2007-08 Hockey East Box Score
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Merrimack (MER) at Providence (PRV)
Hockey East Conference Game

Final Score: Merrimack 3, Providence 2
New Records: Merrimack 12-15-3, Providence 13-13-4

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Referee: Jeff Bunyon
Assistant Referees: Chris Millea, Chris Low
Attendance: 1273
Start Time: 7:00 pm  End Time: 9:14 pm  Total Time: 2:14


 Score By Periods  1st 2nd 3rd Final   Power Plays
 Merrimack  1 1 1 3    Merrimack  1 / 3 (.333) 
 Providence  0 0 2 2    Providence  0 / 5 (.000) 
 
 Shots On Goal  1st 2nd 3rd Total   Penalties/Minutes SHGF 
 Merrimack  5 10 6 21    Merrimack  6 / 12 0 
 Providence  18 16 15 49    Providence  4 / 8 0 


Merrimack Lineup
LW 23 Chris Barton  0-1-1  0/+1   C 24 Rob Ricci  1-0-1  4/+1   RW 16 J.C. Robitaille  1-0-1  2/+1
LW 21 Francois Ouimet  0-1-1  0/-1   C 14 Joe Cucci  0-2-2  1/E   RW 11 Matt Jones  1-0-1  3/E
LW 18 Pat Kimball  0-0-0  0/+1   C 19 Derek Pallardy  0-0-0  2/E   RW 13 Mike Vaskivuo  0-0-0  1/-1
LW 27 Justin Bonitatibus  0-0-0  1/-1   C 25 Matt Moulakelis  0-0-0  1/-1   RW 20 Kurtis Astle  0-0-0  1/E
LD 5 Chris Kane  0-0-0  1/-2   RD 3 Joe Loprieno  0-0-0  3/-1   G 29 Patrick Watson  0-0-0  0
LD 26 Adam Ross  0-0-0  0/-1   RD 22 Brandon Sadlowski  0-0-0  0/E   G 33 Andrew Braithwaite  0-0-0  0
LD 2 Fraser Allan  0-0-0  1/+2   RD 12 Grant Farrell  0-0-0  0/+2  
 
Providence Lineup
LW 8 Kyle Laughlin  0-1-1  2/E   C 28 Nick Mazzolini  0-0-0  2/-1   RW 27 Pierce Norton  1-0-1  2/E
LW 22 Greg Collins  1-0-1  2/+1   C 25 Matt Germain  0-0-0  3/+1   RW 21 Jon Rheault  0-1-1  6/+1
LW 26 Ian O'Connor  0-0-0  2/-1   C 16 John Cavanagh  0-0-0  7/-1   RW 9 John Mori  0-0-0  4/-1
LW 20 Jordan Kremyr  0-0-0  0/E   C 15 Kyle MacKinnon  0-1-1  1/+1   RW 19 Chris Eppich  0-0-0  2/E
LD 6 Cody Wild  0-1-1  5/+1   RD 4 Mark Fayne  0-0-0  2/-1   G 30 Ryan Simpson  0-0-0  0
LD 11 Joe Lavin  0-0-0  3/-1   RD 24 Matt Taormina  0-0-0  5/+1   G 35 Tyler Sims  0-0-0  0
LD 17 Trevor Ludwig  0-0-0  0/E   RD 7 Eric Baier  0-0-0  1/E  


 Goals  Scoring/Penalties   Time 
 1st Period (20:00) 
 PRV-1 Matt Germain (2-Hooking) MER 1x1 1:58 
 MER  1 - 0  6x5 PP  Rob Ricci (11) (Joe Cucci, Chris Barton) 3:16 
 MER: 24,14,23,16,11,G33   PRV: 15,4,17,21,G35
 MER-1 Matt Jones (2-Roughing) 6:27 
 PRV-2 Greg Collins (2-Roughing) 6:27 
 MER-2 Joe Cucci (2-Hooking) PRV 0x1 11:03 
 MER-3 Matt Jones (2-Slashing) PRV 0x2 16:56 
 2nd Period (20:00) 
 MER  2 - 0  6x6  J.C. Robitaille (10) (unassisted) 4:13 
 MER (+): 16,23,2,12,24,G33   PRV (-): 27,4,11,28,8,G35
 MER-4 Mike Vaskivuo (2-Hooking) PRV 0x3 7:45 
 PRV-3 Cody Wild (2-Holding) MER 1x2 13:34 
 MER-5 Adam Ross (2-Interference) PRV 0x4 19:25 
 3rd Period (20:00) 
 MER-6 Grant Farrell (2-Hooking) PRV 0x5 1:32 
 PRV-4 Joe Lavin (2-Slashing) MER 1x3 3:07 
 PRV  1 - 2  6x6  Pierce Norton (14) (Kyle Laughlin, Cody Wild) 6:17 
 PRV (+): 27,8,25,6,24,G35   MER (-): 27,13,26,5,25,G33
 PRV  2 - 2  6x6  Greg Collins (7) (Jon Rheault, Kyle MacKinnon) 8:37 
 PRV (+): 22,21,6,24,15,G35   MER (-): 14,21,11,3,5,G33
 MER  3 - 2  6x6  GW  Matt Jones (14) (Joe Cucci, Francois Ouimet) 16:19 
 MER (+): 11,14,2,18,12,G33   PRV (-): 6,24,16,9,26,G35
  End of Game 


 Merrimack Goaltending  1st 2nd 3rd Total Minutes GA
 Andrew Braithwaite (W, 8-8-1)  18 16 13 47 60:00 2
 
 Providence Goaltending  1st 2nd 3rd Total Minutes GA
 Tyler Sims (L, 12-12-3)  4 9 5 18 59:14 3
 EMPTY NET  0 0:46 0


First Star: Matt Jones (Merrimack)
Second Star: Pierce Norton (Providence)
Third Star: Andrew Braithwaite (Merrimack)

Merrimack (MER) at Providence (PRV)
Date: Saturday, February 23, 2008
Conference Game
Attendance: 1273
Start Time: 7:00 pm  End Time: 9:14 pm  Total Time: 2:14

Scoring by Period - MER 1-1-1=3; PRV 0-0-2=2

1st Period
Scoring - 1, MER Rob Ricci/11 (Joe Cucci/4, Chris Barton/13) 3:16 (PP)
Penalties - Matt Germain, PRV (Hooking) 1:58; Matt Jones, MER (Roughing) 6:27; Greg Collins, PRV (Roughing) 6:27; Joe Cucci, MER (Hooking) 11:03; Matt Jones, MER (Slashing) 16:56

2nd Period
Scoring - 2, MER J.C. Robitaille/10 4:13
Penalties - Mike Vaskivuo, MER (Hooking) 7:45; Cody Wild, PRV (Holding) 13:34; Adam Ross, MER (Interference) 19:25

3rd Period
Scoring - 3, PRV Pierce Norton/14 (Kyle Laughlin/10, Cody Wild/16) 6:17
4, PRV Greg Collins/7 (Jon Rheault/11, Kyle MacKinnon/4) 8:37
5, MER Matt Jones/14 (Joe Cucci/5, Francois Ouimet/7) 16:19 (GW)
Penalties - Grant Farrell, MER (Hooking) 1:32; Joe Lavin, PRV (Slashing) 3:07

Merrimack Goaltending - Andrew Braithwaite (60:00, 49 shots, 47 saves, 2 GA)

Providence Goaltending - Tyler Sims (59:14, 21 shots, 18 saves, 3 GA); Empty Net (0:46, 0 GA)

Win - Andrew Braithwaite, MER (8-8-1). Loss - Tyler Sims, PRV (12-12-3).

Shots On Goal - MER 5-10-6=21; PRV 18-16-15=49

Power Plays - MER 1 of 3; PRV 0 of 5

Penalties - MER 6 (12 min); PRV 4 (8 min)

Three Stars: 1. Matt Jones (Merrimack) 2. Pierce Norton (Providence) 3. Andrew Braithwaite (Merrimack)

Referee: Jeff Bunyon  Assistant Referees: Chris Millea, Chris Low