Providence College Athletics

Saturday, March 30
Providence, R.I. / Dunkin' Donuts Center
1:00 P.M.

Providence College

23-11-6, 14-7-3HEA

6
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3

Minnesota State

32-8-2, 22-5-1WCHA

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3
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Providence
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2
3
6
Minnesota State
3
0
0
3
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No. 11 Men's Hockey Rallies for Six Unanswered Goals to Down No. 3 Minnesota State, 6-3, at the NCAA East Regional Semifinals

3/30/2019 5:14:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

Box ScoreNCAA1 vs Minn State

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The fourth-seeded Providence College men's hockey team scored six unanswered goals to upend first-seeded Minnesota State in the NCAA East Regional Semifinal on Saturday, March 30 at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, R.I. Josh Wilkins and Tyce Thompson each had three-point performances to help the Friars battle back from an early 3-0 deficit.
 
SCORE
No. 11 Providence – 6 | No. 3 Minnesota Sate – 3

RECORDS
Providence – 23-11-6 | Minnesota State – 32-8-2

VENUE
Dunkin' Donuts Center – Providence, R.I.

GOALIES
Hayden Hawkey (PC) – 31 saves
Dryden McKay (MSU) – 23 saves

NOTES
- Providence had the game's first power-play chance, going on the man advantage just 1:50 into the game. Brian Lemos appeared a poke home a goal, but it was waved off because the referee had already blown the play dead.
- The Mavericks jumped out to a 2-0 lead with goals 36 seconds apart. Charlie Gerard scored a rebound goal on a 2-on-1 rush and Jake Jeremko added a back-door tap in to build the lead 8:28 into the first period.
- Nick Rivera extended the Mavericks' lead at the 11:08 mark, converting on a Friar turnover at the defensive blue line. His 10th goal of the season, which was unassisted, made it 3-0.
- Providence responded with a Josh Wilkins power-play goal at 13:12 of the first. Tic-tac-toe passing between Greg Printz, Tyce Thompson and Wilkins led to a one-time finish, which made it 3-1.
- Minnesota State appeared to regain a three-goal lead with a power-play goal in the final minute of the period, but the goal was called back due to offsides.
- Vimal Sukumaran cut into the Mavericks' lead, scoring his sixth goal of the season just 4:37 into the second period. Ryan Tait slid the puck to Sukumaran on a rush in transition and he fired a shot over McKay's blocker to make it 3-2.
- The Friars tied the game with 10:27 remaining in the second period. Jack Dugan played a pass from behind the net to Kasper Björkqvist, who was waiting on the doorstep for a tap-in. The goal was Björkqvist's 17th of the season and it was the Friars' second power-play goal of the afternoon.
- Jacob Bryson earned the secondary assist on Björkqvist's goal. He became the eighth Friar in the game to register a point.
- Providence had another power-play chance late in the period, as the Mavericks were called for too many men on the ice. The Friars only recorded one shot on goal and moved to 2-for-4 in the game on the power play.
- Minnesota State's Connor Mackey was called for contact to the head and given a game misconduct at the 7:37 mark of the third. Providence capitalized on the five-minute man-advantage, scoring twice.
- Thompson and Wilkins each lit the lamp for the Friars, just 1:18 apart. The pair assisted each other's tallies and Brandon Duhaime earned helpers on both goals. The strikes for the Friars were nearly identical, but from opposite sides of the ice.
- Jason O'Neill capped the Friars' scoring with an empty-net goal, his sixth strike of the season. His unassisted goal came with 2:10 left to play.
- Hayden Hawkey finished with 31 saves for Providence, while Dryden McKay made 23 for Minnesota State.
- Wilkins is the fifth player to have two goals in an NCAA Tournament game. He is tied for the record after his two-goal game today.
- The four power play goals were a season-high for the Friars.
- The Friars improved to 16-19 all-time in the NCAA Tournament and evened their record at 7-7 in the opening rounds.
 
HOW THEY SCORED
1-0 (MSU) – 7:52/1st – EV – Charlie Gerard (Tuomie, Michaelis) – Rebound goal on a 2-on-1 rush.
2-0 (MSU) – 8:28/1st – EV – Jake Jaremko (Lutz, Hookensen) – Cross-ice pass for a back-door tap-in.
3-0 (MSU) – 11:08/1st – EV – Nick Rivera (unassisted) – Turnover at the blue line that allowed Rivera to skate through the slot and score five-hole.
3-1 (PC) – 13:12/1st – PP – Josh Wilkins (Thompson, Printz) – Tic-tac-toe passing for a Wilkins one-timer.
3-2 (PC) – 4:37/2nd – EV – Vimal Sukumaran (Tait) – Wrist shot from the top of the left circle that beat McKay high, blocker side.
3-3 (PC) – 9:33/2nd – PP – Kasper Björkqvist (Dugan, Bryson) – Pass from behind the net for a tap in on the doorstep.
4-3 (PC) – 8:37/3rd – PP – Tyce Thompson (Duhaime, Wilkins) – Pass from Duhaime across the slot for a wrist shot.
5-3 (PC) – 9:55/3rd – PP – Josh Wilkins (Thompson, Sukumaran) – Pass from Thompson across the slot for a wrist shot under the crossbar.
6-3 (PC) – 17:50/3rd – EN – Jason O'Neill (unassisted) – Empty-net goal.
 
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Wilkins (2)
Assists: Thompson (2)
Points: Wilkins, Thompson (3)
Shots: Bryson (5)
 
POWER PLAYS
Providence – 4/7
Minnesota State – 0/3

SHOTS
Providence – 29
Minnesota State – 34

UP NEXT
The Friars advance to tomorrow's NCAA East Regional Final at 4:00 p.m. at the Dunkin' Donuts Center. Providence awaits the winner of this evening's game between No. 5 Northeastern and No. 10 Cornell.
 
For more updates on the Providence College men's hockey program, follow the team on Twitter @FriarsHockey.


 

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MINNST
Shots
29
34
PPG
4
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
3
6
Penalty Mins
6
23
Faceoffs Won
35
29

Game Leaders

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Josh Wilkins

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Goals
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Sh
4
A
1
27

Tyce Thompson

rw
+/-
-1
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
2
9

Brandon Duhaime

lw
+/-
-1
Goals
0
Sh
1
A
2
22

Vimal Sukumaran

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+1
Goals
1
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3
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Jacob Bryson

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Jack Dugan

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Brandon Duhaime

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Hayden Hawkey

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Jason O'Neill

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Greg Printz

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Vimal Sukumaran

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Ryan Tait

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