P-Bruins Win Third Straight with Another Shut Out

The No. 6/4 Providence College men’s ice hockey team fell to No. 2/2 Boston College, 4-1, on Saturday (Jan. 18) at Schneider Arena. Will Elger scored in the second period for the Friars.

RECORDS

No. 2/2 Boston College (16-4-1, 9-3-1 HEA) | No. 6/4 Providence (15-5-2, 5-4-2 HEA)

SCORE

Boston College – 4 | Providence – 1

VENUE

Schneider Arena – Providence, R.I.

GOALIES

Philip Svedebäck (PC) – 20 saves, 4 goals against

Jacob Fowler (BC) – 30 saves, 1 goal against

NOTES

– Boston College opened the scoring 7:06 into the first period, as Gabe Perrault put away a one-timer feed from James Hagens to put the Eagles ahead 1-0.

– The Eagles doubled their lead early in the second period on a tip-in effort from Jake Sondreal in front of the net, putting Boston College up 2-0.

– Providence got one back late in the second period, as Will Elger connected on a one-timer feed from Hudson Malinoski in the high slot, capitalizing on the power-play opportunity just three seconds into the man-advantage. Graham Gamache also collected an assist on the win in the face-off circle.

– Boston College regained their two-goal lead 8:02 into the third period, as Ryan Leonard caught a piece of a Lukas Gustafsson shot before redirecting it into the net on the power play.

– The Eagles tacked on their fourth goal of the night just over six minutes later when Teddy Stiga finished on a one-timer low glove-side to bring about the final 4-1 score.

– Twelve different Friars landed a shot on net, including five-shot performances from Will Elger, Trevor Connelly and Chase Yoder.

PC GAME HIGHS

Goals: Elger (1)

Assists: Malinoski, Gamache (1)

Points: Elger, Malinoski, Gamache (1)

Shots: Elger, Connelly, Yoder (5)

POWER PLAYS

Boston College – 1/3

Providence – 1/3

SHOTS

Boston College – 24

Providence – 31

UP NEXT

Providence returns to action on Friday, Jan. 24 when the Friars take on the UMass-Lowell Riverhawks at Tsongas Arena with a 7:15 p.m. puck drop in Lowell, Mass.