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Men's Ice Hockey
vs Simon Fraser (Exhibition)
Providence College Athletics
Saturday, January 2
Providence, R.I.
7:00 P.M.
Providence College
3-3-2
3
vs
1
Vermont
0-4-2
1
2
3
F
Vermont
1
0
0
1
Providence
2
0
1
3
Photo by: Stew Milne
No. 15 Men's Hockey Downs Vermont, 3-1
1/2/2021 10:13:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Parker Ford and Matt Koopman scored in a 1:15 span in the first period and Tyce Thompson added a third period insurance goal as the No. 15 Providence College men's hockey team defeated Vermont, 3-1, on Saturday night (Jan. 2) at Schneider Arena.
SCORE
Providence – 3 | Vermont – 1
RECORDS
Providence – 3-3-2 (3-3-2 HEAM) | Vermont – 0-4-2 (0-4-2 HEAM)
VENUE
Schneider Arena – Providence, R.I.
GOALIE
Jaxson Stauber (PC) – 20 saves
Tyler Harmon (Vermont) – 46 saves
NOTES
-Vermont's Vlad Dzhioshvili scored early against the Friars 2:30 into the opening stanza. Assisted by Owen Grant and Jacques Bouquot. This was the first time Vermont has scored had held a lead all season.
-Parker Ford broke a Friars scoring drought with the equalizer at 15:32 of the first period, firing a quick wrist shot under the glove of Harmon.
-Matt Koopman followed up 1:15 later on a rebound with what proved to be the game- winning goal, giving the Friars a 2-1 lead. Craig Needham and Ben Mirageas earned the assists.
-Both teams were scoreless in the middle frame and went into the second intermission at 2-1 in favor of the Friars.
-Tyce Thompson joined in on the scoring 6:32 into the final period and gave Providence a two-goal cushion at 3-1. Nick Poisson slid a backhand feed to Thompson cutting through the left circle and his quick release went between the pads of Harmon. Jason O'Neill also assisted on the play.
-The Friars outshot the Catamounts in all three periods, including 20-5 in the final period to stymie a Vermont comeback bid.
-Jaxson Stauber recorded 20 saves for the night and improved his impressive season totals to a 1.30 GAA and a .946 save percentage.
- Matt Tugnutt posted a game-high seven shots on goal.
- Providence's penalty kill improved to 25-of-26 this season (.962).
- Shot attempts were 78-36 in favor of the Friars.
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Koopman, Ford, Thompson (1)
Assists: Mirageas, Printz, Poisson, Needham, O'Neill, Crozier (1)
Points: Mirageas, Printz, Poisson, Needham, Koopman, O'Neill, Ford, Crozier, Thompson (1)
Shots: Tugnutt (7)
POWER PLAYS
Providence – 0/2
Vermont – 0/3
SHOTS
Providence – 49
Vermont – 21
UP NEXT
The Friars are slated to play Boston University next weekend, Friday, Jan. 8 and Saturday, Jan. 9 for a home-and-home series.
SCORE
Providence – 3 | Vermont – 1
RECORDS
Providence – 3-3-2 (3-3-2 HEAM) | Vermont – 0-4-2 (0-4-2 HEAM)
VENUE
Schneider Arena – Providence, R.I.
GOALIE
Jaxson Stauber (PC) – 20 saves
Tyler Harmon (Vermont) – 46 saves
NOTES
-Vermont's Vlad Dzhioshvili scored early against the Friars 2:30 into the opening stanza. Assisted by Owen Grant and Jacques Bouquot. This was the first time Vermont has scored had held a lead all season.
-Parker Ford broke a Friars scoring drought with the equalizer at 15:32 of the first period, firing a quick wrist shot under the glove of Harmon.
-Matt Koopman followed up 1:15 later on a rebound with what proved to be the game- winning goal, giving the Friars a 2-1 lead. Craig Needham and Ben Mirageas earned the assists.
-Both teams were scoreless in the middle frame and went into the second intermission at 2-1 in favor of the Friars.
-Tyce Thompson joined in on the scoring 6:32 into the final period and gave Providence a two-goal cushion at 3-1. Nick Poisson slid a backhand feed to Thompson cutting through the left circle and his quick release went between the pads of Harmon. Jason O'Neill also assisted on the play.
-The Friars outshot the Catamounts in all three periods, including 20-5 in the final period to stymie a Vermont comeback bid.
-Jaxson Stauber recorded 20 saves for the night and improved his impressive season totals to a 1.30 GAA and a .946 save percentage.
- Matt Tugnutt posted a game-high seven shots on goal.
- Providence's penalty kill improved to 25-of-26 this season (.962).
- Shot attempts were 78-36 in favor of the Friars.
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Koopman, Ford, Thompson (1)
Assists: Mirageas, Printz, Poisson, Needham, O'Neill, Crozier (1)
Points: Mirageas, Printz, Poisson, Needham, Koopman, O'Neill, Ford, Crozier, Thompson (1)
Shots: Tugnutt (7)
POWER PLAYS
Providence – 0/2
Vermont – 0/3
SHOTS
Providence – 49
Vermont – 21
UP NEXT
The Friars are slated to play Boston University next weekend, Friday, Jan. 8 and Saturday, Jan. 9 for a home-and-home series.
Team Stats
UVM
PRV
Shots
21
49
PPG
0
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
3
2
Penalty Mins
6
4
Faceoffs Won
19
42
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
6
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
1
A
0
+/-
1
Goals
0
Sh
5
A
1
Players Mentioned
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