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Men's Ice Hockey
vs Simon Fraser (Exhibition)
Providence College Athletics
Saturday, January 16
Providence, R.I.
4:30 P.M.
Providence College
5-5-2
3
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2
Maine
2-5-1
1
2
3
F
Maine
0
1
1
2
Providence
1
0
2
3
Photo by: Rich Gagnon/Providence College A
Two-Goal Third Period Lifts No. 16 Men's Hockey Over Maine, 3-2
1/16/2021 8:57:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The 16th-ranked Providence College men's hockey team got third period goals from Craig Needham and Albin Nilsson en route to a 3-2 win over Maine on Saturday at Schneider Arena.
SCORE
Providence – 3 | Maine – 2
RECORDS
Providence – 5-5-2 (5-5-2 HEAM) | Maine – 2-5-1 (2-5-1 HEAM)
VENUE
Schneider Arena – Providence, R.I.
GOALIE
Jaxson Stauber (PC) – 21 saves
Victor Ostman (Maine) – 30 saves
NOTES
-Cam McDonald got the Friars on the board early (6:54) with his first goal of the season as he beat Ostman to the short side off the post. Parker Ford and Greg Printz earned the assists.
-Providence killed the game's first four penalties before getting its first crack on the man-advantage, but it was the Black Bears who struck shorthanded to even the score on a goal by Eduards Tralmaks.
-Providence pulled ahead 2-1 with a goal from Craig Needham in the third (7:41). Set up by Chase Yoder, Needham finished off his third goal of the season on a re-direct at the top of the crease.
-Sophomore Albin Nilsson gave the Friars insurance with his first career goal, extending the lead to 3-1. Nilsson cleaned up a rebound off of a Jason O'Neill shot after Max Crozier got the puck down to the net.
-Tralmaks tallied his second of the game with just over a minute left in regulation with the extra attacker.
-The Friars snapped their two-game losing streak with the win and improved to .500 this season at 5-5-2.
-Providence outshot the Black Bears by a 15-3 margin in the third period and 33-23 overall in the game.
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: McDonald, Nilsson, Needham (1)
Assists: Koopman, Yoder, O'Neill, Ford, Crozier (1)
Points: McDonald, Nilsson, Needham, Koopman, Yoder, O'Neill, Ford, Crozier (1)
Shots: Yoder (4)
POWER PLAYS
Providence – 0/3
Maine – 0/4
SHOTS
Providence – 33
Maine – 23
UP NEXT
The Friars are slated to play the UMass Minutemen in a home-and-home series next weekend Friday, Jan. 22 and Sat. Jan 23.
SCORE
Providence – 3 | Maine – 2
RECORDS
Providence – 5-5-2 (5-5-2 HEAM) | Maine – 2-5-1 (2-5-1 HEAM)
VENUE
Schneider Arena – Providence, R.I.
GOALIE
Jaxson Stauber (PC) – 21 saves
Victor Ostman (Maine) – 30 saves
NOTES
-Cam McDonald got the Friars on the board early (6:54) with his first goal of the season as he beat Ostman to the short side off the post. Parker Ford and Greg Printz earned the assists.
-Providence killed the game's first four penalties before getting its first crack on the man-advantage, but it was the Black Bears who struck shorthanded to even the score on a goal by Eduards Tralmaks.
-Providence pulled ahead 2-1 with a goal from Craig Needham in the third (7:41). Set up by Chase Yoder, Needham finished off his third goal of the season on a re-direct at the top of the crease.
-Sophomore Albin Nilsson gave the Friars insurance with his first career goal, extending the lead to 3-1. Nilsson cleaned up a rebound off of a Jason O'Neill shot after Max Crozier got the puck down to the net.
-Tralmaks tallied his second of the game with just over a minute left in regulation with the extra attacker.
-The Friars snapped their two-game losing streak with the win and improved to .500 this season at 5-5-2.
-Providence outshot the Black Bears by a 15-3 margin in the third period and 33-23 overall in the game.
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: McDonald, Nilsson, Needham (1)
Assists: Koopman, Yoder, O'Neill, Ford, Crozier (1)
Points: McDonald, Nilsson, Needham, Koopman, Yoder, O'Neill, Ford, Crozier (1)
Shots: Yoder (4)
POWER PLAYS
Providence – 0/3
Maine – 0/4
SHOTS
Providence – 33
Maine – 23
UP NEXT
The Friars are slated to play the UMass Minutemen in a home-and-home series next weekend Friday, Jan. 22 and Sat. Jan 23.
Team Stats
MNE
PRV
Shots
23
33
PPG
0
0
SHG
1
0
Penalties
3
4
Penalty Mins
6
8
Faceoffs Won
26
25
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
1
A
0
+/-
1
Goals
0
Sh
4
A
1
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