PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Tom Parisi broke a tie with a power-play goal with 5:01 left and Providence beat Denver 4-1 on Sunday night in the East Regional final to advance to the men’s hockey Frozen Four.
Brandon Tanev and Kevin Rooney added empty-net goals for the Friars (23-13-3), who will face Nebraska-Omaha on April 9 in Boston. Nebraska-Omaha beat Rochester Institute of Technology 4-0 in the Midwest Regional final.
Boston University will play North Dakota in the other national semifinal.
Providence’s Noel Acciari opened the scoring on a power play with 5:38 left in the second period. Denver (24-14-2) tied it at 7:52 of the third on Joey LaLeggia’s power-play goal. LaLeggia’s shot hit the glass and the puck ricocheted in off the back of goalie Jon Gillies. Gillies, of South Portland, made 23 saves.
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