PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Third period goals by Chase Yoder, Taige Harding and Craig Needham along with a 15-save shutout from Philip Svedebäck paced the No. 10/11 Providence College men's hockey team to a 3-0 win over Brown in the 37th Mayor's Cup on Saturday (Dec. 30) at Meehan Auditorium.
RECORDS
Brown (4-9-1, 2-5-0 ECAC) | No. 10/11 Providence (10-5-2, 4-3-2 HEA)
SCORE
Brown - 0 | Providence - 3
VENUE
Meehan Auditorium - Providence, R.I.
GOALIES
Philip Svedebäck (PC) - 15 saves, 0 goals against
Lawton Zacher (BRN) - 35 saves, 2 goals against
NOTES
- The Bears and Friars skated through the opening 20 minutes scoreless with each team having one power-play opportunity.
- Providence held a 12-5 advantage in shots after one period of play.
- The Friars continued the pressure in the second period but couldn't find the back net after a 13-7 shot advantage in the middle frame.
- Craig Needham appeared to score midway through the period but the net was knocked off the pegs before the puck crossed the goal line.
- Svedebäck stood tall late in the period as he denied Ryan Shostak's breakaway bid to keep the game scoreless.
- The Friars finally broke through at 8:22 of the third period as Chase Yoder notched his sixth goal of the season to give Providence a 1-0 lead. Nick Poisson and Guillaume Richard earned the assists.
- Taige Harding added insurance just 1:37 as his shot popped up into the air and landed in the back of the net for a 2-0 lead. Austen May earned the assist on the play.
- Craig Needham sealed the game with an empty-net goal, his second of the year to give the Friars a 3-0 lead with 1:58 remaining.
- Providence captures the Mayor's Cup for the seventh time in eight seasons.
- Svedebäck earns his third-career shutout and second of the year.
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Yoder, Harding, Needham (1)
Assists: May (2)
Points: May (2)
Shots: Richard, Malinoski, Berard, Yoder (4)
POWER PLAYS
Brown - 0/2
Providence - 1/4
SHOTS
Brown - 15
Providence - 38
UP NEXT
The Friars will host Simon Fraser University (B.C.) in an exhibition game next Sunday afternoon (Jan. 7) before resuming the regular season at Boston College on Jan. 12.
