FINAL SCORE: No. 16 Providence 3, No. 10 Vermont 0
PROVIDENCE – Jon Gillies posted a 27-save shutout to lead 16th-ranked Providence to a 3-0 Hockey East victory over No. 10 Vermont on Friday night at Schneider Arena. The Catamounts fall to 6-2-1 (4-2-1 HEA), while the Friars improve to 4-4-1 (3-2-0 HEA).
 
Providence opened the scoring at 6:47 of the first period as Trevor Mingoia cycled the puck to Mark Jankowski below the Vermont goal line. Jankowski slid a pass into the low slot for Shane Luke, who snuck a low one-timer inside the left post past the right pad of Brody Hoffman.
 
UVM out-shot Providence 12-10 in the opening frame but was unsuccessful on a pair of late power plays and trailed at the first intermission.
 
Less than two minutes into the second, the Friars doubled their lead on a transition rush. Jankowski sent a pass across the Catamount zone for Mingoia, who dropped the puck off to Nick Saracino and his one-timer beat Hoffman blocker side. Kevin Rooney made it a 3-0 game at 9:39 as he deked into the left circle and wristed a shot off the right post into the net.
 
Gillies kept the Catamounts at bay in the third period, and three penalties halted a Vermont comeback attempt. UVM went 0-for-6 on the power play but finished 7-for-7 on the penalty kill to push its consecutive kill streak to 12 straight. Mike Santaguida replaced Hoffman after the third Providence goal and stopped all nine shots he faced.
 
The Catamounts and Friars close their two-game Hockey East series on Saturday (Nov. 15) at 7 p.m. The game will be televised by OSN on COX Cable in Rhode Island, and a live video stream is available via COXHub.com for $5. Pre-game radio coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. on WVMT 620-AM and SportsJuice.com wiith Alastair Ingram and Andy Merritt on the call.