
Jack Parsons (PC) – 23 saves, 2 goals against
Mathis Rousseau (ME) – 20 saves, 3 goals against
NOTES
- Justin Poirier gave the Black Bears an early lead at 4:45 of the first period.
- The Friars responded at the 9:01 mark as Alex Rybakov finished off a rebound from Tomas Machu for his third goal of the season to tie the game at 1-1. Jonathan Fauchon registered the secondary assist on the play.
- Maine re-gained the lead at 16:47 of the first period on a goal from Loic Usereau to take a 2-1 lead after 20 minutes of play.
- The teams played nearly 40 more minutes of scoreless play until the closing seconds.
- Andrew Centrella capped a furious attack with Parsons pulled for an extra attacker, as he buried a cross-ice feed from Roger McQueen with 5.5 seconds left in regulation. The goal was Centrella's third of the season.
- Logan Sawyer closed the game out with his second overtime winner in the last five games and his team-high 11th goal of the season. Tanner Adams and Quinn Mantei assisted on the game-winning goal.
- The Friars matched their most wins (8) in the month of January in program history, matching the 1973-74 team.
- Providence is 8-0-0 over its last eight Hockey East games dating back to Nov. 22. It's the longest streak in league play since 2017 (9 games)
- Jack Parsons improved to 8-1-0 with a 2.09 GAA and .922 save percentage this season.
- The Friars won in overtime at Alfond Arena for the fifth time in program history and have won back-to-back overtime games at Alfond Arena (Feb. 10, 2024).
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Rybakov, Centrella, Sawyer (1)
Assists: McQueen (2)
Points: McQueen, Sawyer (2)
Shots: Sawyer (6)
POWER PLAYS
Maine – 0/3
Providence – 0/4
SHOTS
Maine – 25
Providence – 23
FACEOFFS
Maine – 22-of-44 (.414)
Providence – 34-of-48 (.586)
UP NEXT
The Friars will return to action next Friday (Feb. 6) at the University of New Hampshire beginning at 7 p.m.
Team Stats
PRV
ME
Shots
23
25
PPG
0
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
3
4
Penalty Mins
6
8
Faceoffs Won
34
24
Game Leaders
+/-
3
Goals
1
Sh
6
A
1
+/-
2
Goals
0
Sh
0
A
2
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
0
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