#10 Providence Beats #3 BU in Shootout

The No. 10/11 Providence College men’s hockey team skated to a 2-2 tie with conference opponent No. 3 Boston University on Friday (Feb. 16) at Schneider Arena. Hudson Malinoski scored the lone goal in the 1-0 shootout victory, earning an extra conference point for the Friars.

RECORDS

No. 3 Boston University (19-8-2, 13-4-2 HEA) | No. 10/11 Providence (16-9-3, 9-6-3 HEA)

SCORE

Boston University – 2 | Providence – 2 (PC wins shootout 1-0 in 3 rounds)

VENUE

Schneider Arena – Providence, R.I.

GOALIES

Philip Svedebäck (PC) – 27 saves, 2 goals against

Mathieu Caron (BU) – 35 saves, 2 goals against

NOTES

– The Friars’ offense got to work early in the first period, Chase Yoder re-directed a Guillaume Richard shot off the body of Riley Duran for his ninth goal of the season to give the Friars a 1-0 lead at 4:34.

– Boston University found the equalizer late in the first frame, as Nick Zabaneh netted a breakaway opportunity on the penalty kill to lock the game at 1-1.

– The Terriers broke the tie at the 11:30 mark in the second period, with a setup from Jack Hughes and Jack Harvey feeding Sam Stevens in front of the net to put BU ahead 2-1.

– Providence found the equalizer just over three minutes later on the power-play, as a pass from Hudson Malinoski found Graham Gamache behind the net, before hitting Tanner Adams in the slot to give the freshman his sixth goal of the year.

– The Friars and Terriers skated to a scoreless third period, with the Friars edging the Terriers in the shot count, 11-10.

– Neither team could strike in the extra period, as Svedebäck three attempts from the Terriers in the extra period. Providence earned the extra conference point in a 1-0 shootout victory, by way of a five-hole goal from Hudson Malinoski. Svedebäck denied Quinn Hutson, Macklin Celebrini and Lane Hutson in the shootout round.

– Six different Friars tallied points in the tie, headlined by goals from Riley Duran and Tanner Adams.

– Providence outshot Boston University 37-29 in the tie, with six shots on net from Austen May. Fifteen different Friars made an attempt on net, including six players with at least three shots on goal.

– Philip Svedebäck finished the night denying 27 shots, good for a .931 save percentage.

PC GAME HIGHS

Goals: Duran, Adams (1)

Assists: Richard, Malinoski, Gamache, Yoder (1)

Points: Yoder, Adams, Richard, Malinoski, Gamache, Duran (1)

Shots: May (6)

POWER PLAYS

Boston U. – 0/1

Providence – 1/2

SHOTS

Boston U. – 29

Providence – 37

UP NEXT

The Friars return to action tomorrow night (Feb. 17) to take on Boston University at Agganis Arena in Boston with a 6 PM puck drop.