2007-08 Hockey East Box Score
Friday, January 18, 2008
Boston University (BU) at Merrimack (MER)
Hockey East Conference Game

Final Score: Boston University 6, Merrimack 4
New Records: Boston University 7-11-3, Merrimack 8-11-2

Recap - Text Box - Game Sheet

Referee: John Gravallese
Assistant Referees: Scott Whittemore, Matt Smith
Attendance: 2581
Start Time: 7:00 pm  End Time: 9:12 pm  Total Time: 2:12


 Score By Periods  1st 2nd 3rd Final   Power Plays
 Boston University  1 4 1 6    Boston University  2 / 6 (.333) 
 Merrimack  1 1 2 4    Merrimack  1 / 3 (.333) 
 
 Shots On Goal  1st 2nd 3rd Total   Penalties/Minutes SHGF 
 Boston University  5 20 7 32    Boston University  3 / 6 0 
 Merrimack  11 5 8 24    Merrimack  6 / 12 0 


Boston University Lineup
LW 16 Pete MacArthur  1-2-3  4   C 33 Colin Wilson  1-3-4  2   RW 27 Bryan Ewing  1-2-3  1
LW 6 Joe Pereira  0-0-0  1   C 13 Nick Bonino  1-0-1  3   RW 18 Brandon Yip  0-0-0  3
LW 26 Luke Popko  0-0-0  1   C 10 Chris Higgins  0-1-1  1   RW 21 Jason Lawrence  0-0-0  2
LW 28 Brian McGuirk  1-0-1  2   C 15 John McCarthy  0-0-0  0   RW 9 Ryan Weston  0-0-0  0
LD 7 Brian Strait  0-1-1  2   RD 97 Matt Gilroy  1-1-2  2   G 31 Brett Bennett  0-0-0  0
LD 19 Dan McGoff  0-0-0  0   RD 2 Eric Gryba  0-0-0  2   G 32 Adam Kraus  0-0-0  0
LD 25 Colby Cohen  0-0-0  3   RD 3 Kevin Shattenkirk  0-0-0  3  
 
Merrimack Lineup
LW 23 Chris Barton  2-0-2  3/-1   C 24 Rob Ricci  0-3-3  5/-1   RW 11 Matt Jones  0-0-0  2/-1
LW 13 Mike Vaskivuo  0-1-1  1/E   C 14 Joe Cucci  0-0-0  1/E   RW 21 Francois Ouimet  1-0-1  2/-1
LW 18 Pat Kimball  0-0-0  2/E   C 15 John Jamieson  0-0-0  0/E   RW 16 J.C. Robitaille  0-0-0  3/E
LW 8 Tom DeRosa  0-0-0  0/E   C 19 Derek Pallardy  0-0-0  0/E   RW 10 Bobby Kramer  0-0-0  0/E
LD 2 Fraser Allan  0-2-2  0/-1   RD 3 Joe Loprieno  1-0-1  3/-1   G 29 Patrick Watson  0-0-0  0
LD 26 Adam Ross  0-0-0  0/+1   RD 12 Grant Farrell  0-1-1  2/+2   G 33 Andrew Braithwaite  0-0-0  0
LD 5 Chris Kane  0-0-0  0/-1   RD 22 Brandon Sadlowski  0-0-0  0/-1  


 Goals  Scoring/Penalties   Time 
 1st Period (20:00) 
 MER-1 Adam Ross (2-O-INTERFERENCE) BU 0x1 5:05 
 BU-1 Bryan Ewing (2-Hitting from Behind) MER 1x1 8:37 
 MER  1 - 0  6x5 PP  Chris Barton (4) (Rob Ricci, Grant Farrell) 9:51 
 MER: 23,11,24,12,14,G33   BU: 97,7,26,9,G31
 MER-2 John Jamieson (2-Boarding) BU 1x2 10:04 
 BU  1 - 1  6x5 PP  Nick Bonino (6) (Matt Gilroy, Chris Higgins) 11:41 
 BU: 13,97,10,21,18,G31   MER: 19,2,3,16,G33
 MER-3 Joe Loprieno (2-DELAY OF GAME) BU 1x3 17:32 
 2nd Period (20:00) 
 BU  2 - 1  6x6  Matt Gilroy (5) (Colin Wilson, Brian Strait) 0:10 
 BU (+): 97,33,16,7,27,G31   MER (-): 11,24,23,2,3,G33
 MER-4 Adam Ross (2-Slashing) BU 2x4 1:09 
 BU  3 - 1  6x5 PP  Bryan Ewing (12) (Colin Wilson, Pete MacArthur) 1:26 
 BU: 27,33,7,3,16,G31   MER: 19,16,3,2,G33
 BU-2 Eric Gryba (2-O-INTERFERENCE) MER 1x2 3:49 
 MER-5 Derek Pallardy (2-Hooking) BU 2x5 7:07 
 MER-6 Adam Ross (2-O-INTERFERENCE) BU 2x6 7:31 
 BU  4 - 1  6x6  Brian McGuirk (3) (unassisted) 10:31 
 BU (+): 28,9,2,15,19,G31   MER (-): 14,21,13,5,22,G33
 BU  5 - 1  6x6  GW  Colin Wilson (6) (Pete MacArthur, Bryan Ewing) 14:17 
 BU (+): 33,16,27,97,7,G31   MER (-): 24,23,11,2,3,G33
 MER  2 - 5  6x6  Francois Ouimet (6) (Mike Vaskivuo) 15:50 
 MER (+): 21,13,26,12,14,G33   BU (-): 21,10,25,2,26,G31
  3rd Period (20:00) 
 MER  3 - 5  6x6  Joe Loprieno (1) (Fraser Allan, Rob Ricci) 0:28 
 MER (+): 23,24,11,3,2,G33   BU (-): 16,27,97,33,7,G31
 BU-3 Eric Gryba (2-O-INTERFERENCE) MER 1x3 4:57 
 MER  4 - 5  6x6  EA  Chris Barton (5) (Rob Ricci, Fraser Allan) 18:06 
 MER (+): 23,24,2,12,14,11
 BU  6 - 4  6x6  EN  Pete MacArthur (9) (Colin Wilson, Bryan Ewing) 18:44 
 BU (+): 16,33,27,19,2,G31   MER (-): 21,2,23,14,11,24
  End of Game 


 Boston University Goaltending  1st 2nd 3rd Total Minutes GA
 Brett Bennett (W, 6-5-2)  10 4 6 20 60:00 4
 
 Merrimack Goaltending  1st 2nd 3rd Total Minutes GA
 Andrew Braithwaite (L, 4-4-0)  4 16 5 25 57:53 5
 EMPTY NET  0 0:13 0
 Andrew Braithwaite  0 0 0 0 0:29 0
 EMPTY NET  0 0:09 1
 Andrew Braithwaite  0 0 1 1 1:16 0


First Star: Colin Wilson (Boston University)
Second Star: Bryan Ewing (Boston University)
Third Star: Rob Ricci (Merrimack)

Boston University (BU) at Merrimack (MER)
Date: Friday, January 18, 2008
Conference Game
Attendance: 2581
Start Time: 7:00 pm  End Time: 9:12 pm  Total Time: 2:12

Scoring by Period - BU 1-4-1=6; MER 1-1-2=4

1st Period
Scoring - 1, MER Chris Barton/4 (Rob Ricci/13, Grant Farrell/6) 9:51 (PP)
2, BU Nick Bonino/6 (Matt Gilroy/9, Chris Higgins/11) 11:41 (PP)
Penalties - Adam Ross, MER (O-INTERFERENCE) 5:05; Bryan Ewing, BU (Hitting from Behind) 8:37; John Jamieson, MER (Boarding) 10:04; Joe Loprieno, MER (DELAY OF GAME) 17:32

2nd Period
Scoring - 3, BU Matt Gilroy/5 (Colin Wilson/10, Brian Strait/8) 0:10
4, BU Bryan Ewing/12 (Colin Wilson/11, Pete MacArthur/17) 1:26 (PP)
5, BU Brian McGuirk/3 10:31
6, BU Colin Wilson/6 (Pete MacArthur/18, Bryan Ewing/14) 14:17 (GW)
7, MER Francois Ouimet/6 (Mike Vaskivuo/1) 15:50
Penalties - Adam Ross, MER (Slashing) 1:09; Eric Gryba, BU (O-INTERFERENCE) 3:49; Derek Pallardy, MER (Hooking) 7:07; Adam Ross, MER (O-INTERFERENCE) 7:31

3rd Period
Scoring - 8, MER Joe Loprieno/1 (Fraser Allan/6, Rob Ricci/14) 0:28
9, MER Chris Barton/5 (Rob Ricci/15, Fraser Allan/7) 18:06 (EA)
10, BU Pete MacArthur/9 (Colin Wilson/12, Bryan Ewing/15) 18:44 (EN)
Penalties - Eric Gryba, BU (O-INTERFERENCE) 4:57

Boston University Goaltending - Brett Bennett (60:00, 24 shots, 20 saves, 4 GA)

Merrimack Goaltending - Andrew Braithwaite (59:38, 31 shots, 26 saves, 5 GA); Empty Net (0:22, 1 GA)

Win - Brett Bennett, BU (6-5-2). Loss - Andrew Braithwaite, MER (4-4-0).

Shots On Goal - BU 5-20-7=32; MER 11-5-8=24

Power Plays - BU 2 of 6; MER 1 of 3

Penalties - BU 3 (6 min); MER 6 (12 min)

Three Stars: 1. Colin Wilson (Boston University) 2. Bryan Ewing (Boston University) 3. Rob Ricci (Merrimack)

Referee: John Gravallese  Assistant Referees: Scott Whittemore, Matt Smith