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ORONO, Maine – The final score did not indicated how Saturday night's game at Alfond Arena was played, as the Merrimack College men's hockey team fell 3-2 to Maine.
Merrimack was the superior team territorially against the Black Bears, as they outshot the home side 35-28, but just narrowly missed an equalizer late in the game.
The Basics
Score: Maine 3,
Merrimack 2
Records: Merrimack (6-18-3, 4-10-3 HEAM) | Maine (14-9-4, 8-7-2 HEAM)
Game Duration: 2:35
Attendance: 4,303
How It Happened
- The Warriors looked like a motivated team in the first period, as they took it to the Black Bears. Merrimack held a 7-1 edge in shots on goal midway through the frame and didn't let Maine get a second shot until 11 minutes in. Maine still found a way to escape the period with a lead, as a bouncing Cameron Spicer shot beat Warrior goalie Jere Huhtamaa with under four minutes to play.
- Merrimack kept its foot on the gas pedal in the second period and dominated the opening 10 minutes, but got rewarded this time around. While on the power play early in the frame, Logan Drevitch rimmed a puck around the near boards for Chase Gresock. He collected it, then slipped a pass right in front to Mac Welsher, who maneuvered a tight shot through the legs of Maine goalie Jeremy Swayman to tie the game at one.
- The game opened up midway through the frame and Maine capitalized, as Mitchell Fossier finished off an odd-man rush.
- Maine doubled its lead to two when AJ Drobot scored with under four minutes to play in the frame.
- The Warriors were awarded a power play to begin the third period and quickly found the back of the net for the fourth goal on the weekend with the extra skater. Ben Brar knocked down a loose puck and slid it to Sami Tavernier below the goal line. The senior fed the left point to Zach Uens, who crept in and fired a wrist shot past Swayman for his fourth of the year.
- Merrimack received a power play with under four minutes to play and had a pair of solid chances, but could not finish.
Notes & Numbers
- Tavernier is now on a five-game point streak.
- Brar finished the weekend with three points on a goal and two helpers.
- Huhtamaa stopped 25 of the 28 shots he saw.
- Merrimack found the back of the net for four goals on the power play over the two games.
Up Next
The Warriors head to Boston and Agganis Arena Friday night for a showdown with Boston University. Puck drop is set for 7:30 pm.
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