2008-09 Hockey East Box Score
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Merrimack (MER) at Providence (PRV)
Hockey East Conference Game

Final Score: Providence 5, Merrimack 3
New Records: Providence 7-14-3, Merrimack 5-16-3

Recap - Text Box - Game Sheet

Referees: Tom Cronin, Chris Federico
Assistant Referees: Bob Bernard, Chris Aughe
Attendance: 1375
Start Time: 7:00 pm  End Time: 9:11 pm  Total Time: 2:11



 Score By Periods  1st 2nd 3rd Final   Power Plays
 Merrimack  0 3 0 3    Merrimack  1 / 3 (.333) 
 Providence  2 2 1 5    Providence  2 / 6 (.333) 
 
 Shots On Goal  1st 2nd 3rd Total   Penalties/Minutes SHGF 
 Merrimack  7 12 5 24    Merrimack  8 / 16 0 
 Providence  13 13 8 34    Providence  5 / 10 0 



Merrimack Lineup
LW 20 Ryan Flanigan  0-1-1  2   C 24 Rob Ricci  1-0-1  1   RW 27 Jesse Todd  1-1-2  2
LW 23 Chris Barton  0-1-1  1   C 14 Joe Cucci  0-0-0  2   RW 21 Francois Ouimet  1-0-1  2
LW 18 Pat Kimball  0-0-0  3   C 15 John Jamieson  0-0-0  1   RW 16 J.C. Robitaille  0-0-0  1
LW 9 Mickey Rego  0-0-0  0   C 17 Justin Bonitatibus  0-0-0  1   RW 10 Bobby Kramer  0-0-0  1
LD 26 Adam Ross  0-0-0  2   RD 4 Pat Bowen  0-1-1  3   G 33 Andrew Braithwaite  0-0-0  0
LD 2 Fraser Allan  0-0-0  2   RD 12 Grant Farrell  0-0-0  0   G 35 Joe Cannata  0-0-0  0
LD 7 Karl Stollery  0-0-0  0   RD 22 Brandon Sadlowski  0-0-0  0  
 
Providence Lineup
LW 10 Austin Mayer  0-0-0  1/-1   C 15 Kyle MacKinnon  0-0-0  3/-1   RW 27 Pierce Norton  0-2-2  2/-1
LW 26 Ian O'Connor  0-0-0  2/E   C 28 Nick Mazzolini  2-1-3  2/E   RW 17 Matt Bergland  0-1-1  4/E
LW 14 Ben Farrer  0-1-1  1/+1   C 16 John Cavanagh  2-0-2  2/+2   RW 18 Robert Maloney  0-1-1  3/+1
LW 12 Jordan Kremyr  0-0-0  1/E   C 25 Matt Germain  0-1-1  3/+1   RW 19 Chris Eppich  0-0-0  2/+1
LD 24 Matt Taormina  0-0-0  1/E   RD 4 Mark Fayne  1-0-1  2/E   G 1 Chris Mannix  0-0-0  0
LD 2 David Cavanagh  0-0-0  1/E   RD 7 Eric Baier  0-0-0  2/+2   G 29 Justin Gates  0-0-0  0
LD 55 Daniel New  0-1-1  0/+1   RD 5 David Brown  0-0-0  2/-1   G 35 Alex Beaudry  0-0-0  0



 Goals  Scoring/Penalties   Time 

 1st Period (20:00) 
 MER-1 Brandon Sadlowski (2-Interference) PRV 1x1 5:08 
 PRV  1 - 6x5 PP  Mark Fayne (3) (Pierce Norton, Nick Mazzolini) 5:23 
 PRV: 4,28,27,24,17,G35   MER: 24,27,4,2,G33
 MER-2 Joe Cucci (2-Cross-Checking) PRV 1x2 7:48 
 PRV  2 - 6x6  John Cavanagh (8) (Matt Germain, Daniel New) 9:48 
 PRV (+): 16,19,25,55,7,G35
 PRV-1 Mark Fayne (2-Cross-Checking) MER 0x1 10:16 

 2nd Period (20:00) 
 PRV  3 - 6x6  John Cavanagh (9) (Robert Maloney, Ben Farrer) 4:13 
 PRV (+): 16,18,2,14,7,G35   MER (-): 26,16,4,15,18,G33
 PRV-2 Matt Germain (2-Tripping) MER 0x2 6:45 
 MER-3 Justin Bonitatibus (2-Interference) PRV 2x3 12:41 
 PRV  4 - 6x5 PP  GW  Nick Mazzolini (4) (Matt Bergland, Pierce Norton) 14:16 
 PRV: 28,17,27,24,7,G35   MER: 24,27,4,26,G35
 MER  1 - 6x6  Francois Ouimet (4) (Chris Barton, Pat Bowen) 15:17 
 MER (+): 21,14,23,4,26,G35   PRV (-): 17,5,26,28,24,G35
 MER  2 - 6x6  Rob Ricci (8) (Jesse Todd, Ryan Flanigan) 17:27 
 MER (+): 24,27,20,2,12,G35   PRV (-): 15,7,10,27,2,G35
 MER-4 Ryan Flanigan (2-UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT ATW) 19:26 
 PRV-3 Austin Mayer (2-UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT ATW) 19:26 
 PRV-4 Matt Bergland (2-Roughing) MER 1x3 19:52 
 MER  3 - 5x4 PP  Jesse Todd (5) (unassisted) 19:56 
 MER: 27,7,23,24,G35   PRV: 4,15,24,G35

 3rd Period (20:00) 
 MER-5 Pat Bowen (2-High-Sticking) PRV 2x4 6:28 
 PRV  5 - 6x6  Nick Mazzolini (5) (unassisted) 17:28 
 PRV (+): 28,17,24,26,7,G35   MER (-): 20,24,2,7,27,G35
 MER-6 Jesse Todd (2-Tripping) PRV 2x5 19:21 
 MER-7 Pat Bowen (2-CTH ROUGHING) 19:46 
 MER-8 Adam Ross (2-Roughing) PRV 2x6 19:46 
 PRV-5 Matt Bergland (2-Roughing) 19:46 

 End of Game 



 Merrimack Goaltending  1st 2nd 3rd Total Minutes GA
 Andrew Braithwaite  11 3 0 14 24:16 3
 Joe Cannata (L, 3-7-3)  0 8 7 15 33:49 2
 EMPTY NET  0 1:16 0
 Joe Cannata  0 0 0 0 0:39 0
 
 Providence Goaltending  1st 2nd 3rd Total Minutes GA
 Alex Beaudry (W, 4-2-2)  7 9 5 21 60:00 3



First Star: Nick Mazzolini (Providence)
Second Star: John Cavanagh (Providence)
Third Star: Jesse Todd (Merrimack)

Recap

Merrimack (MER) at Providence (PRV)
Date: Saturday, January 31, 2009
Conference Game
Attendance: 1375
Start Time: 7:00 pm  End Time: 9:11 pm  Total Time: 2:11

Scoring by Period - MER 0-3-0=3; PRV 2-2-1=5

1st Period
Scoring - 1, PRV Mark Fayne/3 (Pierce Norton/9, Nick Mazzolini/4) 5:23 (PP)
2, PRV John Cavanagh/8 (Matt Germain/8, Daniel New/3) 9:48
Penalties - Brandon Sadlowski, MER (Interference) 5:08; Joe Cucci, MER (Cross-Checking) 7:48; Mark Fayne, PRV (Cross-Checking) 10:16

2nd Period
Scoring - 3, PRV John Cavanagh/9 (Robert Maloney/1, Ben Farrer/3) 4:13
4, PRV Nick Mazzolini/4 (Matt Bergland/14, Pierce Norton/10) 14:16 (PP) (GW)
5, MER Francois Ouimet/4 (Chris Barton/10, Pat Bowen/4) 15:17
6, MER Rob Ricci/8 (Jesse Todd/8, Ryan Flanigan/5) 17:27
7, MER Jesse Todd/5 19:56 (PP)
Penalties - Matt Germain, PRV (Tripping) 6:45; Justin Bonitatibus, MER (Interference) 12:41; Ryan Flanigan, MER (UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT ATW) 19:26; Austin Mayer, PRV (UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT ATW) 19:26; Matt Bergland, PRV (Roughing) 19:52

3rd Period
Scoring - 8, PRV Nick Mazzolini/5 17:28
Penalties - Pat Bowen, MER (High-Sticking) 6:28; Jesse Todd, MER (Tripping) 19:21; Pat Bowen, MER (CTH ROUGHING) 19:46; Adam Ross, MER (Roughing) 19:46; Matt Bergland, PRV (Roughing) 19:46

Merrimack Goaltending - Andrew Braithwaite (24:16, 17 shots, 14 saves, 3 GA); Joe Cannata (34:28, 17 shots, 15 saves, 2 GA); Empty Net (1:16, 0 GA)

Providence Goaltending - Alex Beaudry (60:00, 24 shots, 21 saves, 3 GA)

Win - Alex Beaudry, PRV (4-2-2). Loss - Joe Cannata, MER (3-7-3).

Shots On Goal - MER 7-12-5=24; PRV 13-13-8=34

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

Penalties - MER 8 (16 min); PRV 5 (10 min)

Three Stars: 1. Nick Mazzolini (Providence) 2. John Cavanagh (Providence) 3. Jesse Todd (Merrimack)

Referees: Tom Cronin, Chris Federico  Assistant Referees: Bob Bernard, Chris Aughe