EG’s Brady Berard’s OT Goal Sends Men’s Hockey To Hockey East Semifinals With 2-1 Win Over Northeast
Saturday, March 11, 2023
East Greenwich’s Brady Berard scored his first collegiate goal 4:00 into overtime as the No. 7 seed Providence College men's hockey team defeated No. 3 seed Northeastern, 2-1, in the Hockey East Quarterfinals on Saturday at Matthews Arena.
It was PC’s second consecutive OT win.
With the win, Providence advances to the Hockey East Semifinals next Friday (March 17) at TD Garden against top-seeded Boston University.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST
- With Providence's Will Schimek sent to the box for interference, the Huskies scored the opening tally of the game as Cam Lund gave Northeastern a 1-0 lead at 9:44 of the first period.
- The Friars established momentum in the second period, outshooting the Huskies by a 20-4 margin.
- Liam Valente nearly tied the game up early in the period as he rang a shot off the post on a 2-on-1 chance.
- Co-captain Parker Ford leveled the game at 1-1 at 13:11 of the second period on a great individual effort to work through the defense and beat Levi with a wrap-around for his 12th goal of the season. Taige Harding and Riley Duran earned the assists.
- Providence continued to generate good looks in the third period and nearly took the lead early on when Jaroslav Chmelar tried to finish in tight as the puck sat in the crease as a scrum ensued.
- For the 14th time this season and second-consecutive postseason game, Providence needed overtime to decide the game.
- Just 4:00 into overtime, Brady Berard finished off a rebound off the end boards from Guillaume Richard to send the Friars onto the semifinals.
- Providence improves to 45-53-1 all-time in the Hockey East Tournament and 5-2 all-time in postseason play against Northeastern.
- Providence is now 33-37-1 all-time in the quarterfinal round. In the semifinals, the Friars are 5-12 all-time.
- Nate Leaman's Providence teams will appear in their seventh semifinal and 18th overall in program history. The Friars make their first semifinal appearance since 2021 and first appearance at TD Garden since 2018.
- Providence is 6-9 all-time in tournament games as the No. 7 seed. Providence has made the semifinals one other time as a No. 7 seed – Nate Leaman's first season in 2012.
- All-time against Boston University in the Hockey East Tournament, the Friars are 10-12 and 2-2 in the semifinal round. The team's last postseason meeting was in the 2018 Hockey East Championship Game, where the Terriers earned a 2-0 win. The last semifinal meeting was in 1996, where Providence earned a 5-4 win and eventually went on to capture the Hockey East crown.
NEXT
Providence and Boston University play next Friday's semifinals at 4 p.m. at TD Garden.
Related Articles
- PC Hockey’s Foley Helps Team USA Win World Junior Championship Over Canada
- PC Hockey Picked to Finish 5th in Hockey East Preseason Coaches Poll
- PC Hockey to Face Harvard in NCAA Tourney at Dunkin’ Donuts Center
- PC Hockey Shut Out by Harvard 3-0 in NCAA Tournament
- Former PC Hockey Players Monk, McKenzie Sign With ECHL’s Worcester Railers
- PC Hockey Ranked 10th in the Country in the USCHO Preseason Poll
- PC Hockey’s Tanev Signs 1-Year Deal With NHL’s Winnipeg Jets
- PC Hockey Gets #4 Overall Seed in NCAA Tourney, Will Play in Worcester
- NEW: PC Hockey Gets Upset by Minnesota-Duluth 2-1 in 2 OT
- PC Hockey’s Parisi Signs 2-Year Deal With Montreal Canadiens
- PC Hockey to Play Boston College at Frozen Fenway 2017
- PC Hockey Coach Leaman: Team is Peaking for Hockey East Tournament Quarterfinals Friday
- PC Hockey Edges Clarkson 1-0 in 1st Round of NCAA Tournament
- PC Hockey’s Bryson Signs Entry-Level Contract With NHL’s Buffalo Sabres
- PC Hockey Beats Cornell 4-0, Earning a Slot in the Frozen Four
- PC Hockey to Play in Vegas Golden Knights’ “Fortress Invitational” Tournament
- Former PC Hockey Player Kleinendorst Passes Away Following Heavy Machinery Accident
- PC Hockey’s Leaman Talks Playoff Game, Chance at Another National Championship, and Cooley
- PC Hockey Selected for NCAA Tournament
- PC Hockey Ranked #5 in Country to Open Season
- NEW: PC Hockey Falls 2-1 to Notre Dame in NCAA Tournament
- PC Hockey Incoming Freshman O’Brien Picked 19th by Philadelphia in NHL Draft
- Former PC Hockey Star Adams Passes Away at 27
- Coach Leaman of PC Hockey Talks About This Season’s Playoff Run
