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Men's Ice Hockey
vs Simon Fraser (Exhibition)
Providence College Athletics
Saturday, February 27
Boston, MA
4:30 P.M.
Providence College
10-7-4
4
at
2
Northeastern
9-7-2
1
2
3
F
Providence
2
0
2
4
Northeastern
1
0
1
2
No. 14 Men's Hockey Earns Key Road Win At No. 17 Northeastern, 4-2
2/27/2021 8:07:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
BOSTON, Mass. – The No. 14 Providence College men's hockey team closed out the first half of a home-and-home series with a 4-2 win on the road against No. 17 Northeastern University on Saturday afternoon at Matthews Arena.
SCORE
Providence – 4 | Northeastern – 2
RECORDS
No. 14 Providence – 10-7-4 (10-7-4 HEAM) | No. 17 Northeastern – 9-7-2 (9-7-2 HEAM)
VENUE
Matthews Arena - Boston, Mass.
GOALIES
Jaxson Stauber (PC) – 11 saves
Connor Murphy (NU) – 19 saves
NOTES
-Tyce Thompson put the Friars on the board at 7:05 with his ninth goal of the season. Nick Poisson and Uula Ruikka assisted on Thompson's goal from the side of the net.
-Northeastern responded at 11:27 with a goal from Jordan Harris on the power play, tying the score up at 1-1.
-Jason O'Neill put the Friars back in the lead, 2-1, off of a steal on the power play. O'Neill intercepted a clearing attempt in the Northeastern zone and buried a point-blank shot past Murphy.
-The teams skated through a scoreless second period, with the Friars leading in shots 17-10 through 40 minutes.
-Jamie Engelbert found the back of the net off of a turnover, giving the Friars a 3-1 lead 14:28 into the third period. John McDermott earned his first point of the season after feathering a saucer pass to Engelbert for the sophomore's third goal of the year.
-The Huskies cut their deficit by one with a goal from Gunnarwolfe Fontaine with 1:09 to go in regulation, 3-2.
-Northeastern pulled goalie Connor Murphy for an extra skater in attempt to score the equalizer but could not convert. Matt Koopman scored on the empty net with 9 seconds to go in regulation, closing out the game at 4-2. Greg Printz earned the assist on Koopman's goal.
-The Friars killed off three power play chances for the Huskies in the third period to secure the win.
-Jaxson Stauber finished the night stopping 11-of-13 shots.
-Two of Jamie Engelbert's three goals this season have served as the game-winning goal.
-Providence holds a 2-0-1 advantage over the Huskies in the season series entering tomorrow night's game.
-The Friars improved to 5-2-2 on the road this season, outscoring opponents 28-17 in those games.
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Thompson, O'Neill, Engelbert, Koopman (1)
Assists: Printz, Poisson, Ruikka, McDermott (1)
Points: Thompson, O'Neill, Engelbert, Koopman, Printz, Poisson, Ruikka, McDermott(1)
Shots: O'Neill (6)
POWER PLAYS
Providence – 1/3
Northeastern – 1/4
SHOTS
Providence – 23
Northeastern – 13
UP NEXT
The Friars will take on Northeastern again tomorrow, Feb. 28, at Schneider Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m.
SCORE
Providence – 4 | Northeastern – 2
RECORDS
No. 14 Providence – 10-7-4 (10-7-4 HEAM) | No. 17 Northeastern – 9-7-2 (9-7-2 HEAM)
VENUE
Matthews Arena - Boston, Mass.
GOALIES
Jaxson Stauber (PC) – 11 saves
Connor Murphy (NU) – 19 saves
NOTES
-Tyce Thompson put the Friars on the board at 7:05 with his ninth goal of the season. Nick Poisson and Uula Ruikka assisted on Thompson's goal from the side of the net.
-Northeastern responded at 11:27 with a goal from Jordan Harris on the power play, tying the score up at 1-1.
-Jason O'Neill put the Friars back in the lead, 2-1, off of a steal on the power play. O'Neill intercepted a clearing attempt in the Northeastern zone and buried a point-blank shot past Murphy.
-The teams skated through a scoreless second period, with the Friars leading in shots 17-10 through 40 minutes.
-Jamie Engelbert found the back of the net off of a turnover, giving the Friars a 3-1 lead 14:28 into the third period. John McDermott earned his first point of the season after feathering a saucer pass to Engelbert for the sophomore's third goal of the year.
-The Huskies cut their deficit by one with a goal from Gunnarwolfe Fontaine with 1:09 to go in regulation, 3-2.
-Northeastern pulled goalie Connor Murphy for an extra skater in attempt to score the equalizer but could not convert. Matt Koopman scored on the empty net with 9 seconds to go in regulation, closing out the game at 4-2. Greg Printz earned the assist on Koopman's goal.
-The Friars killed off three power play chances for the Huskies in the third period to secure the win.
-Jaxson Stauber finished the night stopping 11-of-13 shots.
-Two of Jamie Engelbert's three goals this season have served as the game-winning goal.
-Providence holds a 2-0-1 advantage over the Huskies in the season series entering tomorrow night's game.
-The Friars improved to 5-2-2 on the road this season, outscoring opponents 28-17 in those games.
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Thompson, O'Neill, Engelbert, Koopman (1)
Assists: Printz, Poisson, Ruikka, McDermott (1)
Points: Thompson, O'Neill, Engelbert, Koopman, Printz, Poisson, Ruikka, McDermott(1)
Shots: O'Neill (6)
POWER PLAYS
Providence – 1/3
Northeastern – 1/4
SHOTS
Providence – 23
Northeastern – 13
UP NEXT
The Friars will take on Northeastern again tomorrow, Feb. 28, at Schneider Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Team Stats
PRO
NOR
Shots
23
13
PPG
1
1
SHG
0
0
Penalties
4
3
Penalty Mins
8
6
Faceoffs Won
33
21
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
7
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
0
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
1
A
0
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
1
A
0
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