2008-09 Hockey East Box Score
Friday, February 27, 2009
New Hampshire (UNH) at Merrimack (MER)
Hockey East Conference Game

Final Score: New Hampshire 4, Merrimack 3
New Records: New Hampshire 17-9-5, Merrimack 8-19-4

Recap - Text Box - Game Sheet

Referees: Jeff Bunyon, Tom Quinn
Assistant Referees: Chris Federico, Tim Low
Attendance: 2778
Start Time: 7:00 pm  End Time: 9:09 pm  Total Time: 2:09


 Score By Periods  1st 2nd 3rd Final   Power Plays
 New Hampshire  2 1 1 4    New Hampshire  0 / 2 (.000) 
 Merrimack  1 0 2 3    Merrimack  1 / 4 (.250) 
 
 Shots On Goal  1st 2nd 3rd Total   Penalties/Minutes SHGF 
 New Hampshire  9 7 12 28    New Hampshire  7 / 14 0 
 Merrimack  11 8 8 27    Merrimack  5 / 10 0 


New Hampshire Lineup
LW 11 Jerry Pollastrone  0-1-1  4/+1   C 21 James van Riemsdyk  0-1-1  0/E   RW 19 Mike Sislo  1-0-1  6/E
LW 8 Greg Collins  2-0-2  5/+1   C 9 Peter LeBlanc  0-1-1  2/+2   RW 20 Paul Thompson  0-1-1  0/+1
LW 15 Danny Dries  0-1-1  1/E   C 39 Phil DeSimone  0-0-0  0/-1   RW 12 Bobby Butler  0-1-1  4/E
LW 10 Alan Thompson  0-0-0  0/E   C 17 Thomas Fortney  0-0-0  0/+1   RW 23 Kevin McCarey  0-0-0  0/E
LD 5 Kevin Kapstad  0-0-0  0/+1   RD 28 Blake Kessel  0-1-1  4/+2   G 29 Brian Foster  0-0-0  0
LD 2 Jamie Fritsch  1-0-1  2/E   RD 4 Damon Kipp  0-0-0  0/+1   G 30 Matt Di Girolamo  0-0-0  0
LD 18 Nick Krates  0-1-1  0/+1   RD 24 Matt Campanale  0-0-0  0/-1  
 
Merrimack Lineup
LW 23 Chris Barton  0-0-0  4/E   C 24 Rob Ricci  0-1-1  3/-1   RW 27 Jesse Todd  1-1-2  3/E
LW 18 Pat Kimball  0-0-0  1/-1   C 15 John Jamieson  0-0-0  1/-1   RW 16 J.C. Robitaille  0-0-0  0/-1
LW 28 Jeff Velleca  0-0-0  1/E   C 8 Carter Madsen  0-0-0  2/-1   RW 11 Elliott Sheen  0-0-0  3/-2
LW 20 Ryan Flanigan  1-0-1  2/+1   C 14 Joe Cucci  0-2-2  0/+1   RW 10 Bobby Kramer  0-0-0  0/E
LD 7 Karl Stollery  1-0-1  2/E   RD 22 Brandon Sadlowski  0-0-0  0/E   G 33 Andrew Braithwaite  0-0-0  0
LD 26 Adam Ross  0-0-0  2/-2   RD 12 Grant Farrell  0-0-0  1/-1   G 35 Joe Cannata  0-0-0  0
LD 17 Justin Bonitatibus  0-0-0  0/E   RD 4 Pat Bowen  0-2-2  2/E  


 Goals  Scoring/Penalties   Time 
 1st Period (20:00) 
 UNH  1 - 0  6x6  Mike Sislo (18) (Jerry Pollastrone, James van Riemsdyk) 4:20 
 UNH (+): 19,11,21,28,5,G29   MER (-): 23,24,27,26,12,G35
 UNH-1 Kevin McCarey (2-CONTACT TO THE HEAD) MER 0x1 6:26 
 MER  1 - 1  6x6  Ryan Flanigan (2) (Pat Bowen, Joe Cucci) 10:17 
 MER (+): 20,4,14,27,17,G35   UNH (-): 15,12,24,39,2,G29
 UNH  2 - 1  6x6  Greg Collins (5) (Paul Thompson, Peter LeBlanc) 10:49 
 UNH (+): 8,9,20,5,4,G29   MER (-): 18,15,16,17,4,G35
  2nd Period (20:00) 
 MER-1 Adam Ross (2-Boarding) UNH 0x1 3:28 
 UNH-2 Danny Dries (2-Slashing) MER 0x2 8:10 
 UNH-3 Greg Collins (2-HITTING AFTER WHISTLE) 8:31 
 MER-2 Joe Cucci (2-HITTING AFTER WHISTLE) 8:31 
 UNH-4 Jerry Pollastrone (2-Hooking) MER 0x3 17:00 
 UNH  3 - 1  6x6  Jamie Fritsch (1) (Danny Dries, Bobby Butler) 19:06 
 UNH (+): 2,15,12,28,11,G29   MER (-): 24,14,7,27,11,G35
  3rd Period (20:00) 
 UNH-5 Kevin Kapstad (2-Cross-Checking) 6:40 
 MER-3 Rob Ricci (2-Roughing) 6:40 
 UNH  4 - 1  5x5  GW  Greg Collins (6) (Blake Kessel, Nick Krates) 7:04 
 UNH (+): 9,28,18,17,G29   MER (-): 8,11,26,4,G35
 UNH-6 Danny Dries (2-HITTING AFTER WHISTLE) 7:45 
 MER-4 Grant Farrell (2-HITTING AFTER WHISTLE) 7:45 
 MER-5 Justin Bonitatibus (2-Tripping) UNH 0x2 11:50 
 UNH-7 Danny Dries (2-Boarding) MER 1x4 15:15 
 MER  2 - 4  6x5 PP  Karl Stollery (4) (Jesse Todd, Joe Cucci) 15:31 
 MER: 7,27,14,23,24,G35   UNH: 21,18,2,19,G29
 MER  3 - 4  6x6  EA  Jesse Todd (6) (Pat Bowen, Rob Ricci) 18:14 
 MER (+): 14,4,24,23,7,27   UNH (-): 19,11,21,28,5,G29
 Timeout - Merrimack 18:14 
 End of Game 


 New Hampshire Goaltending  1st 2nd 3rd Total Minutes GA
 Brian Foster (W, 16-7-4)  10 8 6 24 60:00 3
 
 Merrimack Goaltending  1st 2nd 3rd Total Minutes GA
 Joe Cannata (L, 6-10-4)  7 6 11 24 57:35 4
 EMPTY NET  0 0:39 0
 Joe Cannata  0 0 0 0 0:06 0
 EMPTY NET  0 0:25 0
 Joe Cannata  0 0 0 0 0:10 0
 EMPTY NET  0 0:14 0
 Joe Cannata  0 0 0 0 0:05 0
 EMPTY NET  0 0:46 0


First Star: Greg Collins (New Hampshire)
Second Star: Blake Kessel (New Hampshire)
Third Star: Jesse Todd (Merrimack)

Recap

New Hampshire (UNH) at Merrimack (MER)
Date: Friday, February 27, 2009
Conference Game
Attendance: 2778
Start Time: 7:00 pm  End Time: 9:09 pm  Total Time: 2:09

Scoring by Period - UNH 2-1-1=4; MER 1-0-2=3

1st Period
Scoring - 1, UNH Mike Sislo/18 (Jerry Pollastrone/11, James van Riemsdyk/22) 4:20
2, MER Ryan Flanigan/2 (Pat Bowen/8, Joe Cucci/9) 10:17
3, UNH Greg Collins/5 (Paul Thompson/2, Peter LeBlanc/14) 10:49
Penalties - Kevin McCarey, UNH (CONTACT TO THE HEAD) 6:26

2nd Period
Scoring - 4, UNH Jamie Fritsch/1 (Danny Dries/10, Bobby Butler/18) 19:06
Penalties - Adam Ross, MER (Boarding) 3:28; Danny Dries, UNH (Slashing) 8:10; Greg Collins, UNH (HITTING AFTER WHISTLE) 8:31; Joe Cucci, MER (HITTING AFTER WHISTLE) 8:31; Jerry Pollastrone, UNH (Hooking) 17:00

3rd Period
Scoring - 5, UNH Greg Collins/6 (Blake Kessel/6, Nick Krates/6) 7:04 (GW)
6, MER Karl Stollery/4 (Jesse Todd/15, Joe Cucci/10) 15:31 (PP)
7, MER Jesse Todd/6 (Pat Bowen/9, Rob Ricci/11) 18:14 (EA)
Penalties - Kevin Kapstad, UNH (Cross-Checking) 6:40; Rob Ricci, MER (Roughing) 6:40; Danny Dries, UNH (HITTING AFTER WHISTLE) 7:45; Grant Farrell, MER (HITTING AFTER WHISTLE) 7:45; Justin Bonitatibus, MER (Tripping) 11:50; Danny Dries, UNH (Boarding) 15:15

New Hampshire Goaltending - Brian Foster (60:00, 27 shots, 24 saves, 3 GA)

Merrimack Goaltending - Joe Cannata (57:56, 28 shots, 24 saves, 4 GA); Empty Net (2:04, 0 GA)

Win - Brian Foster, UNH (16-7-4). Loss - Joe Cannata, MER (6-10-4).

Shots On Goal - UNH 9-7-12=28; MER 11-8-8=27

Power Plays - UNH 0 of 2; MER 1 of 4

Penalties - UNH 7 (14 min); MER 5 (10 min)

Three Stars: 1. Greg Collins (New Hampshire) 2. Blake Kessel (New Hampshire) 3. Jesse Todd (Merrimack)

Referees: Jeff Bunyon, Tom Quinn  Assistant Referees: Chris Federico, Tim Low