Providence College Athletics

Saturday, November 19
Providence, RI
7:00 P.M.

Providence College

8-2-3, 6-0-3

4
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Vermont

4-8-1, 2-8-0

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3
OT 1
F
Vermont
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3
Providence
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3
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4
Men's Hockey's Max Crozier
Photo by: Lydia Vigneau

Crozier's OT Goal Lifts No. 9 Men's Hockey Over Vermont, 4-3

11/19/2022 10:14:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Max Crozier scored his first goal of the season 3:00 into overtime as the No. 9 Providence College men's hockey team edged Vermont, 4-3, at Schneider Arena on Saturday night (Nov. 19). The Friars extend their unbeaten streak to eight games (5-0-3) and improve to 6-0-3 (20 pts.) in Hockey East.
 
RECORDS
No. 9 Providence (8-2-3, 6-0-3 HEA) | Vermont (4-8-1, 2-8-0 HEA)

SCORE
No. 9 Providence – 4 | Vermont – 3 - OT

VENUE
Schneider Arena – Providence, R.I.

GOALIES
Austin Roden (PC) – 12 saves, 3 goals against
Oskar Autio (UVM) – 41 saves, 4 goals against

NOTES
- Providence carried the play in the opening period, outshooting Vermont by a 15-5 margin.
- It was the Catamounts that opened the scoring however, as Robbie Stucker's power-play goal with 9.9 seconds left in the period gave the visitors a 1-0 lead.
- The teams combined for four goals in the opening 6:50 of play in the second period, capped by Providence's three-goal outburst in a span of 3:37 to take a 3-2 lead after 40 minutes.
- Patrick Moynihan briefly tied the game at 1-1 with his fifth of the season before Vermont's Joel Maatta re-gained the Catamount lead just 1:01 later.
- Only 23 seconds after that, Brett Berard blocked a shot at the defensive blue line and beat Autio with a highlight-reel deke on a breakaway to tie the game at 2-2. The goal was Berard's sixth of the season.
- 2:13 later, Chase Yoder netted his fifth goal of the season after finishing off a centering pass from Liam Valente to put Providence up 3-2.
- Vermont tied things up early in the third as Jacques Bouquot banked a shot from behind the net off of Roden and in to make it a 3-3 game.
- Berard was shaken up after a cross-check from UVM's Joe Leahy sent him heavily into the boards. Providence couldn't convert on the power play.
- The Friars advanced to the overtime period for the sixth time in the last nine games. Nick Poisson rang a crossbar in the opening minute and Berard was denied on a breakaway by Autio to keep the extra session going.
- Bennett Schimek forced a turnover and feed Max Crozier out in the slot as he chipped a one-handed shot through the legs of Autio for the game-winner and his first of the season to secure the 4-3 win.

PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Moynihan, Brett Berard, Yoder, Crozier (1)
Assists: Brett Berard, Harding, Bennett Schimek, Valente (1)
Points: Brett Berard (2)
Shots: Brett Berard (5)

POWER PLAYS
Providence – 0/3
Vermont – 1/2

SHOTS
Providence – 45
Vermont – 15
 
UP NEXT
The Friars will host St. Lawrence University next Friday night (Nov. 25) at Schneider Arena.
 
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