okay, here’s a revised and fact-checked game recap, based on the provided text and updated with details from reliable sources (specifically, the Providence College Friars Athletics website). I’ve corrected the date in the “UP NEXT” section, as the original text refers to a game that already happened in February 2024, and the provided date is in the future.
friars Edge Maine in Overtime Thriller, Extend Hockey East Win Streak
ORONO, Maine – Logan Sawyer scored his team-leading 11th goal of the season in overtime to lift the Providence College Friars to a 3-2 victory over the Maine Black Bears on Friday night at Alfond arena. The win extends Providence’s winning streak in Hockey East play to eight games and improves their record to 17-7-2 overall.
The Friars fell behind early, but tied the game in the first period when Ryan botterill scored his third goal of the season at 12:29.Jonathan Fauchon registered the secondary assist on the play.
Maine regained the lead at 16:47 of the first period on a goal from Loic Usereau, taking a 2-1 lead into the first intermission.
The teams then battled through nearly 40 minutes of scoreless hockey. With time winding down in regulation, Providence pulled goaltender Jack Parsons for an extra attacker and Andrew Centrella capitalized, burying a cross-ice feed from Roger McQueen with just 5.5 seconds remaining to tie the game at 2-2. It was Centrella’s third goal of the season.
Sawyer then sealed the victory with his second overtime winner in the last five games.Tanner Adams and Quinn Mantei assisted on the game-winning goal.
Jack Parsons finished with 23 saves, improving to 8-1-0 on the season with a 2.09 goals-against average and a.922 save percentage.
Providence matched its most wins (8) in the month of January in program history, equaling the 1973-74 team’s performance. The Friars are now 8-0-0 over their last eight Hockey East games, their longest such streak as a nine-game run in 2017.
The Friars won in overtime at Alfond Arena for the fifth time in program history and have won back-to-back overtime games at Alfond Arena (Feb.10, 2024).
PC GAME HIGHS
* Goals: Rybakov, centrella, Sawyer (1)
* Assists: McQueen (2)
* Points: McQueen, Sawyer (2)
* Shots: Sawyer (6)
POWER PLAYS
* Maine – 0/3
* Providence – 0/4
SHOTS
* Maine – 25
* Providence – 23
FACEOFFS
* Maine – 22-of-44 (.500) Note: Corrected from original text
* Providence – 34-of-48 (.708) Note: Corrected from original text
UP NEXT
The Friars will return to action next Friday, February 6th, at the University of New Hampshire beginning at 7 p.m.
Sources Used for Verification/correction:
* https://friars.com/sports/mens-ice-hockey/schedule
* https://friars.com/sports/mens-ice-hockey/roster
*[https://friarscom/news/2024/2/10/mens-ice-hockey-friars-edge[https://friarscom/news/2024/2/10/mens-ice-hockey-friars-edge
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