#8 Friars Rally Past #13 UMass Lowell on Senior Night

The No. 8/9 men’s ice hockey team rallied to a win on Saturday (Feb. 22), beating No. 13/13 UMass Lowell 4-2 at Schneider Arena. Graduate student Nick Poisson earned his second-career hat trick in the win with a goal in the first and a pair in the third period.

RECORDS

No. 13/13 UMass Lowell (15-12-3, 8-10-2 HEA) | No. 7/7 Providence (18-8-5, 8-7-5 HEA)

SCORE

UMass Lowell – 2 | Providence – 4

VENUE

Schneider Arena – Providence, R.I.

GOALIES

Philip Svedebäck (PC) – 17 saves, 2 goals against

Henry Welsch (UML) – 25 saves, 3 goals against

NOTES

– The Friars struck first 14:45 into the first period, as Nick Poisson collected a Chase Yoder pass in the neutral zone before skating it into Lowell’s zone, firing on net and beating Welsch blocker-side to make it 1-0. Connor Kelley earned the secondary assist on a break-out pass to Yoder.

– UMass Lowell found the equalizer with 15:07 to go in the second period, as forward Scout Truman was awarded a penalty shot, where he beat Svedebäck through five-hole to tie the game at 1-1.

– The River Hawks found their second of the period with 1:51 to play, as Pierson Brandon corralled a lead pass from Owen Cole before directing it on net, beating Svedebäck high blocker-side on a tight angle to make it 2-1.

– Providence tied the game with 13:02 to play in the third period, as John Mustard caught a piece of a Chase Yoder rebound, sending the puck pinballing around the crease before deflecting off Nick Poisson’s leg and into the back of the net, tying the game at 2-2.

– The Friars re-took the lead with just under three minutes to play, as Logan Sawyer fired on net before collecting his own rebound and cashing in on a wrap-around goal, giving Providence the 3-2 advantage. Tanner Adams and Logan Will were each credited assists on the score after winning the puck off the half-wall.

– With 1:22 remaining in the game, Nick Poisson won the puck in the neutral zone before firing a backhanded shot on the empty net, securing the 4-2 win for the Friars. With the goal, Poisson earned his second-career hat trick and the third hat trick of the season for the Friars, following Tanner Adams (Oct. 18 vs. Arizona State) and Hudson Malinoski (Feb. 1 @ UConn).

– Philip Svedebäck stood tall in the win, denying 17-of-19 shots on net, good for an .895 save percentage.

– Seven different Friars earned a point in the win, headlined by a three-goal effort from Nick Poisson and a pair of assists from Chase Yoder.

– Fifteen different Friars landed a shot on net in the win, paced by a five-shot showing from Logan Will and another four from Guillaume Richard and Logan Sawyer.

– The Friars honored their 11 graduate students and seniors prior to tonight’s game.

– Providence and UMass Lowell finished their three-game series at 1-1-1.

PC GAME HIGHS

Goals: Poisson (3)

Assists: Yoder (2)

Points: Poisson (3)

Shots: Will (5)

POWER PLAYS

UMass Lowell – 0/2

Providence – 0/2

SHOTS

UMass Lowell – 19

Providence – 29

UP NEXT

The Friars close out their regular season home schedule at Schneider Arena next Friday (Feb. 28), as Providence hosts Merrimack for a 7 p.m. puck drop.