Providence College Athletics

Friday, November 12
Providence, R.I.
7:00 P.M.

Providence College

7-5-0

2
vs
1

American International

2-7-1

1
2
3
OT 1
F
American Int'l
0
0
1
0
1
Providence
0
1
0
1
2
MIH-McDonald
Photo by: Stew Milne

McDonald Leads No. 12/13 Men's Hockey Past AIC, 2-1, In Overtime

11/12/2021 10:23:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

Box ScorePC 2, AIC 1

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Junior defenseman Cam McDonald scored twice, including the game-winning goal 2:03 into overtime as the No. 12/13 Providence College men's hockey team downed American International, 2-1, on Saturday night at Schneider Arena.
 
SCORE
No. 12/13 Providence – 2 | American International – 1 (OT)

RECORDS
Providence – 7-5-0, 3-3-0 HEA | AIC – 2-7-1, 2-2-0 AHC

VENUE
Schneider Arena – Providence, R.I.

GOALIES
Jaxson Stauber (PC) – 28 saves
Jake Kucharski (AIC) – 19 saves

NOTES
- Both teams skated through the opening twenty minutes scoreless, as Providence outshot AIC 13-6.
 
- The Friars grabbed a lead, 1-0, with 5:00 remaining in the second period off of Cam McDonald's second strike of the season with assists from Matt Koopman and Alex Esposito.
 
- AIC leveled the score, 1-1, with a short-handed goal from Chris Dodero at 7:46 of the final period. The goal was reviewed for potential goaltender interference but the call on the ice ultimately stood.
 
- Providence led in shots, 29-20, as the teams entered overtime.
 
- McDonald netted his second goal of the night 2:03 into overtime for the game-winner. McDonald buried the puck behind Kucharski off a feed from Nick Poisson. Jaxson Stauber earned the secondary assist on the play for his first career point. It was McDonald's second-career multi-point game and first multi-goal effort.
 
- Stauber stopped 19 of 20 shots in the win. Former Friar Jake Kucharski mades 28 saves for the Yellow Jackets.
 
- Providence snapped a three-game losing streak with the victory on Friday night.
 
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: McDonald (2)
Assists: Poisson, Koopman, Esposito, Stauber (1)
Points: McDonald (2)
Shots: Four players (3)

POWER PLAYS
Providence – 0/3
AIC – 0/3

SHOTS
Providence – 30
AIC – 20

UP NEXT
The Friars will return to action tomorrow night, Saturday, Nov. 13, for a Hockey East matchup at Schneider Arena versus the UConn Huskies. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
 
For more updates on the Providence College men's hockey program, follow the team on Twitter @FriarsHockey.
 

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Team Stats

AIC
PRV
Shots
20
30
PPG
0
0
SHG
1
0
Penalties
3
3
Penalty Mins
6
6
Faceoffs Won
28
31

Game Leaders

6

Cam McDonald

+/-
2
Goals
2
Sh
3
A
0
12

Nick Poisson

+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
2
A
1
14

Matt Koopman

+/-
1
Goals
0
Sh
1
A
1
26

Alex Esposito

+/-
1
Goals
0
Sh
1
A
1

Players Mentioned

26

Alex Esposito

F
/ Men's Ice Hockey
14

Matt Koopman

F
/ Men's Ice Hockey
6

Cam McDonald

D
/ Men's Ice Hockey
12

Nick Poisson

F
/ Men's Ice Hockey
30

Jaxson Stauber

G
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