PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The No. 19 Providence College men's hockey team held Maine to just 13 shots on goal en route to a 4-2 win over the Black Bears on Friday night (Feb. 25) at Schneider Arena.
SCORE
Providence - 4 | Maine - 2
RECORDS
Providence - 20-13-2 (11-11-1 HEA) | Maine - 6-19-4 (4-15-2 HEA)
VENUE
Schneider Arena - Providence, R.I.
GOALIES
Jaxson Stauber (PC) - 11 saves; 2 GA
Victor Ostman (ME) - 39 saves; 4 GA
NOTES
- The spent the majority of the opening 10 minutes on the power play as Maine's Donavan Houle and Grant Hebert for both given five-minute majors and game misconducts for hits to the head at 3:22 and 8:47 respectively.
- Maine managed to kill the first major off but Brett Berard struck late in the second major with his 15th tally of the season to put Providence up 1-0.
- Riley Duran added to the scoring with his ninth goal of the year at 17:11 of the first period. Max Crozier earned the primary assists on the first two goals for the Friars.
- Providence continued to throw pucks on goal in the second period, taking a 34-8 advantage through two periods.
- Parker Ford extended the lead to 3-0 with his 13th goal of the season at 15:16.
- The Black Bears got on the board with 1:42 left in the second period on a goal by Keenan Suthers.
- With Davis Bunz serving a holding penalty at 12:40, Chase Yoder extended the Providence lead to 4-1 with a shorthanded goal. It was Yoder's fifth goal of the season and Matt Koopman earned the assist on the play.
- Matthew Fawcett brought Maine back within two on the power play with 2:25 remaining.
- Providence hit the 20-win mark in a season for the seventh time under Nate Leaman.
- The Friars improved to 16-0-0 when scoring three or more goals this season.
- Jaxson Stauber recorded his fourth assist of the season on Berard's opening goal.
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Berard, Duran, Ford, Yoder (1)
Assists: Crozier (2)
Points: Berard, Crozier (2)
Shots: Duran (5)
POWER PLAYS
Providence - 1/4
Maine - 1/4
SHOTS
Providence - 43
Maine - 13
UP NEXT
Providence will host the Black Bears in the series finale on Saturday afternoon beginning at 4 p.m.
