ORONO, Maine – Victor Ostman stopped all 52 shots he faced as Maine completed a sweep over the No. 17/16 Providence College men's hockey team with a 3-0 win on Saturday night (Jan. 28).
RECORDS
No. 17/16 Providence (12-9-6, 7-5-5 HEA) | Maine (11-12-2, 5-8-1 HEA)
SCORE
No. 17/16 Providence – 0 | Maine - 3
VENUE
Alfond Arena – Orono, Maine
GOALIES
Philip Svedebäck (PC) – 18 saves, 2 goals against
Victor Ostman (ME) – 52 saves, 0 goals against
NOTES
- Maine got the first once again as Lynden Breen's tip at the backdoor on the power play gave the Black Bears a 1-0 lead at 6:09 of the first period.
- Providence outshot Maine by a 16-4 margin in the opening 20 minutes.
- The Friars continued to dominate play in the second period, outshooting the Black Bears by a 19-5 margin in the middle period.
- Maine extended its lead to 2-0 with another power play goal at 9:19 of the third period by Donovan Villeneuve-Houle.
- Ostman keep the Friars at bay for the remainder of regulation.
- Didrik Henbrant added an empty-net goal with 14 seconds remaining to account for the final scoring.
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Patrick Moynihan led the Friars with nine shots on goal.
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: --
Assists: --
Points: --
Shots: Moynihan (9)
POWER PLAYS
Providence – 0/3
Maine – 2/4
SHOTS
Providence – 52
Maine – 21
UP NEXT
The Friars return home next Friday (Feb. 3) against UMass, followed by a road contest at Vermont on Sunday (Feb. 5).