PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Bennett Schimek and Nick Poisson scored second period goals while Philip Svedebäck earned his third shutout of the season as the No. 9 Providence College men's hockey team blanked Alaska-Anchorage, 2-0, on Friday night (Jan. 19) at Schneider Arena.
RECORDS
Alaska Anchorage (6-13-2) | No. 9 Providence (12-6-2)
SCORE
Alaska Anchorage - 0 | Providence - 2
VENUE
Schneider Arena - Providence, R.I.
GOALIES
Philip Svedebäck (PC) - 15 saves, 0 goals against
Jared Whale (UAA) - 32 saves, 2 goals against
NOTES
- The Friars outshot the Seawolves by a 14-4 margin in the first period but the teams remained scoreless after 20 minutes.
- Providence struck for a pair of goals 2:12 apart in the second period to take a 2-0 lead.
- Bennett Schimek snuck a shot through the five-hole of Jared Whale off a rush for his fourth goal of the season and second in as many games. Taige Harding and Austen May earned the assists on the play.
- After UAA's Brett Bamber was assessed a five-minute major for boarding, Nick Poisson fired a shot off the post and in for his sixth of the season to increase the lead to 2-0. Hudson Malinoski and Guillaume Richard assisted on the play.
- The Seawolves had a push in the third period, holding a 7-4 shot advantage over the Friars but Svedebäck was up to the task to keep the visitors off the board in the third period.
- Svedebäck posted his third shutout of the season and fourth of his career in the win.
- The game marked Alaska-Anchorage's first visit to Schneider Arena since 1990.
PC GAME HIGHS
Goals: B. Schimek, Poisson (1)
Assists: Harding, Malinoski, May, Richard (1)
Points: Six players (1)
Shots: Poisson, Malinoski, Richard (4)
POWER PLAYS
Alaska Anchorage - 0/2
Providence - 1/3
SHOTS
Alaska Anchorage - 15
Providence - 34
UP NEXT
The Friars will host the Seawolves for game two of the weekend series on Saturday (Jan. 20) as the program will celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Schneider Arena.
