The Providence College men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s hockey team had five first period power plays Friday against the University of Maine and scored the game\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first goal even strength in the second period, but they failed to capitalize in both areas.<\/p>\n
Maine sophomore right wing Gustav Nyquist scored a pair of second period goals to put the Black Bears ahead en route to a 3-1 win at Alfond Arena. Nyquist leads Maine with 10 goals on the season.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s dangerous,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Providence coach Tim Army said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s what good players do.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Maine freshman center Matt Mangene added an empty-net goal with 41.6 seconds left in the game on an offering from the Black Bears\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 own zone. It was Mangene\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first career goal.\nMaine\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s struggling penalty kill unit (77.1%, eighth in Hockey East) had to be exceptional in the opening period and they escaped all eight Providence power plays in the game.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153They worked harder than we did,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Army said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Their penalty killers worked harder than our guys on the power play.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We just can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t take that many penalties, because it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s going to hurt us sooner or later,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Nyquist said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I think we had a great PK today.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
The Black Bears went 0-for-4 with the man advantage following a 6-for-11 weekend against UMass-Lowell and St. Lawrence University.<\/p>\n
<\/embed><\/object><\/html><\/p>\nMaine sophomore goaltender Scott Darling (7-3-1) stopped 21 of the 22 shots he faced. His counterpart, Providence sophomore Alex Beaudry, fell to 6-4-1 and made 27 saves.<\/p>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153(Darling) was huge in the net for us tonight,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Nyquist said.<\/p>\nDarling and Beaudry kept the game scoreless into the first intermission. Beaudry\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s highlight save in the first period came on a shorthanded breakaway by Maine left wing Brian Flynn. The teams were equal at nine shots through one period.<\/p>\nThe Friars finally broke through 6:01 into the second period on a one-timer from the slot by freshman center Tim Schaller. The lead was short-lived, though, as Nyquist stripped the puck of a Providence winger along the right board after the ensuing faceoff and deked around a pair of defenders before stuffing his ninth goal of the season between Beaudry and the right post.<\/p>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I just tried to pull it back to my forehand and shoot it as quick as possible,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Nyquist said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I knew the short side would be open.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\nMaine coach Tim Whitehead sympathized with Army as the immediate responding goals by Maine\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s opponents plagued the Black Bears early in their season.<\/p>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the type of goal that went in on us in October,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Whitehead said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t deflate at all, and we just kept working hard.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\nNyquist found the back of the net less than three minutes later when Flynn found him streaking through the slot on a 3-on-2 short-ice rush after an offensive-zone turnover. Maine junior center Tanner House also factored in the tic-tac-toe passing\nsequence.<\/p>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We kind of had a cycle going down low,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Nyquist said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153They tried to force it up the middle and Flynn picked it off.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\nThe hats rained down from the Alfond\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s student section balcony after what was thought to be a third goal by Nyquist early in the third period, but the goal was waived off after review as it was ruled the puck went in off Nyquist\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s skate.<\/p>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s hard to come back after that,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Darling said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153You get the huge rush thinking you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re going up 3-1 and then come right back down to Earth.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\nProvidence had three power plays in the third period, including one that started with 2:26 remaining, but generated just four scoring chances in the frame.<\/p>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We just stuck to our systems, and it worked,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Darling said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Our fore-checkers were unbelievable. We kept the puck in their zone.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\nMaine improved to 7-7-1 overall and 5-4-1 in Hockey East while Providence fell to 7-6-1 (2-4-1). The teams will finish the weekend set in Orono on Saturday at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Providence College men\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s hockey team had five first period power plays Friday against the University of Maine and scored the game\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first goal even strength in the second period, but they failed to capitalize in both areas. 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Maine sophomore goaltender Scott Darling (7-3-1) stopped 21 of the 22 shots he faced. His counterpart, Providence sophomore Alex Beaudry, fell to 6-4-1 and made 27 saves.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153(Darling) was huge in the net for us tonight,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Nyquist said.<\/p>\n
Darling and Beaudry kept the game scoreless into the first intermission. Beaudry\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s highlight save in the first period came on a shorthanded breakaway by Maine left wing Brian Flynn. The teams were equal at nine shots through one period.<\/p>\n
The Friars finally broke through 6:01 into the second period on a one-timer from the slot by freshman center Tim Schaller. The lead was short-lived, though, as Nyquist stripped the puck of a Providence winger along the right board after the ensuing faceoff and deked around a pair of defenders before stuffing his ninth goal of the season between Beaudry and the right post.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I just tried to pull it back to my forehand and shoot it as quick as possible,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Nyquist said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I knew the short side would be open.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Maine coach Tim Whitehead sympathized with Army as the immediate responding goals by Maine\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s opponents plagued the Black Bears early in their season.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the type of goal that went in on us in October,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Whitehead said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t deflate at all, and we just kept working hard.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Nyquist found the back of the net less than three minutes later when Flynn found him streaking through the slot on a 3-on-2 short-ice rush after an offensive-zone turnover. Maine junior center Tanner House also factored in the tic-tac-toe passing\nsequence.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We kind of had a cycle going down low,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Nyquist said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153They tried to force it up the middle and Flynn picked it off.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
The hats rained down from the Alfond\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s student section balcony after what was thought to be a third goal by Nyquist early in the third period, but the goal was waived off after review as it was ruled the puck went in off Nyquist\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s skate.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s hard to come back after that,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Darling said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153You get the huge rush thinking you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re going up 3-1 and then come right back down to Earth.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Providence had three power plays in the third period, including one that started with 2:26 remaining, but generated just four scoring chances in the frame.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We just stuck to our systems, and it worked,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Darling said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Our fore-checkers were unbelievable. We kept the puck in their zone.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n
Maine improved to 7-7-1 overall and 5-4-1 in Hockey East while Providence fell to 7-6-1 (2-4-1). The teams will finish the weekend set in Orono on Saturday at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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