#14 PC Men’s Hockey Sweeps Arizona State

The No. 14 Providence College men’s ice hockey team completed a two-game sweep of the Arizona State Sun Devils after a 2-1 win on Saturday, October 19 at Schneider Arena. Zachary Borgiel stopped 31-of-32 shots in his first start as a Friar, while Hudson Malinoski led the way with a goal and an assist.

RECORDS

Arizona State (1-4-1, 0-0-0 NCHC) | No. 14 Providence (2-1-0, 0-0-0 HEA)

SCORE

Arizona State – 1 | Providence – 2

VENUE

Schneider Arena – Providence, R.I.

GOALIES

Zachary Borgiel (PC) – 31 saves, 1 goal against

Luke Pavicich (ASU) – 36 saves, 2 goals against

NOTES

– Neither team connected on offense through the first 40 minutes, giving the Friars and Sun Devils a 20-20 deadlock in shots on goal. Providence’s efforts were highlighted by a Logan Will breakaway chance midway through the first period and a Logan Sawyer breakaway chance that was thwarted in the second.

– Providence broke open the scoring at the 5:54 mark in the third period, as Hudson Malinoski put away a Nick Poisson rebound for his second tally of the year. Tanner Adams also had an assist on the play.

– With just over four minutes to play, Hudson Malinoski recovered the puck on the wall in the offensive zone before finding Taige Harding open on the blue line, who found a lane, connecting for his first score of the 2024-25 season.

– With just over 30 seconds remaining in the third period, Arizona State found the scoresheet on a Ryan Kirwan goal, capitalizing on the extra attacker opportunity and bringing about the final 2-1 score.

– Zachary Borgiel finished the night stopping 31-of-32 shots, good for a .969 save percentage and his first win as a starter with Providence.

– Four Friars landed a point in the win, led by a one-goal, one-assist performance from Hudson Malinoski.

– Sixteen different Friars landed a shot on net in the win, headlined by four-shot performances from Hudson Malinoski, Chase Yoder, Tanner Adams, and John Mustard.

– Providence improves to 4-1-0 all-time against the Sun Devils.

PC GAME HIGHS

Goals: Malinoski, Harding (1)

Assists: Malinoski, Poisson, Adams (1)

Points: Malinoski (2)

Shots: Malinoski, Yoder, Adams, Mustard (4)

POWER PLAYS

Arizona State – 0/1

Providence – 0/2

SHOTS

Arizona State – 32

Providence – 38

UP NEXT

The Friars go on the road next weekend to open conference play, taking on the Vermont Catamounts in a two-game series at Gutterson Fieldhouse in Burlington, Vermont with a 7 p.m. puck drop Friday (Oct. 25).