University of Massachusets Athletics
Thursday, November 16
Providence, R.I.
7:00 p.m.
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#15 Massachusetts Hockey Rallies Past #5 Providence, 3-2
November 16, 2023 | Hockey
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – No. 15 University of Massachusetts hockey scored twice in the third period, including netting the game-winner with 48.2 seconds to go in regulation to defeat Providence, 3-2 at Schneider Arena on Thursday. With the win, the Minutemen improve to 7-3-1 (3-2-1 HE), while the Friars fall to 8-2-2 (4-1-2 HE).
"I thought it just took us a little while to get our feet under us," said UMass head coach Greg Carvel. "Then in the second period I thought we really started to play a strong game and the second half of the game I thought we just took it over. We were just winning a lot of battles. They had maybe three or four shots in the second half of the game. It felt like on the bench that we were going to find a way. That's a hell of a road victory against a very good team that has done very well this year. I thought we played to an identity that we want to play to. I've liked this team a lot all year and tonight was another reason to like them even more."
Providence took a 1-0 lead 8:30 into the first when Luke Krys' shot from the right point found its way through traffic and into the top corner past Michael Hrabal. Nick Poisson and Jaroslav Chmelar earned assists on the play.
The Minutemen tied the score at 1-1 at the 10:22 mark of the second period courtesy of Cam O'Neill's first collegiate goal. The freshman drove to the net and chipped the puck over Philip Svedebäck's pad off a feed from graduate students Christian Sanda and Lucas Vanroboys.
The Friars would regain their one-goal advantage before the intermission, however. Nick Poisson and Chemlar forced a turnover at the top of the right faceoff circle in the UMass zone and found Chase Yoder streaking down the slot alone for the finish at 14:49.
With a power play opportunity midway through the third, junior Ryan Ufko tied the score at 2-2 with this third goal of the season. Collecting the puck from junior Scott Morrow and sophomore Kenny Connors, Ufko fluttered a shot through a screen from the high slot at the 7:08 mark.
Then in the final minute of regulation, Samuli Niinisaari's outlet pass started a rush up the ice for UMass, led by juniors Lucas Mercuri and Ryan Lautenbach. Lautenbach curled and centered the puck for Mercuri, who batted it home from the slot into an open net.
The Minutemen finished the night with a 27-23 advantage in shots on goal and went 1-for-4 on the power play and 2-for-2 on the penalty kill.
Hrabal logged 21 saves for UMass and Svedbäck had 24 stops for Providence.
The two teams will be back in action on Saturday, November 18, with a meeting at the Mullins Center at 4 p.m.
"I thought it just took us a little while to get our feet under us," said UMass head coach Greg Carvel. "Then in the second period I thought we really started to play a strong game and the second half of the game I thought we just took it over. We were just winning a lot of battles. They had maybe three or four shots in the second half of the game. It felt like on the bench that we were going to find a way. That's a hell of a road victory against a very good team that has done very well this year. I thought we played to an identity that we want to play to. I've liked this team a lot all year and tonight was another reason to like them even more."
Providence took a 1-0 lead 8:30 into the first when Luke Krys' shot from the right point found its way through traffic and into the top corner past Michael Hrabal. Nick Poisson and Jaroslav Chmelar earned assists on the play.
The Minutemen tied the score at 1-1 at the 10:22 mark of the second period courtesy of Cam O'Neill's first collegiate goal. The freshman drove to the net and chipped the puck over Philip Svedebäck's pad off a feed from graduate students Christian Sanda and Lucas Vanroboys.
The Friars would regain their one-goal advantage before the intermission, however. Nick Poisson and Chemlar forced a turnover at the top of the right faceoff circle in the UMass zone and found Chase Yoder streaking down the slot alone for the finish at 14:49.
With a power play opportunity midway through the third, junior Ryan Ufko tied the score at 2-2 with this third goal of the season. Collecting the puck from junior Scott Morrow and sophomore Kenny Connors, Ufko fluttered a shot through a screen from the high slot at the 7:08 mark.
Then in the final minute of regulation, Samuli Niinisaari's outlet pass started a rush up the ice for UMass, led by juniors Lucas Mercuri and Ryan Lautenbach. Lautenbach curled and centered the puck for Mercuri, who batted it home from the slot into an open net.
The Minutemen finished the night with a 27-23 advantage in shots on goal and went 1-for-4 on the power play and 2-for-2 on the penalty kill.
Hrabal logged 21 saves for UMass and Svedbäck had 24 stops for Providence.
The two teams will be back in action on Saturday, November 18, with a meeting at the Mullins Center at 4 p.m.
Team Stats
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Shots
27
23
PPG
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SHG
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Penalties
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4
Penalty Mins
4
8
Faceoffs Won
24
35
Game Leaders
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Goals
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3
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Goals
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Sh
1
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+/-
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Goals
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Sh
4
A
1
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