LOWELL, Mass. – Jacob Bryson recorded three assists and four other Friars tallied two points as the No. 13 Providence College men's hockey team scored a 6-1 win over No. 10/11 UMass Lowell on Friday night at Tsongas Center. Goaltender
Hayden Hawkey became the program's all-time leader in wins with his 65
th career victory on Friday night.
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SCORE
No. 13/13 Providence – 6 | No. 10/11 UMass Lowell – 1
RECORDS
Providence – 17-9-5 (10-7-2 HEA) | UMass Lowell – 17-9-2 (11-5-2 HEA)
VENUE
Tsongas Center – Lowell, Mass.
GOALIES
Hayden Hawkey (PC) – 20 saves
Tyler Wall (UML) – 28 saves
NOTES
- The Friars dodged an early bullet as an apparent River Hawk goal was waived off due to goaltender interference just under two minutes into the game.
- Providence seized control from there as Kasper Björkqvist netted his first of two goals on the night to put the Friars up 1-0 at 4:11 of the first period.
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Brandon Duhaime netted his second goal in as many games as he beat Wall up over the glove at 10:49.
- It was an even better middle stanza as the Friars outscored the River Hawks 3-0 and outshot them by an 11-2 margin.
- Björkqvist added his second of the game and his 13
th of the season, followed by
Michael Callahan's 2
nd of the year and
Greg Printz's 10
th of the season to give Providence a 5-0 lead through 40 minutes.
- Connor Sodergren got UMass Lowell on the board at 3:13 of the third period.
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Tyce Thompson notched his 5
th goal of the season just 19 seconds later to re-gain the five-goal cushion at 6-1.
- Hawkey stopped 20-of-21 shots for his 65
th career win, a program record.
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Jacob Bryson posted three assists for the second time this season (Nov. 24 at Denver).
- Duhaime (1-1-2),
Jack Dugan (0-2-2), Björkqvist (2-0-2) and Printz (1-1-2) all tallied two-point games.
- Providence extended its winning streak to five games over the River Hawks.
- It was the third time the Friars have scored at least six goals on the road this season.
- The Friars improved to 10-5-2 on the road this season and moved into third place in the Hockey East standings with 22 points.
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HOW THEY SCORED
1-0 (PC) – 4:11/1
st – EV – Kasper Björkqvist (Wilkins, Dugan) – Centering pass from Wilkins to Björkqvist for the re-direct at the top of the crease.
2-0 (PC) – 10:49/1
st – EV –
Brandon Duhaime (Lemos, Bryson) – After a faceoff win in the defensive zone,
Bryan Lemos fed Duhaime entering the zone and he wired a wrist shot over the glove of Wall.
3-0 (PC) – 3:40/2
nd – EV – Kasper Björkqvist (Dugan, Desharnais) – Dugan rushing down the right wing feed Björkqvist at the bottom of the far circle and he finished under the crossbar.
4-0 (PC) – 10:58/2
nd – EV –
Michael Callahan (Duhaime, O'Brien) – Cross-ice pass from Duhaime to Callahan for a one-timer.
5-0 (PC) – 19:05/2
nd – EV –
Greg Printz (Bryson, Young) – Drop pass at the blue line from Bryson to Printz who beat Wall low to the stick side through a screen.
5-1 (UML) – 3:13/3
rd – EV – Connor Sodergren (Marin, Dmowski) – Wrist shot over the shoulder of Hawkey coming down the left wing.
6-1 (PC) – 3:32/3
rd – EV –
Tyce Thompson (Printz, Bryson) – Printz found Thompson at the top of the slot and he finished a shot low past Wall.
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PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Björkqvist (2)
Assists: Bryson (3)
Points: Bryson (3)
Shots: Mirageas (6)
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POWER PLAYS
Providence – 0/3
UMass Lowell – 0/3
SHOTS
Providence 34
UMass Lowell – 21
UP NEXT
The Friars and River Hawks conclude their regular season series tomorrow night at Schneider Arena. Â
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