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#15 Wildcats Tie #7 Providence, 1-1
11/3/2023 10:05:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
Providence earns extra point in shootout.
DURHAM, N.H. – Sophomore forward Morgan Winters (Osprey, Fla.) scored his second shorthanded goal of the season as the No. 15 University of New Hampshire men's hockey team tied No. 7 Providence, 1-1, on Friday night at the Whittemore Center at Key Auto Group Complex, in front of a sold out crowd of 6,501. The Friars earned the extra Hockey East point by winning the shootout 1-0.
The Wildcats are now 4-1-1 (2-0-1 Hockey East), while the Friars are 5-1-2 (1-0-2 Hockey East).
UNH's 4-1-1 record is its best start to a season in six years when the Wildcats went 5-1-0 to begin 2017-18. The last time the Wildcats started a Hockey East season 2-0-1 was also in 2017-18.
UP NEXT:
Score: #7 Providence 1, #15 New Hampshire 1 (OT, PC wins shootout 1-0) Records: UNH (4-1-1, 2-0-1 Hockey East); Providence (5-1-2, 1-0-2 Hockey East) Location: Durham, N.H. (Whittemore Center at Key Auto Group Complex) Date: Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 Attendance: 6,501
BOXSCORE PHOTO GALLERY
HOW IT HAPPENED:
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
The Wildcats are now 4-1-1 (2-0-1 Hockey East), while the Friars are 5-1-2 (1-0-2 Hockey East).
UNH's 4-1-1 record is its best start to a season in six years when the Wildcats went 5-1-0 to begin 2017-18. The last time the Wildcats started a Hockey East season 2-0-1 was also in 2017-18.
UP NEXT:
- The Wildcats return to action versus No. 7 Providence on Saturday, Nov. 4 at Schneider Arena at 7 p.m. on ESPN+.
- The next home game for the Wildcats is versus Northeastern on Saturday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m.
- Go to UNHWildcats.com/Tickets. or call the ticket office at (603) 862-4000 to catch the most exciting family entertainment in New Hampshire.
Score: #7 Providence 1, #15 New Hampshire 1 (OT, PC wins shootout 1-0) Records: UNH (4-1-1, 2-0-1 Hockey East); Providence (5-1-2, 1-0-2 Hockey East) Location: Durham, N.H. (Whittemore Center at Key Auto Group Complex) Date: Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 Attendance: 6,501
BOXSCORE PHOTO GALLERY
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- The first period went scoreless as the Wildcats outshot the Friars 9-5.
- Late into the second period at 17:42, Liam Valente sniped a one-timer past junior goaltender Jakob Hellsten (Ljusdal, Sweden) for the power play goal.
- The Wildcats got on the board at 13:53 into the third period as Winters had a shorthanded, breakaway goal. Freshman forward Marty Lavins found Winters alone in the middle of the ice who backhanded it past Philip Svedebäck's left shoulder.
GGGGOOOOOAAAALLLLLLL!!!!! Morgan Winters ties the game in the 3rd with a shorthanded goal!
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- After the overtime went scoreless, Valente won the shootout, giving the Friars an extra point in Hockey East.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- UNH outshot Providence, 29-24.
- The Wildcats went 0-3 on the power play while the Friars went 1-4.
- Hellsten recorded 23 saves, while Svedebäck tallied 28 saves.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
- Winters recorded his second shorthanded goal of the season.
- The Wildcats are 4-1-1 at home this season.
Team Stats
PRO
UNH
Shots
24
29
PPG
1
0
SHG
0
1
Penalties
4
5
Penalty Mins
8
10
Faceoffs Won
21
29
Game Leaders
Skaters
Players Mentioned
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