Men's Hockey Defeated By Northeastern

North Andover Mass.
 
The Merrimack men's hockey team was defeated by the Northeastern Huskies by a score of 5-1 on Friday night at J.Thom Lawler Rink.
The Basics
Score: #11/11 Merrimack: 1 : Northeastern: 5
Records: #11/11 Merrimack (15-8-1, 10-4-0) | Northeastern: (11-9-3, 9-4-2)
Attendance: 2,946 (SELL OUT)


The Warriors fell behind early as the Huskies scored twice in the first eight minutes and despite three powerplays in the first period, the Warriors were behind 2-0 at the break.
 
Just past the halfway point of the game, Filip Forsmark would put the Warriors on the board with his fourth goal of the season.
 
Northeastern would get the goal back just over three minutes later.
 
Northeastern scored two more times in the third period to close the scoring out for the game.

Facts and Numbers:

• Filip Forsmark scored the lone goal for the Warriors.
• Ben Brar and Will Calverley had assists on the Merrimack goal.
• Ben Brar led the team in shots with six.
• Zach Bookman had four blocks in the loss.

NEXT:
The Warriors head on the road to Matthews Arena tomorrow as they face Northeastern again, Puck drop is set for 7:30 and the game can be seen on NESN and ESPN Plus.

For continuing coverage of Merrimack College Athletics, visit MerrimackAthletics.com and follow the Warriors on Twitter, Instagram and on Facebook.