North Andover, M.A.—The Merrimack Warriors Men's hockey team had another come from behind victory, this time against the Bentley University Falcons as they won the Turkey Leg Classic final by a score of 4-3 on Saturday evening at Lawler Arena.
The Basics
Merrimack (6-6-1, 2-4-1): 4, Bentley (7-8-0, 4-5-0): 3
Attendance: 1,547
Merrimack found the net first as Luke Weilandt scored his first goal at 2:45 of the opening period. Bentley would tie the game three minutes later and take the lead 2-1 just past the ten minute mark and hold that lead into the intermission.
Bentley got on the board early in the second period to bring their lead to 3-1. Merrimack would get back in the game as Ty Daneault scored his third goal of the weekend at 7:18 of the second. Filip Forsmark tied things up at 3-3 on the powerplay firing home a Matt Copponi rebound at 9:25. Alex Jefferies tally put Merrimack back in front (4-3) with 55 seconds left in the period.
In the third and holding a one goal lead, Hugo Ollas held the Falcons at bay, stopping 11 shots in the final 20 minutes to preserve the Warriors victory.
Notes and Numbers
STATS
Powerplays: MC: 1-2 | Bentley: 1-1
Shots on Goal: MC: 28, Bentley: 34
Faceoffs: 22 MC | 31 Bentley Blocks: 15 MC | 11 Bentley
UP NEXT:
Merrimack hosts the defending Hockey East Champions, the Boston University Terriers on Friday December 1st, Puck drop is set for 7:30 PM.
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