NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – The Merrimack College men's ice hockey team resumes league play and closes the month of November with a single game at Matthews Arena to take on No. 13 Northeastern University on Friday night in Boston. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m.
Five Things To Know
- Merrimack will look to get its fifth win of the season against the Huskies on Friday night. The Warriors are 4-4-1 in games after losses this year. They have not lost more than two straight games and are 3-0-1 in games played after two straight losses. They are, however, in the midst of their longest winless stretch this year (0-2-1).
- Merrimack leads the country in one-goal games played, having done so eight times. Only New Hampshire has played as many one-goal games nationwide.
- Merrimack is searching for its first win in seven games against Northeastern (0-6-1). Its last win was in March of 2015 as part of a two-game postseason series sweep in the opening round of the Hockey East Tournament at Matthews Arena. Its last win at Lawler Rink against Northeastern was in November of 2014.
- Four of Merrimack's top-five scorers are juniors, headlined by Tyler Irvine's 12 points (5g, 7a), which are a new career-high. Johnathan Kovacevic is the top scoring defenseman with nine points (3g, 6a), while freshman Chase Gresock has a three-game point streak and is second overall with eight points on the year.
- Merrimack's power play unit has scored at least one power play goal in eight out of 14 contests, including four games with two power play goals.
Inside the Matchup:
| Merrimack (4-9-1, 2-5-0 HEA) |
Category |
#13 Northeastern (8-3-1, 4-1-1 HEA) |
| 11/23 vs. Holy Cross (T, 2-2, OT) |
Last Time Out |
11/24 vs. RIT (W, 4-3) |
| 2.21 |
Scoring Offense |
3.33 |
| 3.36 |
Scoring Defense |
2.50 |
| 25.9 |
Shots/Game |
32.5 |
| 29.4 |
Shots Allowed/Game |
29.4 |
| 12-73 |
PPG-Chances |
9-54 |
| 16.4% |
PP% |
16.7% |
| 54-70 |
PK-Chances |
37-44 |
| 77.1% |
PK% |
84.1% |
| 85-200 |
Penalties-PIM |
54-119 |
| 14.3 |
PIM/Game |
9.9 |
| 135 |
Blocked Shots |
142 |
| 408-504 |
Faceoffs (W-L) |
346-344 |
| 44.7% |
Faceoff % |
50.1% |
Up Next
Merrimack opens December with back-to-back home games against Providence and Northeastern next weekend. Puck drop each night from Lawler Rink is set for 7 p.m.
