MILWAUKEE, Wis. - Jaxson Stauber made 37 saves as the No. 16 Providence College men's hockey skated to a 2-2 tie against Wisconsin in the title game of the 2021 Holiday Faceoff at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis. The Badgers claimed the tournament title with a 2-1 win in the shootout.
SCORE
No. 16 Providence - 2 | Wisconsin - 2 - OT (UW wins shootout, 2-1)
RECORDS
Providence - 15-7-1, 6-5-0 HEA | Wisconsin - 6-12-2, 3-7-0 Big 10
VENUE
Fiserv Forum - Milwaukee, Wis.
GOALIES
Jaxson Stauber (PC) - 37 saves
Jared Moe (Wisc) - 31 saves
NOTES
- The skated through a scoreless first period as the Badgers held a 10-9 advantage in shots.
- Providence struck twice in a span of 1:01 during the second period on goals from Matt Koopman and Alex Esposito.
- Koopman finished off a rebound from a Uula Ruikka shot for his third tally of the season at 12:06.
- Esposito notched his first goal as a Friar after buring a Cody Monds feed into the slot. Max Crozier also earned an assist on the play.
- The Badgers struck 2:05 into the third period on Corson Ceulemans goal to cut the lead to 2-1.
- Mathieu De St. Phalle tied the game at 15:55 off a scramble in the Providence crease.
- The Friars killed off the lone Wisconsin power play of the night at 16:22 after Guillaume Richard and Dominick Mersch were both called for roughing and Richard was given an extra minor for unsportsmanlike conduct.
- Neither team scored in overtime as the Badgers held a 5-1 shot advantage in the extra session.
- In the shootout, Parker Ford and Brock Caufield each scored in the first round. Neither team would score again until Zach Urdahl's winner in the sixth round.
- Stauber made 37 saves and was named the Most Outstanding Goaltender of the tournament.
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Koopman, Esposito (2)
Assists: Crozier, Monds, Ruikka (1)
Points: Five players (1)
Shots: Poisson (5)
POWER PLAYS
Providence - 0/1
Wisconsin - 0/1
SHOTS
Providence - 33
Wisconsin - 39
UP NEXT
The Friars are idle the next two weekends before returning to Hockey East play on Jan. 14 at Merrimack.
