PROVIDENCE. R.I. - Jaroslav Chmelar and Taige Harding recorded their first collegiate goals and Riley Duran added a pair of goals as the No. 15 Providence College men's hockey downed Clarkson by a 5-2 score on Thursday night (Oct. 13) at Schneider Arena.
SCORE
Providence - 5 | Clarkson - 2
VENUE
Schneider Arena - Providence, R.I.
GOALIES
Philip Svedebäck (PC) - 24 saves, 2 goals against
Ethan Haider (CLK) - 30 saves, 4 goals against
NOTES
- The Friars jumped on top just 1:25 into the game on freshman Jaroslav Chmelar's first-career NCAA goal as he slammed a rebound of a Brett Berard wrap-around past Haider. Connor Kelley also earned an assist on the play.
- Clarkson evened things up at 1-1 at 13:05 of the opening period as Tommy Pasanen slid a shot through a maze of bodies and past Svedeback.
- Providence won 18-of-21 draws in the opening period.
- The Friars once again struck again early in a period as sophomore Taige Harding netted his first NCAA goal on a slap shot to the short side.
- Patrick Moynihan tallied his second power-play goal of the season off a one-timer from Nick Poisson to make it a 3-1 game.
- Riley Duran extended the lead to 4-1 on the power play with his second strike of the season. Cody Monds and Chmelar earned assists on the play, each notching their second point of the night.
- The Friars continued to close things down defensively until the Golden Knights tallied a goal at 18:34 of the third period with an extra attacker.
- Duran scored his second goal of the night into an empty net with 0.5 seconds remaining in regulation.
- Providence has now won three straight in the series against the Golden Knights.
- The Friars won 44-of-67 faceoffs on Thursday (.657).
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Duran (2)
Assists: Monds (3)
Points: Chmelar, Duran, Monds (2)
Shots: Brett Berard (7)
POWER PLAYS
Providence - 2/4
Clarkson - 0/2
SHOTS
Providence - 35
Clarkson - 26
UP NEXT
The Friars will open Hockey East play on the road Saturday night at No. 7/8 Northeastern. Puck drop is slated for 7:30 p.m. at Matthews Arena.
