No. 7 UConn men’s hockey and the No. 9 Providence Friars played to a wild tie on Saturday night, but the Huskies earned the extra point in the Hockey East standings thanks to their second shootout victory in as many days.
The Friars went ahead 3-0 in the first period but the Huskies clawed back with three unanswered goals to tie the game. After trading scores at the end of the second period, Providence went up 6-4 early in the third courtesy of two power-play goals during a major penalty and held that commanding lead into the final minutes.