SPRINGFIELD. Mass. - After going down 1-0, the Providence College men's hockey team responded with five unanswered goals en route to a 5-1 victory against American International at the MassMutual Center on Saturday night (Oct. 9).
SCORE
Providence - 5 | AIC - 1
RECORDS
Providence - 3-0-0, 1-0-0 HEA | AIC - 0-1-0, 0-0-0 AHC
VENUE
MassMutual Center - Springfield, Mass.
GOALIES
Jaxson Stauber (PC) - 23 saves
Jake Kucharski (AIC) - 20 saves
Notes
- Chris Dodero got AIC on the board first at 6:21 on the power play with the Friars' Alex Esposito in the penalty box for roughing.
- Ben Mirageas got the Friars even at 1-1 on the power play at 9:06 with a one-timer from the right point past former Friar goaltender Jake Kucharski. Uula Ruikka earned the assist on the play.
- Freshman Tomas Mazura notched his first career NCAA goal after finishing off a Craig Needham centering feed at 15:25 of the first period. Jamie Engelbert earned his third assist of the season.
- The teams battled through a scoreless second period for 19:16 until freshman Riley Duran gave the Friars some insurance with his first career goal on a short side net drive.
- The third period proved to be a time for special teams, as the two teams combined for 36 penalty minutes in the final frame.
- Providence killed off three penalties to begin the third period and extended its lead off of a Parker Ford shorthanded goal at 4:53 to make it 4-1 Friars.
- Brett Berard netted his third of the season with a power-play strike off a highlight reel passing sequence from Cody Monds and Nick Poisson.
- Jaxson Stauber made 23 stops to improve to 3-0 this season.
- Providence has begun the season 3-0 for the first time since the 2013-14 season.
- The Friars improve to 14-3-0 all-time against AIC.
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Mirageas, Mazura, Duran, Ford, Berard (1)
Assists: Six players (1)
Points: 11 players (1)
Shots: Berard (6)
POWER PLAYS
Providence - 2/8
AIC - 1/5
SHOTS
Providence - 25
AIC - 24
