Friday, October 23
Lowell, MA / Tsongas Center
7:05 P.M.

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4-0-0, 1-0-0

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Jack Parsons and Tomas Machu celebrate after win at UMass Lowell
Photo by: Foley Photography

10/23/2026 10:44:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

Jack Parsons made 30 saves for his second shutout of the season.

LOWELL, Mass. – Jack Parsons stopped all 30 shots he faced for his second shutout of the season as the No. 7/9 Providence College men's hockey team shut-out UMass Lowell, 3-0, in the Hockey East opener on Friday (Oct. 23) at Tsongas Center. With the win, the Friars extended their road winning streak to 11 games dating back to last season.

RECORDS

No. 7/9 Providence (4-0-0, 1-0-0 HEA) | UMass Lowell (1-4-0, 0-1-0 HEA)

SCORE

UMass Lowell – 0 | Providence – 3

VENUE

Tsongas Center – Lowell, Mass.

GOALIES

Jack Parsons (PC) – 30 saves, 0 goals against

Austin Elliott (UML) – 36 saves, 3 goals against

NOTES

- Providence got on the board early at the 3:08 mark as Tomas Machu one-timed a Beau Jelsma feed past Elliott for his first goal of the season. Aleksi Kivioja earned the secondary assist off the faceoff win.

- The Friars held a 16-2 shot advantage after 20 minutes.

- The teams skated through a scoreless second period where the River Hawks had the better of the play and outshot Providence, 22-12, in the middle period.

- Parsons continued to stand tall throughout the game, including a key denial on a 2-on-1 chance for the River Hawks early in the third period.

- Jonathan Fauchon gave Providence insurance at 4:20 of the third period with his fourth goal of the season off assists from Julius Sumpf and Machu.

- Kivioja cleaned up a rebound for his first goal of the year at 10:43 to give the Friars a 3-0 lead. Cade Christenson and Fauchon assisted on the play.

- Parsons earned his fourth career shutout and second in three games. He has posted a .978 save percentage over his three starts.

- The shutout was the first for Providence at Tsongas Center since Jon Gillies on March 8, 2013.

- The Friars have started the season at 4-0 for the first time since 2013-14.

- Providence is the first team since Michigan State in 1988 to win 11-consecutive road games (last loss: Nov. 28, 2025)

PC GAME HIGHS

Goals: Machu, Fauchon, Kivioja (1)

Assists: Jelsma, Kivioja, Sumpf, Machu, Fauchon, Christenson (1)

Points: Machu, Fauchon, Kivioja (2)

Shots: Mustard (6)

POWER PLAYS

UMass Lowell – 0/3

Providence – 0/4

SHOTS

UMass Lowell – 30

Providence – 39

FACEOFFS

UMass Lowell – 24-of-61 (.393)

Providence – 37-of-61 (.607)

UP NEXT

The Friars and River Hawks conclude their home-and-home series on Saturday (Oct. 24) at Schneider Arena beginning at 6 p.m.

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