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, February 14
Providence, RI
5:30 P.M.
Providence College
19-8-2, 14-4-1
4
vs
1
Northeastern
13-15-1, 8-11-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Providence | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Photo by: Foley Photography
No. 7/6 Men's Hockey Scores Four Unanswered Goals To Defeat Northeastern, 4-1
2/14/2026 8:44:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
Donovan McCoy scored the game-winning goal with 3:12 left in regulation.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The No. 7/6 Providence College men's hockey team scored four unanswered goals, including three in the third period to defeat Northeastern, 4-1, on Saturday night (Feb. 14) at Schneider Arena.
RECORDS
No. 7/6 Providence (19-8-2, 14-4-1 HEA) | Northeastern (13-15-1, 8-11-0 HEA)
SCORE
Providence – 4 | Northeastern – 1
VENUE
Schneider Arena – Providence, R.I.
GOALIES
Michael Simpson (PC) – 17 saves, 1 goal against
Lawton Zacher (NU) – 41 saves, 2 goals against
NOTES
- Northeastern scored the lone goal of the first period as Vinny Borgesi converted on the power play to give the Huskies a 1-0 lead.
- Jonathan Fauchon tied the game at 18:36 of the second period, firing a wrist shot pas Zacher for his eighth goal of the season. Andrew Centrella earned the assist on the play.
- Providence outshot Northeastern by a 22-3 margin in the second period.
- The teams battled through a tight-checking third period until Donovan McCoy unloaded a one-timer from the point over the glove of Zacher to give the Friars the lead with 3:12 remaining. The goal was McCoy's third of the season assisted by Julius Sumpf and Graham Gamache.
- Tanner Adams fired his 10th goal of the year into an empty net to extend the lead to 3-1.
- Will Elger also added an empty-net goal, his seventh tally of the year to close out the scoring.
- Goaltender Michael Simpson earned the win in his first NCAA start, stopping 17-of-18 shots he faced.
- Head Coach Nate Leaman earned his 299th career win at Providence.
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Fauchon, McCoy, Adams, Elger (1)
Assists: Machu, Malinoski, McCoy, Gamache, Centrella, Sumpf (1)
Points: McCoy (2)
Shots: Mustard (8)
POWER PLAYS
Northeastern – 1/3
Providence – 0/4
SHOTS
Northeastern – 18
Providence – 45
FACEOFFS
Northeastern – 28-of-55 (.509)
Providence – 27-of-55 (.491)
UP NEXT
The Friars will travel to Burlington, Vermont next weekend (Feb. 20-21) for a two-game series against the University of Vermont.
Players Mentioned
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/ Men's Ice HockeyTeam Stats
NEU
PRO
Shots
18
45
PPG
1
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
5
4
Penalty Mins
10
8
Faceoffs Won
28
27
Game Leaders
+/-
3
Goals
1
Sh
5
A
1
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
5
A
0
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
1
A
0
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