Host Providence held of a feisty Maine team, 3-2, on Saturday to sweep their quarterfinal series and advance to the semifinals where they will face Northeastern on Friday in the second semifinal game at the TD Garden.
Providence jumped out to a 3-0 first-period lead on Scott Conway’s second goal of the series combined with power-play tallies by Brandon Duhaime and Josh Wilkins.
Maine, though, climbed back quickly, striking twice in 45 seconds early in the second. Eduards Trailmaks buried a power-play goal at 1:08, while Nolan Vesey pulled the Black Bears within a goal at 1:53.
From that point, neither team could muster another goal.
Jeremy Swayman’s 38-save effort went for naught, while Hayden Hawkey earned the win with 14 saves.
