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BOSTON – The Merrimack College men's ice hockey team saw its season series with Boston University evened at a game apiece after the Terriers skated to a 7-2 decision over the Warriors on Monday at Agganis Arena.
Rookies
Chase Gresock and
Logan Drevitch lit the lamp for the visitors, who stay on the road for a two-game set at Vermont this weekend.
The Basics
Score: Boston U. 7,
Merrimack 2
Records: Merrimack (7-17-1, 4-11-0 HEA) | Boston University (9-9-3, 8-5-2 HEA)
Location: Agganis Arena | Boston, Mass.
Game Duration: 2:34
How It Happened
- It was Merrimack scoring first on the strength of Gresock's team-leading seventh goal of the season, ripping one through traffic after senior Derek Petti won a faceoff with nearly nine minutes gone in the first. But BU would get the equalizer off a power play with just over five minutes left, and then scored off a wild scrum in the final minute of the frame to take a 2-1 lead heading to the intermission.
- Midway through the second, Merrimack had an opportunity to draw even but instead yielded a shorthanded strike to extend the Terriers' lead to 3-1. Moments later, the Warriors had another golden chance to take the lead during a frenzy in front of the BU net but could not convert; the hosts added another at the 13:17 mark but Drevitch would respond 20 seconds later, potting his fourth of the year on a pretty breakaway sequence off a feed from junior Johnathan Kovacevic to make it a two-goal game. The Warriors would get another power play opportunity shortly thereafter but came up empty again, keeping the score 4-2 BU after 40 minutes.
- BU came out firing in the third, recording two more power play goals before adding another at even strength to account for the final margin of victory. A number of penalties at the 12:30 mark would give the Warriors a brief 5-on-3 advantage, but the hosts finished 5-for-5 on the penalty kill to close out the night.
Notes & Numbers
- Gresock extended his team lead with his seventh goal of the season, the most by a freshman since current junior Sami Tavernier had eight in his rookie year in 2016-17.
- BU scored three power play goals on Monday, tying the most yielded by the Warriors in a single game this season. Lake Superior also had three on the power play back in the season opener on Oct. 6.
- After winning a season-high three straight games from Jan. 5-12, Merrimack has now lost back-to-back games and has been outscored by 10 goals (12-2) in that stretch.
- Petti led all Warriors with nine faceoff wins on 16 tries while six different players recorded a block.
- BU evened the season series at 1-1-0 after Monday's result. The Warriors won the series opener by a 4-0 score back on Oct. 20. The two sides will face off in a rubber game on March 2 back at Agganis Arena, the regular season finale for Merrimack.
- Goaltenders: Craig Pantano (35 saves, 6-11-1) // Jake Oettinger (30 saves, 8-9-3)
- Power Plays: 0-6 | 3-4
- Shots on Goal: 14-14 // 10-18 // 8-10 – 32-42
- Faceoffs: 19 // 36
- Blocks: 6 // 14
Merrimack Lineup
Forwards
Coomes | Babcock | Irvine
Gresock | Petti | Tavernier
L. Drevitch | Kramer | Seyfert
Simeone | Bales | McKay
T. Drevitch
Defense
Heidt | Kovacevic
Dockery | Carle
McArdle | Cook
Goaltenders
Pantano | Vogler | Halladay
Up Next
Merrimack heads to Burlington for a two-game weekend series with Vermont. Puck drop each night at the Gutterson Fieldhouse is set for 7 p.m.
