Providence, Rhode Island – Kal Kievk, chase yoder and brady bellard All players had a goal and an assist as the No. 10 Providence College men's hockey team defeated Merrimack 4-2 on Thursday night, Feb. 29, at Schneider Arena.
record
Merrimack (12-19-1, 5-16-1 HEA) | No. 10 Providence (18-10-3, 11-7-3 HEA)
Score
Merrimack – 2 | Providence – 4
venue
Schneider Arena – Providence, Rhode Island
goalkeeper
Filip Svedebek (PC) – 26 saves, 2 goals
Hugo Olas (MC) – 28 saves, 3 goals
Note
– Providence took the lead late in the first period. Kal Kievk I put it in my pocket craig needham He scored his second point of the season on the rebound. brady bellard Obtained the assist for the second goal.
– Mark Gallant scored Ty Danault from the back of the net to seal the game for Merrimack early in the second period.
– After less than 2 minutes, chase yoder A centering pass from Kiefiuk took the lead back, giving the Friars a 2-1 lead. Clint Revens Yodel also had a team-high 10 assists.th season goals.
– The Friars extended their lead on a power play midway through the third period. Bennett Simek The puck slipped through Olas' pads to extend the lead to 3-1. Graham Gamache and hudson malinoski Both assists were Shimek's eighth goal of the season.
– With 48 seconds left in the third period, Merrimack's Mark Hillier hit a backhand shot from the top corner to pull the Warriors within one point.
– The Friars regained a two-goal advantage with 4.4 seconds left. brady bellard He scored a goal from the neutral zone into an empty net, making the final score 4-2. Guillaume Richard and chase yoder Gave Berard a feed into an empty net goal.
– Nine different Flyers recorded points in the win, led by a two-point performance. brady bellard (1-1-2), Kal Kievk (1-1-2), and chase yoder (1-1-2). Four different Friars scored a goal and eight different Friars recorded an assist.
– Providence outscored Merrimack 32-18. riley duran, chase yoderand Jaroslav Schmeral Each led the Friars with three net attempts.
– Filip Svedebek finished the night rejecting 26 of 28 shots on net for a .929 save percentage.
– With the win, the Friars move into third place in the Hockey East standings with 36 points.
PC gaming highlights
Goals: Berardo, Kiefik, Yoder, B. Simek (1)
Assists: Richard, Malinoski, Berard, Gamache, Needham, Kiev, Yoder, Lebens (1)
Scores: Belar, Kiev, Yoder (2)
Shots: Duran, Yoder, Kumerar (3)
power play
Merrimack – 0/2
Providence – 1/1
shot
Merrimack – 28
Providence – 32
next
The Friars are back in action tomorrow night, taking on Merrimack at the Roller Rink in North Andover, Mass., with puck drop at 7 p.m.
