Burlington, V.T.—The Merrimack Warriors Men's Hockey team scored the game's opening goal but were defeated by the Vermont Catamounts by a score of 4-1 at the Gutterson Fieldhouse on Saturday night.
The Basics
Merrimack (12-18-1, 5-15-1): 1, Vermont (12-13-3, 6-9-3): 4
Merrimack jumped out to the early lead as
Ty Daneault would be left alone in front to score a powerplay goal just 2:32 into the contest.
In the second period, Vermont found the back of the net three times to take a 3-1 lead into the second intermission.
The Catamounts would connect on an empty netter with four minutes left to finish out the contest.
Notes and Numbers
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Ty Daneault's goal was his 12th of the season.
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Ben Brar played in his 151st game, tying the all time mark for games played in school history.
Stats:
Powerplays:
MC: 1-5 | UVM: 1-5 Shots on Goal:
MC: 25 | UVM: 29
Faceoffs:
26 MC | 30 UVM Blocks:
19 MC |9 UVM
UP NEXT:
Merrimack has next weekend off before they will face the Providence College Friars on the road on Thursday, February 29th.
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