Merrimack wins season series, upends BC 5-3

Merrimack capitalized on powerplays late in the game to hold onto a 5-3 win over Boston
College infront of a sold out crowd at Lawler Arena in North Andover, Ma. The Warriors
improved to 4-2-3 in Hockey East as a result of Friday's win.

BC started the scoring early in the first period after converting on a hitting from behind
penalty seeing Cam Atkinson with his ninth goal of the season. Merrimack added a pair
of goals less than a minute apart which was led by a Stephane DaCosta breakout pass to
Jesse Todd after the Warriors had successfully killed off a roughing penalty. BC added a
goal late in the period after some traffic infront of the net leaving Merrimack Goaltender
Joe Cannata shaken up. Cannata was able to continue for the remainder of the game.

Physical play took over the game in the second period as play was fairly even.
Merrimack’s Ryan Flanigan snuck past the BC defense at the 13 minutes mark of the
period to beat John Muse for the period's only goal.

Merrimack’s Chris Barton knocked in a rebound early in the third in hopes of putting the
game out of the Eagles’ reach but a powerplay goal buried by BC’s Patrick Wey off of a
Cannata rebound brought BC within one goal halfway through the third.

Boston College was mounting a comeback and controlled play through the latter part of
the third but were bit by penalties after a Brian Gibbons major for charging.
DaCosta netted an empty net goal on the subsequent powerplay to secure the win for the
Warriors.

Emotions spilled over in the final seconds of the game as 16 minutes of penalties were
handed out adding fire to the entertaining season series between the two teams.