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Men's Ice Hockey
vs Simon Fraser (Exhibition)
Providence College Athletics
Saturday, November 16
Boston, MA
8:00 P.M.
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Northeastern
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No. 10 Men's Hockey Falls at No. 14 Northeastern, 7-3
11/16/2019 11:35:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
BOSTON, Mass. – A four-goal outburst in the second period guided No. 14 Northeastern to a 7-3 win over the 10th-ranked Providence College men's hockey team on Saturday night at Matthews Arena.
SCORE
Providence – 3 | Northeastern – 7
RECORDS
No. 10 Providence – 6-4-2 (4-3-1 HEAM) | No. 14 Northeastern – 6-4-2 (3-3-1 HEAM)
VENUE
Matthews Arena – Boston, Mass.
GOALIES
Michael Lackey (PC) – 7 saves (L); Gabe Mollot-Hill – 7 saves
Craig Pantano (NU) – 16 saves
NOTES
- The teams combined for just eight total shots in the opening period but traded goals in the waning minutes of the first period.
- Providence scored the opening goal for the 11th time in 12 games this season as Jason O'Neill snuck a shot through the pads.
- Just 38 seconds later, Mike Kesselring knotted the game at 1-1 for the Huskies with his first collegiate goal.
- Northeastern struck for three goals in the first 5:34 of the second period to grab a 4-1 lead before Patrick Moynihan got one back for the Friars on the power play.
- Gabe Mollot-Hill came in relief of Michael Lackey and turned away seven of eight shots.
- Jeremie Bucheler made it 5-2 late in the second period for Northeastern.
- Vimal Sukumaran cashed in early in the third period to give the Friars life at 5-3, but Providence couldn't mount a comeback as the Huskies added two empty net goals in the final minutes.
- Tyce Thompson added an assist and still ranks second in the nation in scoring with nine goals and 10 assists for 19 points behind teammate, Jack Dugan (5-21-26).
- Cam McDonald registered the first assist of his collegiate career.
HOW THEY SCORED
1-0 (PC) – 17:16/1st – EV – Jason O'Neill (unassisted) – Northeastern broke up the rush just inside the blue line but O'Neill collected a loose puck and beat Pantano through the legs from the top of the slot.
1-1 (NU) – 17:54/1st – EV – Mike Kesselring (Shea, Filipe) – Kesselring walked in from the point and beat Lackey through a screen with a low shot.
2-1 (NU) – 1:15/2nd – EV – Grant Jozefek (Harris) – Re-direct of a Harris shot at the top of the crease.
3-1 (NU) – 2:23/2nd – PP – Jordan Harris (McDonough) – Shot from the point through a screen.
4-1 (NU) – 5:54/2nd – EV – Matt Filipe – Breakaway and finished with a backhand deke.
4-2 (PC) – 6:47/2nd – PP – Patrick Moynihan – Shot from Greg Printz and Moynihan finished off the rebound at the near post.
5-2 (NU) – 18:09/2nd – EV - Jeremie Bucheler (Madden, Picking) – Shot from the point through traffic.
5-3 (PC) – 2:22/3rd – EV – Vimal Sukumaran (McDonald, Nilsson) – McDonald fed Sukumaran with a diagonal pass from the point to the top of the crease for a tap-in.
6-3 (NU) – 17:14/3rd – EN – Tyler Madden – Empty net goal.
7-3 (NU) – 18:45/3rd – EN – Matt Filipe – Empty net goal.
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Moynihan, O'Neill, Sukumaran (1)
Assists: McDonald, Nilsson, Printz, Thompson (1)
Points: Seven players (1)
Shots: Crozier (3)
POWER PLAYS
Providence – 1/3
Northeastern – 1/3
SHOTS
Providence – 19
Northeastern – 21
UP NEXT
The Friars kick off a home-and-home series against UConn next Friday (Nov. 22) in Hartford, Conn.
For more updates on the Providence College men's hockey program, follow the team on Twitter @FriarsHockey.
SCORE
Providence – 3 | Northeastern – 7
RECORDS
No. 10 Providence – 6-4-2 (4-3-1 HEAM) | No. 14 Northeastern – 6-4-2 (3-3-1 HEAM)
VENUE
Matthews Arena – Boston, Mass.
GOALIES
Michael Lackey (PC) – 7 saves (L); Gabe Mollot-Hill – 7 saves
Craig Pantano (NU) – 16 saves
NOTES
- The teams combined for just eight total shots in the opening period but traded goals in the waning minutes of the first period.
- Providence scored the opening goal for the 11th time in 12 games this season as Jason O'Neill snuck a shot through the pads.
- Just 38 seconds later, Mike Kesselring knotted the game at 1-1 for the Huskies with his first collegiate goal.
- Northeastern struck for three goals in the first 5:34 of the second period to grab a 4-1 lead before Patrick Moynihan got one back for the Friars on the power play.
- Gabe Mollot-Hill came in relief of Michael Lackey and turned away seven of eight shots.
- Jeremie Bucheler made it 5-2 late in the second period for Northeastern.
- Vimal Sukumaran cashed in early in the third period to give the Friars life at 5-3, but Providence couldn't mount a comeback as the Huskies added two empty net goals in the final minutes.
- Tyce Thompson added an assist and still ranks second in the nation in scoring with nine goals and 10 assists for 19 points behind teammate, Jack Dugan (5-21-26).
- Cam McDonald registered the first assist of his collegiate career.
HOW THEY SCORED
1-0 (PC) – 17:16/1st – EV – Jason O'Neill (unassisted) – Northeastern broke up the rush just inside the blue line but O'Neill collected a loose puck and beat Pantano through the legs from the top of the slot.
1-1 (NU) – 17:54/1st – EV – Mike Kesselring (Shea, Filipe) – Kesselring walked in from the point and beat Lackey through a screen with a low shot.
2-1 (NU) – 1:15/2nd – EV – Grant Jozefek (Harris) – Re-direct of a Harris shot at the top of the crease.
3-1 (NU) – 2:23/2nd – PP – Jordan Harris (McDonough) – Shot from the point through a screen.
4-1 (NU) – 5:54/2nd – EV – Matt Filipe – Breakaway and finished with a backhand deke.
4-2 (PC) – 6:47/2nd – PP – Patrick Moynihan – Shot from Greg Printz and Moynihan finished off the rebound at the near post.
5-2 (NU) – 18:09/2nd – EV - Jeremie Bucheler (Madden, Picking) – Shot from the point through traffic.
5-3 (PC) – 2:22/3rd – EV – Vimal Sukumaran (McDonald, Nilsson) – McDonald fed Sukumaran with a diagonal pass from the point to the top of the crease for a tap-in.
6-3 (NU) – 17:14/3rd – EN – Tyler Madden – Empty net goal.
7-3 (NU) – 18:45/3rd – EN – Matt Filipe – Empty net goal.
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Moynihan, O'Neill, Sukumaran (1)
Assists: McDonald, Nilsson, Printz, Thompson (1)
Points: Seven players (1)
Shots: Crozier (3)
POWER PLAYS
Providence – 1/3
Northeastern – 1/3
SHOTS
Providence – 19
Northeastern – 21
UP NEXT
The Friars kick off a home-and-home series against UConn next Friday (Nov. 22) in Hartford, Conn.
For more updates on the Providence College men's hockey program, follow the team on Twitter @FriarsHockey.
Team Stats
PC
NU
Shots
19
21
PPG
1
1
SHG
0
0
Penalties
4
5
Penalty Mins
8
10
Faceoffs Won
32
25
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
-1
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
0
+/-
-3
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
1
A
0
+/-
-4
Goals
0
Sh
3
A
1
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