#7/9 PC Men’s Hockey Shuts Out #15/16 New Hampshire Saturday

Providence College Press Release

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The No. 7/9 Providence College men’s hockey scored early and finished with a sound defensive effort in a 2-0 victory over No. 15/16 New Hampshire on Saturday, November 4 at Schneider Arena. Goaltender Philip Svedebäck stood tall, stopping all 20 shots faced en route to his first shutout of the 2023-24 season. 

RECORDS

No. 15/16 New Hampshire (4-2-1, 2-1-1 HEA) | No. 7/9 Providence (6-1-2, 2-0-2 HEA) 

SCORE

New Hampshire – 0 | Providence – 2 

VENUE

Schneider Arena – Providence, R.I. 

GOALIES

Philip Svedebäck (PC) – 20 saves, 0 goal against 

Jakob Hellsten (UNH) – 15 saves, 2 goals against 

NOTES

– Blueliner Guillaume Richard gave the Friars the early 1-0 lead, burying his first goal of the 2023-24 season just 1:39 into the first period. Connor Kelley and Hudson Malinoski found him on the play. 

– Jamie Engelbert tallied his second goal of the season late in the second period, extending the Friars’ advantage to 2-0 with just under two minutes to play in the middle frame. Chase Yoder and Graham Gamache each notched an assist on the scoring effort. 

– Neither team broke through offensively in the third period, bringing about Saturday’s final 2-0 decision. New Hampshire pulled goaltender Jakob Hellsten with 2:30 remaining in the third period, but the Wildcats were unable to find the back of the net. 

– Netminder Philip Svedebäck earned his second-career shutout in the win and stopped 48-of-49 shots he faced over the weekend.  

– Six different Friars tallied points Saturday night, including one first-of-season goal from defenseman Guillaume Richard. 

– Captain Chase Yoder paced the Friars in shots, finishing with three registered attempts on net. Five different Friars notched a pair of shots on goal. 

– Providence extends their unbeaten streak to seven games (5-0-2) and remain unbeaten in Hockey East play (2-0-2). 

– The Friars penalty kill streak was extended to 31-consecutive kills over the last six games. 

– Providence ends the weekend in first place in the Hockey East standings with nine points. 

PC GAME HIGHS

Goals: Richard, Engelbert (1) 

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

Points: Richard, Engelbert, Malinoski, Gamache, Yoder, Kelley (1) 

Shots: Yoder (3) 

POWER PLAYS

New Hampshire – 0/4 

Providence – 0/3 

SHOTS

New Hampshire – 20 

Providence – 17 

UP NEXT

The Friars stay home next Friday night as Providence welcomes Northeastern University to Schneider Arena with a 7 PM puck drop.