Niko Rufo’s overtime goal against No. 3 Miami (Ohio) propelled the No. 8 Providence hockey team to a 3-2 victory on Friday.
Steven McParland gave the Friars the lead early in the first period, and Mark Jankowski added an unassisted goal early in the second period to give the Friars the 2-0 lead.
PC, however, surrendered two power-play goals in the third period, which sent the game into overtime. After Blake Coleman cut the deficit in half, Riley Barber evened the score for Miami with a shot that beat Friars goalie Jon Gillies.
The Friars tied Miami the next day to go 4-0-1 on the season. They play their first Hockey East matchup of the season next weekend against Boston University.
BC, Minnesota skate to a tie
A big matchup between some top-5 teams in the nation occurred on Friday night when No. 5 Boston College and No. 1 Minnesota faced off in what turned out to be a 3-3 tie.
The contest concluded in an unofficial shootout win for BC.
Minnesota native Michael Sit scored two goals in a span of 11 seconds midway through the first period for the Eagles.
BC found itself in a quick 2-0 hole, thanks to Hudson Fasching’s goal 30 seconds into the contest. Travis Boyd scored a power-play goal to give Minnesota the 2-0 lead.
Johnny Gaudreau continued his scoring when he triggered three Eagles’ goals in the span of 1:11 in the first period.
Taylor Cammarata buried a game-tying goal at the 15:33 mark in the second period.
BC fell 6-1 to Minnesota on Sunday. They return home to open up Hockey East play Friday night as they take on No. 19 Northeastern (5-1-0).
Chapie scores game winner for UMass Lowell
UMass Lowell handed No. 4 Michigan (4-1-1) its first loss of the season in a 2-1 victory for the River Hawks (3-3-0).
UML struck first with a goal by Ryan McGrath . Its lead was short lived though, as the Wolverines scored 24 seconds later on a shot by Evan Allen.
The River Hawks had a power play opportunity in the third, which they took full advantage of when Adam Chapie scored at the 11:58 mark in the third.
UML will face New Hampshire in a home-and-home series next weekend.
Tyler Fiedler can be reached at [email protected].
