Boston College built an early 2-0 lead and got a crucial third period shorthanded goal from Paul Carey that gave the Eagles a 3-1 lead as they beat Providence Tuesday night at Kelley Rink.<\/p>\n
Barry Almeida, who had two goals on the game, scored into an empty net with 1:29 remaining for a 4-1 final.<\/p>\n
Despite falling behind early, Providence was pesky to put away and late in the third was in solid position to tie the game. Boston College was whistled for back-to-back penalties giving the Friars four straight minutes of power-play time.<\/p>\n
Looking for the equalizer, Friars forward Ross Mauermann, playing the point on the power play, mishandled a loose puck. Carey was quick to apply pressure, steal the puck and race alone the other way, firing low blocker glove side on Alex Beaudry.<\/p>\n
It was a high-risk play for Carey, knowing that if he didn’t get the loose puck he could easily be out of position, but the play resulted in just as high a reward as he raced for his fifth goal of the season and third in the last four games.<\/p>\n
“It’s kind of our system [on the penalty kill] to put a lot of pressure,” said Carey. “Once in a while, you get a lucky break like that. We lucked out.”<\/p>\n
Rookie Brian Billett made his third start in four games for the Eagles, turning aside just 16 shots, but standing tall when the Friars offense was most effective – on the power play. <\/p>\n
“[Billett] put together another excellent game,” said BC head coach Jerry York. “He’s slowly building a streak of games here that he’s really earning a lot of respect in our locker room.”<\/p>\n
With three cracks at the power play in the opening period, BC controlled the flow. Beaudry (26 saves) faced some point blank chances, including a Chris Kreider breakaway at 11:25 that he stopped, but eventually, the Eagles’ power play broke through.<\/p>\n
Almeida scored his eighth goal of the season when he redirected a centering feed from Carey at 15:06. <\/p>\n
“Paul made a great play walking it behind the net,” Almeida said describing the goal. “I just tried to get open and he fired a great pass. I didn’t have to move my stick. I put my stick down and it went in.”<\/p>\n
Less than two minutes later, the Eagles extended the lead on a similar play. This time it was Johnny Gaudreau centering a pass that Bill Arnold redirected past Beaudry for the 2-0 lead.<\/p>\n
In the second, Providence crept back using its own power-play tally to cut the lead to 2-1. Damian Cross centered a pass to Derek Army that the sophomore couldn’t immediately handle. The bobble, though, gave him enough time and space to corral and roof the puck over a fallen Billett to get the Friars on the board at 5:50. <\/p>\n
That, though, was as close as they would get despite the two late cracks on the power play. <\/p>\n
“I thought we played timid tonight,” said Providence coach Nate Leaman. “I felt like we were thinking too much and not playing. When you’re timid, you lose a lot of puck battles and turn pucks over on soft plays.”<\/p>\n
The Friars, who came into Tuesday game on the heels of a two-game sweep against then-No. 1 Merrimack, drop to 8-7-0 on the season (6-4-0 Hockey East). They now are on hiatus for the exam break until December 29 when they host an exhibition game against the Russian Red Army squad and face cross-town rival Brown on New Year’s Day at the annual Mayor’s Cup.<\/p>\n
The Eagles (12-5-0, 9-3-0 Hockey East) aren’t ready for their break just yet. Friday, they will travel to Massachusetts-Lowell to face the surging River Hawks before taking a three-week holiday break. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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