PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The No. 14 Providence College men's hockey rallied from a 3-1 deficit to earn a 3-3 tie against No. 17 Northeastern on Sunday night (Feb. 28) at Schneider Arena. The Huskies claimed the shootout, 2-0.
SCORE
Providence – 3 | Northeastern – 3 - OT (Northeastern wins shootout, 2-0)
RECORDS
No. 14 Providence – 10-7-5 (10-7-5 HEAM) | No. 17 Northeastern– 9-7-3 (9-7-3 HEAM)
VENUE
Schneider Arena – Providence, R.I.
GOALIES
Jaxson Stauber (PC) – 19 saves
Connor Murphy (Northeastern) – 31 saves
NOTES
-The teams skated through the first 20 scoreless as the Friars held a 8-4 advantage in shots.
-Northeastern's Zach Solow started off a string of scoring in the second period just 28 seconds in, grabbing a 1-0 lead.
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Patrick Moynihan quickly responded with a goal off a turnover with help from
Chase Yoder. Moynihan's sixth goal of the season evened the score at 1-1 just 21 seconds later.
-The Huskies followed up three minutes later with a goal from Aidan McDonough on the power play, regaining the lead at 2-1.
-Zach Solow put another one on the board for the Huskies, improving their lead to 3-1 at 12:59.
-Providence responded with only eight seconds left in the second period with a goal from
Chase Yoder cutting the Friar's deficit by one, 3-2, heading into the second intermission. Yoder was assisted by
Max Crozier and
Patrick Moynihan on a mad scramble in the Northeastern crease.
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Greg Printz found the equalizer for the Friars 3:25 into the final period, as he wired a loose puck into the top of the net.
Parker Ford and
Michael Callahan earned the assists on the game-tying goal.
-Northeastern's Gunnarwolfe Fontaine and Aidan McDonough scored in the shootout, earning the extra points for the Huskies in the Hockey East Power Index.
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Jaxson Stauber stopped 19-of-22 shots faced in net tonight.
-All five of Providence's overtime games have gone to shootouts this season. The Friars are 2-3 in shootouts.
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Moynihan, Printz, Yoder (1)
Assists: Moynihan, Yoder, Ford, Callahan, Crozier (1)
Points: Moynihan, Yoder (2)
Shots: Moynihan, Thompson (4)
POWER PLAYS
Providence – 0/3
Northeastern – 1/3
SHOTS
Providence – 34
Northeastern – 22