HANOVER, N.H. - Freshman netminder Philip Svedebäck made 20 saves for his first career NCAA shutout as the No. 12 Providence College men's hockey team opened the 33rd Ledyard Classic with a 3-0 win over Yale on Friday (Dec. 30).
RECORDS
No. 12 Providence (10-4-5, 6-1-5 HEA) | Yale (1-9-1, 1-8-1 ECAC)
SCORE
No. 12 Providence - 3 | Yale - 0
VENUE Thompson Arena - Hanover, N.H.
GOALIES
Philip Svedebäck (PC) - 20 saves, 0 goals against
Luke Pearson (Yale) - 39 saves, 3 goals against
NOTES
- The Friars dominated possession in the first period, outshooting the Bulldogs by a 17-3 margin, but the teams were scoreless after 20 minutes.
- Providence's Patrick Moynihan was given a five-minute major and a game misconduct for contact to the head with 4:00 remaining in the opening period.
- Craig Needham gave Providence a 1-0 lead just 46 seconds into the second period, as he buried a shorthanded goal off an odd-man rush for his third tally of the season. Max Crozier and Connor Kelley earned the assists on the play.
- Providence had multiple opportunities on the power play, including a full 2:00 of 5-on-3 but couldn't convert on the four second period power play chances.
- Svedebäck came up strong for the Friars as Yale made a push early in the third period.
- Providence got some insurance as Bennett Schimek notched his fourth goal of the season off a scramble in front to make it a 2-0 game at 11:28.
- Parker Ford tacked on at 13:14 with his sixth strike of the season to make a three-goal game.
- Crozier now leads the team in scoring with 16 points and in assists with 14.
- Needham's shorthanded goal was the fourth scored by the Friars this season.
- Schimek has now scored in back-to-back games (2-1-3).
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Needham, Schimek, Ford (1)
Assists: Crozier (2)
Points: Schimek, Crozier (2)
Shots: Engelbert (6)
POWER PLAYS
Providence - 0/6
Yale - 0/1
SHOTS
Providence - 42
Yale - 20
UP NEXT
The Friars will compete on day two of the Ledyard Classic on Saturday (Dec. 31) against either Merrimack or Dartmouth. Puck drop will be determined at the conclusion of the Merrimack-Dartmouth game.
