2007-08 Schedule/Results
2007-08 Statistics
Merrimack 4, Northeastern 2
Jan. 11, 2008
Lawler Arena (No. Andover, MA)
| Team |
1st
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2nd
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3rd
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Final
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| #7 Northeastern (10-4-2, 7-3-1 Hockey East) |
1
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1
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0
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2
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| Merrimack (6-9-2, 3-9-1 Hockey East) |
0
|
1
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3
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4
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Northeastern took a two-goal lead on scores by Tyler McNeely and Ryan Ginand but Merrimack came back and won the game, 4-2, on Friday night at Lawler Arena. The teams complete the weekend series on Saturday night at Matthews Arena at 6 p.m.
The loss snapped an 11-game, 9-0-2 unbeaten streak that was the second-longest in school history for the Huskies. The loss put Northeastern's record at 10-5-2 overall and 7-4-1 in Hockey East while Merrimack improved to 7-9-2 overall and 4-9-1 in Hockey East.
McNeely's seventh goal of the season got Northeastern on the board at 10:49 in the first period. An errant Merrimack pass went off Joe Vitale's stick to Wade MacLeod, who passed it to McNeely in the neutral zone. McNeely skated ahead all alone to the top of the left circle and fired a slapshot into the top right corner of the net to make it 1-0 Huskies.
A similar opportunity came for McNeely toward the end of the first period when MacLeod poked the puck ahead to him. McNeely passed it ahead to himself and got through three defenders to get a shot off, but it sailed high. McNeely took a hard hit from Merrimack defenseman Joe Loprieno after the play, which resulted in a five-minute major for boarding on Loprieno. McNeely didn't miss a shift.
The Huskies made it 2-0 on Ginand's goal in the second period. Just after Loprieno's penalty ended, Denis Chisholm took a hard shot from the point that went wide into the boards. Steve Silva picked it up on the side of the net and sent it to Ginand at the top of the crease and Ginand put it in at 2:27.
Merrimack got on the board on a great play by J.C. Robitaille. He picked off an errant pass in the Northeastern zone, took it down the right side and shot it in, beating Thiessen at 13:11 in the second period to make it 2-1.
Merrimack evened the score at 7:09 in the third period when defenseman Fraser Allan scored from in front. Silva had just come out of the penalty box at 7:01 after a penalty for roughing.
The Warriors took the lead on Robitaille's second goal of the night. Pat Kimball passed the puck ahead to Robitaille, who got through for a breakaway and beat Thiessen to make it 3-2 at 13:52 in the third. Merrimack's Pat Bowen added another goal just 41 seconds later to make it 4-2 at 14:33.
Northeastern pulled Thiessen after each team called a timeout with 50.1 seconds remaining in the game. The Huskies managed a few shots in the final minute but couldn't score.
Northeastern and Merrimack each had 30 shots in the game and went scoreless on power plays.
The teams rematch on Saturday at Matthews Arena at 6 p.m. The game was moved to 6 p.m. to accommodate fans who want to watch the Huskies and the Patriots game, which starts at 8 p.m. The Northeastern game will be broadcast on 890 ESPN Boston and WRBB Radio and will have live web video on GoNU.TV.
Northeastern (10-5-2, 7-4-1) vs. Merrimack (8-9-2, 4-9-1)
Date: Jan 11, 2008 Location: North Andover, MA Arena: Lawler Arena
Attendance:1824 Start time:7:00 pm End time:9:05 pm Total time:2:05
# Prd Time Team Typ Scored By Assists Visitor On Ice Home On Ice
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1 1st 10:49 NU EV McNeely, Tyler/7 MacLeod, Wade/9 94,19,26,9,5 23,14,21,2,3
Vitale, Joe/13
2 2nd 02:27 NU EV Ginand, Ryan/5 Silva, Steve/5 24,3,10,17,28 16,2,4,24,3
Chisholm, Denis/6
3 2nd 13:11 MER EV Robitaille, J.C./5 - 9,10,37,23,24 16,5,15,18,4
4 3rd 07:09 MER EV Allan, Fraser/1 - 37,17,9,5,3 2,23,11,4,24
5 3rd 13:52 MER EV Robitaille, J.C./6 Kimball, Pat/3 94,19,26,9,5 16,18,15,2,3
6 3rd 14:33 MER EV Bowen, Pat/1 Ouimet, Francois/6 6,4,17,3,16 4,21,23,14,5
TEAM SUMMARY
|-Shots by Prd-|
## Northeastern 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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3 Ginand, Ryan........ 0 2 0 2 -1
4 Driscoll, Jim....... 0 0 0 0 -1
5 *Liotti, Louis....... 0 0 0 0 -1
6 Strathman, David.... 1 1 1 3 -1
9 *Perreault, Jacques.. 1 1 0 2 -2
10 Costello, Chad...... 1 1 1 3 0
11 Russo, Jimmy........ 0 3 0 3 0
13 Guzior, Randy....... 0 1 0 1 0
16 Kraemer, Kyle....... 0 1 0 1 -1
17 Silva, Steve........ 0 0 0 0 -1
19*MacLeod, Wade....... 0 2 0 2 0
22 Costa, Greg......... 0 1 1 2 0
23 Donovan, Chris...... 2 1 0 3 -1
24 Chisholm, Denis..... 1 0 0 1 0
26*Vitale, Joe......... 1 2 0 3 0
28 Hewkin, Mike........ 1 0 1 2 +1
37 Rassey, Rob......... 0 0 0 0 -2
94*McNeely, Tyler...... 1 0 1 2 0
30 Binnington, Mike DNP
Totals.............. 9 16 5 30 -10
|-Shots by Prd-|
## Merrimack 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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2 *Allan, Fraser....... 1 0 1 2 0
3 *Loprieno, Joe....... 1 1 0 2 -1
4 Bowen, Pat.......... 0 0 2 2 +2
5 Kane, Chris......... 0 0 0 0 +2
11*Jones, Matt......... 1 2 0 3 +1
12 Farrell, Grant...... 1 0 0 1 0
13 Vaskivuo, Mike...... 0 0 0 0 0
14 Cucci, Joe.......... 0 1 0 1 0
15 Jamieson, John...... 0 0 0 0 +2
16 Robitaille, J.C..... 1 2 1 4 +1
18 Kimball, Pat........ 0 1 1 2 +2
19 Pallardy, Derek..... 0 1 0 1 0
20 Astle, Kurtis....... 0 1 0 1 0
21 Ouimet, Francois.... 1 0 0 1 0
23 Barton, Chris....... 0 0 0 0 +1
24*Ricci, Rob.......... 0 1 2 3 0
26 Ross, Adam.......... 1 0 1 2 0
27*Bonitatibus, Justin. 0 2 3 5 0
29 Watson, Patrick DNP
Totals.............. 7 12 11 30 +10
Goals by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
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NU 1 1 0 - 2
MER 0 1 3 - 4
Shots by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
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NU 9 16 5 - 30
MER 7 12 11 - 30
Power Play G-Att (Shots)
Prd NU MER
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1st 0-1 (1) 0-0 (0)
2nd 0-2 (3) 0-1 (0)
3rd 0-0 (0) 0-1 (3)
Total 0-3 (4) 0-2 (3)
Penalties/Minutes by Prd
Prd NU MER
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1st 0/0 2/7
2nd 1/2 1/2
3rd 1/2 0/0
Total 2/4 3/9
Three stars:
1. Robitaille, J.C.
2. Allan, Fraser
3. Braithwaite, Andrew
Officials:
Referee:Dave Hansen
Linesman:Kevin Shea
Linesman:Bob Bernard
Scorer:Brad Davis
GOALTENDERS
Northeastern Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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39 Thiessen, Brad...... L 59:08 4 0 7 11 8 26
TM EMPTY NET........... 00:52 0 0 0 0 0 0
Merrimack Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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33 Braithwaite, Andrew. W 60:00 2 0 8 15 5 28
PENALTY SUMMARY
Prd Player Team Min Offense Time
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1st Ricci, Rob MER 2 HOLDING THE STICK 11:34 PP
1st Loprieno, Joe MER 5 BOARDING 17:22 PP
2nd Bonitatibus, Justin MER 2 SLASHING 08:59 PP
2nd Russo, Jimmy NU 2 HOOKING 16:19 PP
3rd Silva, Steve NU 2 ROUGHING 05:01 PP
Win-Braithwaite, Andrew (4-2-0). Loss-Thiessen, Brad (10-5-2).
Northeastern - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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26 Vitale, Joe 14 5
17 Silva, Steve 10 7
22 Costa, Greg 5 5
37 Rassey, Rob 5 7
3 Ginand, Ryan 2 0
16 Kraemer, Kyle 0 1
94 McNeely, Tyler 0 1
11 Russo, Jimmy 0 3
Totals......... 36 29
Merrimack - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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24 Ricci, Rob 9 19
19 Pallardy, Derek 5 2
15 Jamieson, John 5 8
27 Bonitatibus, Justin 3 0
14 Cucci, Joe 3 3
13 Vaskivuo, Mike 2 1
21 Ouimet, Francois 1 1
16 Robitaille, J.C. 1 2
Totals......... 29 36
Northeastern - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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1st 11:34 13:34 02:00 1 0
1st 17:22 02:22 05:00 3 0
2nd 08:59 10:59 02:00 0 0
SUMMARY: 3 opps, 4 shots, 0 goals, time 09:00
Merrimack - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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2nd 16:19 18:19 02:00 0 0
3rd 05:01 07:01 02:00 3 0
SUMMARY: 2 opps, 3 shots, 0 goals, time 04:00
