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 21
Burlington, VT / Gutterson Fieldhouse
7:30 P.M.
Providence College
21-8-2, 16-4-1
5
at
3
Vermont
12-19-0, 7-14-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Vermont | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Photo by: Foley Photography
Malinoski's Hat Trick Paces No. 7 Men's Hockey To 5-3 Win At Vermont
2/21/2026 11:20:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
Malinoski tallied his second-career hat trick on Saturday.
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Hudson Malinoski recorded his second-career hat trick as the No. 7 Providence College men's hockey team swept Vermont with a 5-3 win on Saturday (Feb. 21) at Gutterson Fieldhouse.
RECORDS
No. 7 Providence (21-8-2, 16-4-1 HEA) | Vermont (12-19-0, 7-14-0 HEA)
SCORE
Providence – 5 | Vermont – 3
VENUE
Gutterson Fieldhouse – Burlington, Vt.
GOALIES
Jack Parsons (PC) – 24 saves, 3 goals against
Aidan Wright (UVM) – 20 saves, 5 goals against
NOTES
- The Friars raced out to an early 3-0 lead. Hudson Malinoski tallied his 9th and 10th goals of the season in the opening 10 minutes. Malinoski tapped in a backdoor pass from Kale McCallum to open the scoring before crisp passing from Tanner Adams and Will Elger found him for his second of the game.
- John Mustard netted his team-high 14th goal of the season at 16:25.
- Vermont responded with a goal from Daniel Sambuco just 1:02 later.
- Blake Steenerson brought the Catamounts back within a goal at 3-2 at 8:17 of the second period.
- Malinoski completed the hat trick, the second of his career, at the 12:10 mark to extend the Friar lead to 4-2.
- Roger McQueen one-timed a feed from McCallum on the power play with just 12.6 seconds left in the period for his 11th goal of the season and a 5-2 lead.
- Thomas Sinclair cut the Providence lead to 5-3 just 2:00 into the third period.
- Parsons and the Friar defense held strong over the final 18 minutes to close the game out.
- Jack Parsons finished the night with 24 saves to improve to 12-2-0 this season.
- Malinoski became the fifth Friar this season to reach double-digits in goals.
- Providence improved to 12-3-1 on the road this season and has won 12 of its last 13 games.
- The Friars extended their unbeaten streak over Vermont to 19 games (14-0-5).
- With their 16th league win, Providence matched the program record for Hockey East wins in a season, joining the 2015-16 team.
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Malinoski (3)
Assists: Elger, Adams, McCallum (2)
Points: Malinoski (3)
Shots: Malinoski (7)
POWER PLAYS
Vermont – 0/2
Providence – 1/4
SHOTS
Vermont – 27
Providence – 25
FACEOFFS
Vermont – 34-of-66 (.515)
Providence – 32-of-66 (.485)
UP NEXT
The Friars return to action next weekend (Feb. 27-28) for a home-and-home series against New Hampshire beginning Friday night at Schneider Arena.
Players Mentioned
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/ Men's Ice Hockey
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/ Men's Ice Hockey
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/ Men's Ice Hockey
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/ Men's Ice HockeyTeam Stats
PRV
UVM
Shots
25
27
PPG
1
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
6
8
Penalty Mins
12
16
Faceoffs Won
32
34
Game Leaders
+/-
1
Goals
3
Sh
7
A
0
+/-
1
Goals
0
Sh
0
A
2
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
0
A
2
+/-
-1
Goals
0
Sh
0
A
2
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