PC Skates To 1-1 Tie With Vermont Friday

Rachael Perry

Providence College Press Release

BURLINGTON, Vt. – Spenser Young scored in the first period as the No. 14 Providence College men’s hockey team skated to a 1-1 tie at Vermont on Friday night at Gutterson Fieldhouse.

SCORE

Providence – 1 | Vermont – 1

 

RECORDS

No. 14 Providence – 14-9-6 (8-8-3 HEAM) | Vermont – 3-20-5 (0-15-3 HEAM)

 

VENUE

Gutterson Fieldhouse – Burlington, Vt.

 

GOALIES

Michael Lackey (PC) – 32 saves

Stefanos Lekkas (UVM) – 37 saves

 

NOTES

– The Friars grabbed a lead midway through the first period on Spenser Young’s second strike of the season with assists from Jack Dugan and Greg Printz.

– Vermont’s Vlad Dzhioshvili leveled the scored at 1-1 at 15:15 of the period.

– Providence couldn’t convert on a five-minute power play after Vermont’s Christian Evers was ejected for a hit from behind on Albin Nilsson.

– The Catamounts had a 5-on-3 advantage for over a minute, but the Friar penalty kill was up to the task.

– Lackey came up with crucial saves in the third period and overtime to keep the Catamounts off the board for the final

– Vermont held a 6-1 shot advantage in overtime.

– Dugan added to his NCAA-leading point total (47) with an assist on Spenser Young’s goal in the first period.

– Providence scored the opening goal for the first time in the last six games.

– The Friars played their ninth overtime game of the season, which is the second-most in the NCAA. Providence is 1-2-6 in the extra frame in 2019-20.

 

HOW THEY SCORED

1-0 (PC) – 10:23/1st – EV – Spenser Young (Dugan, Printz) – Drop pass from Dugan at the top of the slot and Young beat Lekkas to the glove side.

1-1 (UVM) – 15:15/1st – DP – Vlad Dzhioshvili (Esposito) – Wrist shot through traffic from the tops of the circles.

 

PC GAME HIGHS

Goals: Young (1)

Assists: Dugan, Printz (1)

Points: Dugan, Printz, Young (1)

Shots: Crozier, Moynihan, Young (4)

POWER PLAYS

Providence – 0/3

Vermont – 0/3

 

SHOTS

Providence – 38

Vermont – 33

 

UP NEXT

The Friars and Catamounts conclude their season series on Saturday night (Feb. 15) at 7:05 p.m.

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