HARTFORD, Conn. –
Max Crozier recorded a career-high four assists but No. 7 UConn rallied for a 6-6 tie against the No. 9 Providence College men's hockey team on Saturday afternoon at the XL Center. The Huskies claimed the extra point in the Hockey East standings with the shootout win for the second-consecutive day.
RECORDS
No. 9 Providence (6-2-3, 4-0-3 HEA) | No. 7 UConn (9-1-3, 6-1-2 HEA)
SCORE
No. 9 Providence – 6 | No. 7 UConn – 6 – OT (UC wins shootout, 2-1)
VENUE
XL Center – Hartford, Conn.
GOALIES
Philip Svedebäck (PC) – 20 saves, 6 goals against
Arsenii Sergeev (UConn) – 26 saves, 6 goals against
NOTES
- Providence rushed out to a 2-0 lead just 5:17 into the game as
Nick Poisson and
Brett Berard found the back of the net.
- Poisson netted his second of the season on a one-timer just as a power play expired. Berard and Crozier earned the assists.
- Berard then made it 2-0 Friars after he forced a turnover off a faceoff and beat Sergeev with a backhander at 5:17.
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Bennett Schimek made it a 3-0 Providence lead with his second of the season at 14:18.
- UConn's Ryan Tverberg scored late in the first period to cut the Friar lead to 3-1.
- Back-to-back goals from John Spetz and Matthew Wood drew the Huskies even at 3-3 at 14:43 of the second period.
- Freshman
Liam Valente tallied his first-career NCAA goal just 1:03 later, giving the Friars a 4-3 lead.
- Justin Pearson tied the game once again at 18:43. Seconds later, Pearson would be assessed a five-minute major and game misconduct for boarding
Max Crozier.
- The Friars cashed in twice on the major penalty.
Michael Citara in his season debut beat Sergeev on a one-timer off a feed from
Parker Ford.
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Jaroslav Chmelar extended the lead to 6-4 after he re-directed
Guillaume Richard's point shot for his fifth tally of the season.
- The Huskies tied the game with a pair of extra-attacker goals from Samu Salminen and Ryan Tverberg in the final minutes, with Tverberg's equalizer with under five seconds to play.
- Providence couldn't convert on two breakaways in overtime and
Nick Poisson was denied on a one-timer at the buzzer.
- The shootout went six rounds with PC's
Bennett Schimek and UConn's Salminen and Percival scoring, netting the Huskies the extra point.
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Six players (1)
Assists: Crozier (4)
Points: Crozier (4)
Shots: Poisson (5)
POWER PLAYS
Providence – 2/6
UConn – 0/5
SHOTS
Providence – 34
UConn – 26
UP NEXT
The Friars will host the University of Vermont for a pair of games at Schneider Arena beginning next Friday night (Nov. 18).