Completed Event: Men's Ice Hockey versus #17/18 UMass on November 20, 2025 , Loss , 1, to, 2 , (OT)
Men's Ice Hockey
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Providence College Athletics
Thursday, March 7
Providence, R.I.
7:00 P.M.
Providence College
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Boston College
Photo by: Rich Gagnon
No. 8 Men's Hockey Hosts Boston College in Regular Season Finale on Thursday
3/6/2019 4:06:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
FOLLOW THE FRIARS (20-9-6, 13-7-3 HEA)
Matchup: No. 8 Providence College vs. Boston College (11-19-3, 10-10-3 HEA)
Faceoff: 7:00 PM (Thurs.) – Schneider Arena – Providence, R.I.
TV: NBC Sports Boston | Play-by-play: Mike Logan, Color: Sonny Watrous
Stream: Friars.com | TSN.ca/TSN App
Radio: NewsRadio 104.7 FM | TuneIn Radio | Friars.com | Play-by-play: Charlie Bergeron
Live Stats: Friars.com
Twitter: @Friarshockey
TALKING POINTS
- The Friars and Terriers concluded their season series at 1-1-1 after a 1-1 tie last Thursday night at Schneider Arena.
- Chad Krys nearly gave the Terriers an early lead just 43 seconds into the first as he beat the Friar defense to the outside but his backhand deke rang off the post and stayed out.
- Boston University did cash in first at 7:25 of the first period. After Oettinger denied two point-blank chances by the Friars, Shane Bowers finished off a rebound from Joel Farabee to give the Terriers a 1-0 lead.
- The Friars continued to generate multiple chances in the second period, but Oettinger turned away all 14 shots he faced.
- Scott Conway had the highlight of the period as he danced through three Terriers shorthanded and ripped a shot off of Oettinger's knob of his stick.
- After constant pressure in the third period, the Friars finally broke through as Jack Dugan notched his 10th goal of the season with 8:29 remaining. Greg Printz slide a pass to Dugan and he slipped a backhand shot between the legs of Oettinger.
- Wilkins registered an assist on Dugan's goal and now has 96 career points.
- Scott Conway had a game-high six shots on goal.
- It was the seventh time this season that the Friars recorded at least 40 shots on goal.
- It was the first time since March 18, 2016 that Providence did not have a power play opportunity.
- Hawkey appeared in his 118th career game, which is now the most career games played by a goaltender in program history.
- Providence is now 0-0-6 in overtime games this season and they extended its unbeaten streak to five games (4-0-1) with the tie.
TALE OF THE TAPE
Providence (NCAA Rank) 2018-19 Boston Coll. (NCAA Rank)
3.14 (T-17th) Goals Per Game 2.24 (52nd)
1.89 (4th) Goals Against Average 2.88 (T-34th)
34.2 (5th) Shots Per Game 29.9 (28th)
28-143 (.196) (22nd) Power Play 20-109 (.183) (30th)
130-150 (.867) (7th) Penalty Kill 104-125 (.832) (T-19th)
.513 (26th) Faceoff % .526 (13th)
SERIES HISTORY VS. BOSTON COLLEGE
• The Friars and Eagles will conclude their three-game series on Thursday night at Schneider Arena. Boston College claimed both games at Conte Forum over an eight-day stretch back in January by 4-2 and 4-1 scores.
• It's been a long time between visits to Providence for the Eagles as they make their first trip to Schneider Arena since Oct. 27, 2017, a span of 496 days.
• Overall, the Eagles have claimed five of the last seven meetings between the schools.
SCOUTING THE EAGLES
• Boston College currently sits 7th in the Hockey East standings and would match-up with the Friars in the Hockey East Quarterfinals if season ended today. BC split a weekend home-and-home series with Northeastern last weekend and sits one point behind Maine and one point ahead of New Hampshire in the standings.
• The Eagles are led in scoring by junior David Cotton, who is first in Hockey East with 20 goals. Reigning Hockey East Rookie of the Year Logan Hutsko (4-15-19) and Julius Mattila (7-11-18) round out the top three in scoring for BC.
• Junior Joe Woll has posted a 2.39 GAA and .917 save percentage in 31 starts this season.
HAWKEY, WILKINS NAMED SEMIFINALISTS FOR WALTER BROWN AWARD
Goaltender Hayden Hawkey and forward Josh Wilkins were named semifinalists for the 67th Walter Brown Award, presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England.
20-WIN PLATEAU
The Friars reached 20 wins for the sixth-consecutive season after defeating UConn on Feb. 26.
PUCKS ON NET
The Friars rank second among all NCAA schools with a +385 shots on goal margin. Overall, Providence has outshot opponents by an average of 11.00 shots per game. Their 23.17 shots on goal allowed per game ranks second overall in the NCAA.
DUGAN NAMED HOCKEY EAST ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Jack Dugan became the first freshman to reach 20 assists in a season for the Friars since Regan Kelly in 2000-01. He earned Hockey East Rookie of the Week honors for the second time this season on Monday after posting three points over two games last week. Dugan is tied for the Hockey East scoring lead with BU's Joel Farabee at 31 points.
ELEVEN GAMES TO AIR ON NBC SPORTS BOSTON
Providence College Athletics announced that NBC Sports Boston, the broadcast home of the Boston Celtics will televise 11 men's hockey home games during the 2018-19 season. Eight of the 11 games will be shown live, while the remaining three games with be tape delayed following the conclusion of Celtics coverage.
ALL GAMES TO AIR LIVE ON NEWSRADIO 104.7 FM
Beginning with the 2018-19 hockey season, all Friars men's hockey games, in addition to all pregame and postgame network programming will be carried live on NewsRadio 104.7 FM. The agreement also includes 10 editions of the Nate Leaman Coaches Show that will air throughout the season. Mike Logan, who is entering his 24th season as the voice of the Friars, will call all the live action this season on 104.7 FM. Logan also will host the Nate Leaman Coaches show on 104.7 FM.
SECOND HALF SUCCESS AGAINST TOP TEAMS
The Friars are 5-0 in the second half of the season against the remaining top-three teams in the Hockey East standings - UMass (1-0), Northeastern (2-0), UMass Lowell (2-0).
MULTIPLE MILESTONES FOR HAWKEY
Goaltender Hayden Hawkey recorded his single-season program record sixth shutout of the season against Maine on Feb. 8. His 68 career wins are a new program record. His .654 winning percentage currently ranks second all-time in program history. The 68 wins lead all active NCAA goaltenders while his 15 shutouts are second among active goaltenders (Jake Kielly - Clarkson, 16). Hawkey has surrendered just 13 goals in his last 11 games, stopping 258 of 271 shots over that span for a .952 save percentage.
SCHNEIDER SUCCESS
The current group of seniors have dominated at Schneider Arena over the last three-plus seasons, going 48-10-9 over that span (.784).
THREE IS THE MAGIC NUMBER
The Friars are 145-13-15 all-time under Nate Leaman when scoring three or more goals in a game.
AFTER 40
The Friars are 135-5-12 all-time under Nate Leaman when holding a lead after two periods.
CLINCHING SCENARIOS
The Friars can clinch the No. 2 seed with a win on Thursday OR a tie + NU loss or tie OR a loss + NU loss + UML tie or loss.
UP NEXT
The Friars will host a best-of-three Hockey East Quarterfinal series next weekend (March 15-17) against an opponent to be determined.
For more updates on the Providence College men's hockey program, follow the team on Twitter @FriarsHockey.
Matchup: No. 8 Providence College vs. Boston College (11-19-3, 10-10-3 HEA)
Faceoff: 7:00 PM (Thurs.) – Schneider Arena – Providence, R.I.
TV: NBC Sports Boston | Play-by-play: Mike Logan, Color: Sonny Watrous
Stream: Friars.com | TSN.ca/TSN App
Radio: NewsRadio 104.7 FM | TuneIn Radio | Friars.com | Play-by-play: Charlie Bergeron
Live Stats: Friars.com
Twitter: @Friarshockey
TALKING POINTS
- The Friars and Terriers concluded their season series at 1-1-1 after a 1-1 tie last Thursday night at Schneider Arena.
- Chad Krys nearly gave the Terriers an early lead just 43 seconds into the first as he beat the Friar defense to the outside but his backhand deke rang off the post and stayed out.
- Boston University did cash in first at 7:25 of the first period. After Oettinger denied two point-blank chances by the Friars, Shane Bowers finished off a rebound from Joel Farabee to give the Terriers a 1-0 lead.
- The Friars continued to generate multiple chances in the second period, but Oettinger turned away all 14 shots he faced.
- Scott Conway had the highlight of the period as he danced through three Terriers shorthanded and ripped a shot off of Oettinger's knob of his stick.
- After constant pressure in the third period, the Friars finally broke through as Jack Dugan notched his 10th goal of the season with 8:29 remaining. Greg Printz slide a pass to Dugan and he slipped a backhand shot between the legs of Oettinger.
- Wilkins registered an assist on Dugan's goal and now has 96 career points.
- Scott Conway had a game-high six shots on goal.
- It was the seventh time this season that the Friars recorded at least 40 shots on goal.
- It was the first time since March 18, 2016 that Providence did not have a power play opportunity.
- Hawkey appeared in his 118th career game, which is now the most career games played by a goaltender in program history.
- Providence is now 0-0-6 in overtime games this season and they extended its unbeaten streak to five games (4-0-1) with the tie.
TALE OF THE TAPE
Providence (NCAA Rank) 2018-19 Boston Coll. (NCAA Rank)
3.14 (T-17th) Goals Per Game 2.24 (52nd)
1.89 (4th) Goals Against Average 2.88 (T-34th)
34.2 (5th) Shots Per Game 29.9 (28th)
28-143 (.196) (22nd) Power Play 20-109 (.183) (30th)
130-150 (.867) (7th) Penalty Kill 104-125 (.832) (T-19th)
.513 (26th) Faceoff % .526 (13th)
SERIES HISTORY VS. BOSTON COLLEGE
• The Friars and Eagles will conclude their three-game series on Thursday night at Schneider Arena. Boston College claimed both games at Conte Forum over an eight-day stretch back in January by 4-2 and 4-1 scores.
• It's been a long time between visits to Providence for the Eagles as they make their first trip to Schneider Arena since Oct. 27, 2017, a span of 496 days.
• Overall, the Eagles have claimed five of the last seven meetings between the schools.
SCOUTING THE EAGLES
• Boston College currently sits 7th in the Hockey East standings and would match-up with the Friars in the Hockey East Quarterfinals if season ended today. BC split a weekend home-and-home series with Northeastern last weekend and sits one point behind Maine and one point ahead of New Hampshire in the standings.
• The Eagles are led in scoring by junior David Cotton, who is first in Hockey East with 20 goals. Reigning Hockey East Rookie of the Year Logan Hutsko (4-15-19) and Julius Mattila (7-11-18) round out the top three in scoring for BC.
• Junior Joe Woll has posted a 2.39 GAA and .917 save percentage in 31 starts this season.
HAWKEY, WILKINS NAMED SEMIFINALISTS FOR WALTER BROWN AWARD
Goaltender Hayden Hawkey and forward Josh Wilkins were named semifinalists for the 67th Walter Brown Award, presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England.
20-WIN PLATEAU
The Friars reached 20 wins for the sixth-consecutive season after defeating UConn on Feb. 26.
PUCKS ON NET
The Friars rank second among all NCAA schools with a +385 shots on goal margin. Overall, Providence has outshot opponents by an average of 11.00 shots per game. Their 23.17 shots on goal allowed per game ranks second overall in the NCAA.
DUGAN NAMED HOCKEY EAST ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Jack Dugan became the first freshman to reach 20 assists in a season for the Friars since Regan Kelly in 2000-01. He earned Hockey East Rookie of the Week honors for the second time this season on Monday after posting three points over two games last week. Dugan is tied for the Hockey East scoring lead with BU's Joel Farabee at 31 points.
ELEVEN GAMES TO AIR ON NBC SPORTS BOSTON
Providence College Athletics announced that NBC Sports Boston, the broadcast home of the Boston Celtics will televise 11 men's hockey home games during the 2018-19 season. Eight of the 11 games will be shown live, while the remaining three games with be tape delayed following the conclusion of Celtics coverage.
ALL GAMES TO AIR LIVE ON NEWSRADIO 104.7 FM
Beginning with the 2018-19 hockey season, all Friars men's hockey games, in addition to all pregame and postgame network programming will be carried live on NewsRadio 104.7 FM. The agreement also includes 10 editions of the Nate Leaman Coaches Show that will air throughout the season. Mike Logan, who is entering his 24th season as the voice of the Friars, will call all the live action this season on 104.7 FM. Logan also will host the Nate Leaman Coaches show on 104.7 FM.
SECOND HALF SUCCESS AGAINST TOP TEAMS
The Friars are 5-0 in the second half of the season against the remaining top-three teams in the Hockey East standings - UMass (1-0), Northeastern (2-0), UMass Lowell (2-0).
MULTIPLE MILESTONES FOR HAWKEY
Goaltender Hayden Hawkey recorded his single-season program record sixth shutout of the season against Maine on Feb. 8. His 68 career wins are a new program record. His .654 winning percentage currently ranks second all-time in program history. The 68 wins lead all active NCAA goaltenders while his 15 shutouts are second among active goaltenders (Jake Kielly - Clarkson, 16). Hawkey has surrendered just 13 goals in his last 11 games, stopping 258 of 271 shots over that span for a .952 save percentage.
SCHNEIDER SUCCESS
The current group of seniors have dominated at Schneider Arena over the last three-plus seasons, going 48-10-9 over that span (.784).
THREE IS THE MAGIC NUMBER
The Friars are 145-13-15 all-time under Nate Leaman when scoring three or more goals in a game.
AFTER 40
The Friars are 135-5-12 all-time under Nate Leaman when holding a lead after two periods.
CLINCHING SCENARIOS
The Friars can clinch the No. 2 seed with a win on Thursday OR a tie + NU loss or tie OR a loss + NU loss + UML tie or loss.
UP NEXT
The Friars will host a best-of-three Hockey East Quarterfinal series next weekend (March 15-17) against an opponent to be determined.
For more updates on the Providence College men's hockey program, follow the team on Twitter @FriarsHockey.
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