GAME COVERAGE
Matchup: No. 18 Providence College (15-9-1, 6-7-0 HEA) vs. Boston College (10-9-3, 5-6-2 HEA)
Faceoff: 7:00 PM (Fri.) – Conte Forum – Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Stream: CollegeSportsLive.com | Play-by-play: Eric Gallanty, Color: Andrew Raycroft
Radio: NewsRadio 104.7 FM | TuneIn Radio | Play-by-play: Mike Logan
Live Stats: BCEagles.com
Twitter: @Friarshockey
 
Matchup: No. 18 Providence College (15-9-1, 6-7-0 HEA) vs. Boston College (10-9-3, 5-6-2 HEA)
Faceoff: 6:30 PM (Sat.) – Schneider Arena – Providence, R.I.
TV: NESN | Play-by-play: Tyler Murray, Color: Jim Connelly
Stream: CollegeSportsLive.com (Outside New England) | NESN.com (Inside New England)
Radio: NewsRadio 104.7 FM | TuneIn Radio | Play-by-play: Mike Logan
Live Stats: Friars.com
Twitter: @Friarshockey
 
LAST TIME OUT
- The No. 17 Providence College men's hockey team fell to Merrimack, 2-1, on Saturday night at Schneider Arena.
- The Warriors followed it up with another goal, 2-0, from Logan Drevitch on the power play after Chase Yoder was whistled for a cross-check at 12:13.
- Providence got on the board, 2-1, with a power play goal by Brett Berard with 3:14 remaining the first period. Berard was assisted by Patrick Moynihan and Parker Ford on his seventh power play goal of the season, a team-high.
- Nick Poisson netted one for the Friars with 4:26 remaining in play but Merrimack challenged the goal for offsides and the goal was waived after review.
- Jaxson Stauber was pulled from the net with 2:51 to go for the extra-attacker but re-entered only 17 seconds later after Merrimack earned a penalty for holding at 17:26.
- Stauber re-exited with 1:10 remaining in Merrimack's penalty for a 6-on-4 Friars advantage for the remaining 1:44 of play, but the Friars were unable to capitalize.
 
A Look at Boston College...
The Eagles enter the weekend dropping four straight contests, including an 8-2 setback at Notre Dame on Wednesday night in South Bend. Senior Jack McBain still leads the Eagles in scoring with 24 points on 13 goals and 11 assists despite missing the last four games. Fellow senior Marc McLaughlin paces the team with 17 goals and 23 points, while Jack St. Ivany (3-15-18), Brandon Kruse (2-15-17) and Drew Helleson (2-15-17) round out the top-five in scoring. In goal, Eric Dop has posted a 2.82 GAA and .890 save percentage in 17 appearances but sophomore Henry Wilder has started two of the last three games for the Eagles. Wilder has posted a 2.36 GAA and .912 save percentage in seven appearances this season.
 
 
Series History vs. Boston College (PC trails 53-121-14, .319)
The Friars and Warriors will meet for the second and third times this weekend to close out the regular season series. Providence claimed the first matchup on Oct. 7 by a 5-2 score at Schneider Arena. Merrimack has won three of five meetings against the Friars dating back to 2020. Providence earned a 5-1 win in the last trip up to North Andover on Feb. 6, 2021.
 
Stauber Named Hobey Baker Nominee
Providence College junior goaltender Jaxson Stauber (Plymouth, Minn.) has been nominated for the Hobey Baker Award, given annually to the top player in Division I men's hockey. Stauber ranks fifth in the NCAA with 14 victories, ninth in shutouts (3), 16th in save percentage (.922) and third in minutes played (1421:33). The junior has surrendered two or fewer goals in 15-of-23 starts this season in posting a 2.15 goals-against average.
 
Taige Harding Added to the Roster
The Providence College men's hockey program has added Taige Harding (St. Albert, Alta.) to the roster for the second half of the 2021-22 season. The 6-foot-7-inch, 230-pound defenseman will wear No. 27 with the Friars. A third-round selection (91^st overall) of the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2021 NHL Draft, Harding joins the Friars after spending two and a half seasons with the Fort McMurray Oil Barons of the Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL). As a captain for the Oil Barons in 2021-22, Harding ranked second on the team in scoring with 14 goals and 23 assists for 37 points in 37 games. He also was named AJHL Defensive Player of the Week three times this season. In 99 career games with Fort McMurray, he amassed 20 goals, 36 assists and 154 penalty minutes.
 
Balanced Scoring
Seven players recorded at least two points in Providence's season-opener against Army on Oct. 2 - Brett Berard (2-0-2), Nick Poisson (0-2-2), Patrick Moynihan (1-1-2), Michael Callahan (1-1-2), Craig Needham (1-1-2) and Parker Ford (1-1-2) all recorded two points while Guillaume Richard led the team with three points (1-2-3). Through 23 games, 21 players have already found the scoresheet, while freshmen have accounted for 35 points on 12 goals and 23 assists.
 
Special Teams Success
The Friars now ranks second in the NCAA on the power play with a .294 success rate. The penalty kill ranks 10th nationally, checking in at 87.5%. Providence had killed off 24-consecutive shorthanded situations before allowing a power-play goal to Princeton on Dec. 11.
 
Returning Production
Providence ranked sixth in the nation with 84 goals that returned this season. The 82% of returning goals ranked fourth nationally. The Friars also returned 76% of their points from last season, which also ranked sixth.
 
Youth Movement
The Friars have the 16th youngest roster in the NCAA this season (average age of 21 years, 11 months). Freshman Guilluame Richard is one of the younger players on an NCAA roster this year at 18 years and 8 months.
 
Fourteen Former Friars Participate in NHL Training Camps, Seven Earn Roster Spots
Providence boasts 14 former players that have participated in NHL training camps thus far in September. Noel Acciari (FLA), Kasper Bjorkqvist (PIT), Jacob Bryson (BUF), Vincent Desharnais (EDM), Jack Dugan (VGK), Brandon Duhaime (MIN), Jon Gillies (NYI), Mark Jankowski (NJ), Brian Pinho (WSH), Greg Printz (ANA), Kevin Rooney (NYR), Brandon Tanev (SEA), Tyce Thompson (NJ) and Jake Walman (STL). Acciari, Bryson, Duhaime, Rooney, Tanev, Thompson and Walman all made opening night rosters, while Duhaime made his NHL debut on Oct. 15 in Anaheim. On Jan. 2, Bjorkqvist made his NHL debut and scored his first NHL goal against the San Jose Sharks.
 
Three is the Magic Number
The Friars are 187-20-20 all-time under Nate Leaman when scoring three or more goals in a game.
 
After 40
The Friars are 169-7-18 all-time under Nate Leaman when holding a lead after two periods.
 
Engelbert Named Hockey East Co-Player of the Week on Jan. 3
Providence College's Jamie Engelbert (Cobourg, Ont.) was named Hockey East Co-Player of the Week on Monday (Jan. 3). The junior forward shared the recognition with Boston College's Jack McBain. Engelbert was crucial during Providence's 6-2 win over Bowling Green at the Kwik Trip Holiday Faceoff on Dec. 28, breaking a 2-2 tie in the second period and eventually recording a natural hat trick in the victory. Engelbert finished with a +3 rating and six shots on goal over the two games in Milwaukee.
 
Richard Continues Strong Rookie season
Rookie defensemen Guillaume Richard is tied for the NCAA rookie lead with a +16 rating this season.
 
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