Friday, January 12
Chestnut Hill, MA
7:00 PM
Boston College
14-3-1, 7-2-1
7
vs
1
Providence
11-6-2, 4-4-2
1
2
3
F
Providence
0
0
1
1
Boston College
1
5
1
7
Photo by: Meg Kelly
No. 1 Eagles Pull Away From No. 9 Providence in Second Period
January 12, 2024 | Men's Hockey
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Top-ranked Boston College erupted for five goals in the second period and cruised to a 7-1 Hockey East victory over No. 9 Providence on Friday night to open the second half of the season in front of nearly 7,500 fans at Kelley Rink.
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The Eagles improved to 14-3-1 overall and 7-2-1 in Hockey East, clinching the three-game regular season series against the Friars (10-6-2, 4-4-2 HEA).
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Eight different Eagles recorded multi-point nights, including freshman Will Vote who scored his first collegiate goal. Vote was joined by Will Smith (2-0-2), Jamie Armstrong (1-1-2), Cutter Gauthier (1-1-2), Oskar Jellvik (1-1-2), Ryan Leonard (1-1-2), Gabe Perreault (0-2-2) and Andre Gasseau (0-2-2).
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Rookie Jacob Fowler picked up his 14th win of the season in net, stopping 31 of the 32 Friar shots he faced.
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Boston College took the lead just 35 seconds after the opening faceoff when Gauthier fired a pass into the slot for Gasseau. The winger helped the puck along to Jellvik in the left circle and the sophomore ripped a shot high glove side to beat Philip Svedebäck. The goal was Jellvik's 10th of the season and third in his last two games.
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6:40 into the second period, Vote created a turnover behind the PC net and fed a pass in front to Jack Malone. The graduate student touched the puck to the weak side for Armstrong to finish on his backhand for his first goal as an Eagle.
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Two minutes later, Smith and Leonard scored just 13 seconds apart to give Boston College a 4-0 cushion. Jellvik fed Gauthier in the high slot for a glove side finish at 10:30 for a 5-0 lead, and Vote tipped a Jacob Bengtsson center point shot inside the right post at 14:06.
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Graham Gamache pulled a goal back for Providence in the third period to end Fowler's shutout bid, but Smith had an answer from Leonard and Perreault with 5:01 remaining to cap the scoring.
BC improved to 7-1-1 in its last nine games and to 8-2-0 at home this season. It was the sixth crowd of at least 7,300 fans at Conte Forum.Â
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The teams close the home-and-home series on Saturday night at Schneider Arena on ESPN+ and WEEI 850 AM beginning at 7 p.m.
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The Eagles improved to 14-3-1 overall and 7-2-1 in Hockey East, clinching the three-game regular season series against the Friars (10-6-2, 4-4-2 HEA).
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Eight different Eagles recorded multi-point nights, including freshman Will Vote who scored his first collegiate goal. Vote was joined by Will Smith (2-0-2), Jamie Armstrong (1-1-2), Cutter Gauthier (1-1-2), Oskar Jellvik (1-1-2), Ryan Leonard (1-1-2), Gabe Perreault (0-2-2) and Andre Gasseau (0-2-2).
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Rookie Jacob Fowler picked up his 14th win of the season in net, stopping 31 of the 32 Friar shots he faced.
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Boston College took the lead just 35 seconds after the opening faceoff when Gauthier fired a pass into the slot for Gasseau. The winger helped the puck along to Jellvik in the left circle and the sophomore ripped a shot high glove side to beat Philip Svedebäck. The goal was Jellvik's 10th of the season and third in his last two games.
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6:40 into the second period, Vote created a turnover behind the PC net and fed a pass in front to Jack Malone. The graduate student touched the puck to the weak side for Armstrong to finish on his backhand for his first goal as an Eagle.
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Two minutes later, Smith and Leonard scored just 13 seconds apart to give Boston College a 4-0 cushion. Jellvik fed Gauthier in the high slot for a glove side finish at 10:30 for a 5-0 lead, and Vote tipped a Jacob Bengtsson center point shot inside the right post at 14:06.
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Graham Gamache pulled a goal back for Providence in the third period to end Fowler's shutout bid, but Smith had an answer from Leonard and Perreault with 5:01 remaining to cap the scoring.
BC improved to 7-1-1 in its last nine games and to 8-2-0 at home this season. It was the sixth crowd of at least 7,300 fans at Conte Forum.Â
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The teams close the home-and-home series on Saturday night at Schneider Arena on ESPN+ and WEEI 850 AM beginning at 7 p.m.
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Team Stats
PF
BC
Shots
32
24
PPG
0
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
2
3
Penalty Mins
4
6
Faceoffs Won
32
33
Game Leaders
+/-
3
Goals
0
Sh
3
A
3
+/-
3
Goals
2
Sh
3
A
0
+/-
3
Goals
1
Sh
4
A
1
+/-
2
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
1
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