Men's Hockey Drops a Heartbreaker to Northeastern

Boston Mass.
 
The Merrimack men's hockey team lost a 1-0 heartbreaker as Northeastern scored the lone goal of the contest with 92 seconds to play.
The Basics
Score: #11/11 Merrimack: 0 : Northeastern: 1
Records: #11/11 Merrimack (15-9-1, 10-5-0) | Northeastern: (12-9-3, 10-4-2)


Both teams had scoring opportunities and traded powerplays in the first period, but neither team was able to score in the first 20 minutes.
In the second period, both team's refused to give an inch, but the game stayed scoreless with Merrimack's best chance coming when Nikita Borodayenko's shot hit the post.


In the third, Merrimack continued to push but were unable to find the breakthrough.
 
Northeastern scored the winning goal with 1:32 to play.
 
Facts and Numbers:

• Alex Jefferies and Ben Brar led the team in shots with six.
• Will Calverley and Slava Demin led the team in blocks with two.
• Tristan Crozier won 70% percent of his faceoffs.
• Zachary Borgiel made 23 saves in the loss.
  Stats:
  Power Plays: MC 0-2 | NU 0-3
  Shots on Goal: MC 13, NU 9 | MC 11, NU 8 | MC 13, NU 7 | MC 37, NU 24
  Faceoffs: 29 MC | 27 NU Blocks: 13 MC | 8 NU

NEXT:
The Warriors head on the road to Vermont take on the Catamounts on both Friday and Saturday.

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