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Huskies battle to 3-3 draw at Providence

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Northeastern skated to its first draw of the season against Providence on Saturday night at Schneider Arena, 3-3, to gain a total of three points over the weekend series. The Huskies extended their powerplay-scoring streak to five games thanks to an extra-man tally from senior Kyle Kraemer as NU remains unbeaten in its last three outings.

Kraemer extended his scoring hot streak to five games with his fourth tally of the season while rookie Garrett Vermeersch notched his fifth point in four games. Vermeersch recorded his second-career multi-point game since he accomplished the feat at Colorado College (10/10/09).

Senior Greg Costa scored his first goal of the season, 15th career, with help from freshmen brothers Drew and Justin Daniels. It was Drew Daniels' first-career point and marks the first time this season the sibling connection recorded a point on the same play.

Providence rounded out the seesaw battle after Daniel New tied the game up at 10:26 of the third. Northeastern and PC swapped tallies throughout the contest to solidify the stalemate.

Freshman Chris Rawlings turned aside 36 shots in net to earn his first-career draw while PC's Alex Beuadry stopped 32 shots.

Northeastern attacked the scoreboard first on a backhander from Costa at 6:23 of the first. Drew Daniels moved the puck up the far boards and fired the puck into the slot to trigger a play. Justin Daniels first shot was obstructed, but Costa was in the perfect position to paddle it past Alex Beaurdy with the backhand for the 1-0 lead.

The Friars evened it up at 14:16 with a powerplay blast from New. Senior Dylan Wiwchar was sent off for interference at 12:51 to give PC the extra man. David Brown and Matt Germain cycled the puck around with the extra skater and Brown kicked it out to New just inside the blue line. New utilized a screen in front Chris Rawlings to go top shelf, 1-1.

David Brown handicapped the Friars early in the second with a slashing call at 1:28. Kraemer made quick work of the extra-man advantage with a snapshot from the right circle at 1:52 to recoup the lead, 2-1. Immediately off the faceoff, the Huskies took control in PC's zone and worked it around with Newton and Vermeersch setting up the senior with powerplay marker.

Upon conclusion of a Huskies' powerplay, Providence quickly upped its tempo in transition and carted the puck into NU's zone. Matt Bergland tied it by tipping it past Rawlings in front, 2-2, at 8:34 with Germain and New receiving credit on the help.

Northeastern kept the back-and-forth battle going with its second tally of the frame at 15:13 as Vermeersch deflected a shot teed up from Tuckerman. Tuckerman forced a turnover in Friars' territory and fed the puck through to the slot. Vermeersch tipped it out of mid-air while standing in front of the crease for the 3-2 advantage.

New slipped the game-tying goal underneath Rawlings pad at 10:26 of the third to create the third tie of the contest, 3-3.

In overtime, the Huskies logged three shots to the Friars two, but neither team could break the tie.

Tuckerman and freshman Jake Newton join Kraemer and Vermeersch with three and two-game pointstreaks, respectively, heading into Friday night's battle with the Catamounts.

The Huskies return to Matthews Arena for a holiday affair with Vermont on Friday, Nov. 27 at 7 p.m.
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