BOSTON, Mass. - Hudson Malinoski scored the game-winning goal with 6:54 left in regulation as they No. 6/6 Providence College men's hockey team earned a first-round bye in the Hockey East Tournament with a 3-2 win at Northeastern on Saturday (March 8) at Matthews Arena. The fifth-seeded Friars will travel to fourth-seeded UConn for the Hockey East Quarterfinals on Friday (March 14) in Storrs, Conn. Puck drop will be 7 p.m. from the Toscano Family Ice Forum and will be broadcasted by NESN.
RECORDS
Northeastern (12-19-3, 7-14-3 HEA) | No. 6/6 Providence (21-9-5, 11-8-5 HEA)
SCORE
Northeastern - 2 | Providence - 3
VENUE
Matthews Arena - Boston, Mass.
GOALIES
Zachary Borgiel (PC) - 26 saves, 2 goals against
Cameron Whitehead (NU) - 27 saves, 3 goals against
NOTES
- The teams skated through the opening period scoreless. The Friars and Huskies were even in shots at 11 apiece after 20 minutes.
- Providence struck for a pair of early second period goals to take a 2-0 lead.
- Will Elger re-directed a point shot from Guillaume Richard for his eighth goal of the season to get Providence on the board. Graham Gamache earned an assist on the play.
- Logan Sawyer cashed in on the power play just 2:01 later with his sixth goal of the season. Trevor Connelly and Austen earned the assists on the power-play marker.
- Northeastern responded with 10:07 left in the second period on a Jake Higgins goal to cut the Friar lead to 2-1.
- Dylan Hryckowian's power-play goal tied the game at 2-2 with 7:31 left in the regulation.
- Malinoski re-directed a point shot from Connor Kelley just 37 seconds later to re-gain the lead for the Friars at 3-2. The goal marked Malinoski's 11th of the season and second game-winning goal of the season.
- Borgiel stood tall in the closing minutes to seal the win, turning away a late Northeastern push during a 6-on-5 situation.
- Providence concludes the 2024-25 regular season at 21-9-5 and 11-8-5 in Hockey East action.
- The Friars improve to 11-3 this season in one-goal games.
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: Malinoski, Sawyer, Elger (1)
Assists: Six players (1)
Points: Sawyer (2)
Shots: Sawyer (8)
POWER PLAYS
Northeastern - 1/4
Providence - 1/2
SHOTS
Northeastern - 28
Providence - 30
FACEOFFS
Northeastern - 25-of-56 (.446)
Providence - 31-of-56 (.554)
