2009-10 Hockey East Box Score
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Merrimack (MER) at Boston University (BU)
Non-Conference Game
Hockey East Quarterfinals

Final Score: Merrimack 3, Boston University 2 - OT
New Records: Merrimack 16-18-2, Boston University 17-16-3

Recap - Text Box - Game Sheet

Referees: Tim Benedetto, Kevin Keenan
Assistant Referees: Chris Low, Chris Federico
Attendance: 3905
Start Time: 7:05 pm  End Time: 9:50 pm  Total Time: 2:45



 Score By Periods  1st 2nd 3rd OT Final   Power Plays
 Merrimack  1 1 0 1 3    Merrimack  1 / 5 (.200) 
 Boston University  0 1 1 0 2    Boston University  1 / 11 (.091) 
 
 Shots On Goal  1st 2nd 3rd OT Total   Penalties/Minutes SHGF 
 Merrimack  8 13 13 1 35    Merrimack  14 / 28 0 
 Boston University  8 6 12 0 26    Boston University  8 / 16 0 



Merrimack Lineup
LW 23 Chris Barton  0-1-1  4   C 24 Stephane Da Costa  1-0-1  5   RW 8 John Heffernan  0-0-0  2
LW 20 Ryan Flanigan  0-1-1  3   C 14 Joe Cucci  1-0-1  2   RW 12 Brandon Brodhag  1-1-2  3
LW 17 Justin Bonitatibus  0-0-0  0   C 9 Carter Madsen  0-0-0  3   RW 11 Elliott Sheen  0-0-0  2
LW 18 Pat Kimball  0-0-0  2   C 15 John Jamieson  0-0-0  2   RW 16 J.C. Robitaille  0-0-0  2
LD 7 Karl Stollery  0-0-0  1   RD 3 Kyle Bigos  0-0-0  1   G 29 Nick Drew  0-0-0  0
LD 2 Fraser Allan  0-1-1  1   RD 4 Pat Bowen  0-1-1  2   G 33 Andrew Braithwaite  0-0-0  0
LD 26 Adam Ross  0-0-0  0   RD 22 Brandon Sadlowski  0-0-0  0   G 35 Joe Cannata  0-0-0  0
 
Boston University Lineup
LW 12 Chris Connolly  0-0-0  1/E   C 22 Ross Gaudet  0-0-0  0/-1   RW 9 Alex Chiasson  0-1-1  3/E
LW 11 Zach Cohen  0-1-1  2/E   C 13 Nick Bonino  0-0-0  0/E   RW 27 Vinny Saponari  0-0-0  3/-1
LW 6 Joe Pereira  0-1-1  0/-1   C 26 Luke Popko  0-1-1  0/E   RW 15 Ryan Santana  0-0-0  0/+1
LW 14 Andrew Glass  0-0-0  0/E   C 18 Wade Megan  1-0-1  4/E   RW 16 Kevin Gilroy  0-0-0  0/-1
LD 25 Colby Cohen  0-0-0  2/E   RD 3 Kevin Shattenkirk  0-0-0  4/-1   G 31 Kieran Millan  0-0-0  0
LD 5 David Warsofsky  0-0-0  4/-1   RD 2 Eric Gryba  1-0-1  2/E   G 32 Adam Kraus  0-0-0  0
LD 21 Sean Escobedo  0-0-0  0/E   RD 7 Max Nicastro  0-0-0  1/E   G 35 Grant Rollheiser  0-0-0  0



 Goals  Scoring/Penalties   Time 

 1st Period (20:00) 
 MER-1 Brandon Brodhag (2-Hitting from Behind) BU 0x1 1:45 
 MER-2 Adam Ross (2-Roughing) 2:04 
 BU-1 Vinny Saponari (2-Roughing) 2:04 
 BU-2 Chris Connolly (2-Cross-Checking) MER 0x1 4:04 
 MER-3 Kyle Bigos (2-Cross-Checking) 9:22 
 BU-3 Joe Pereira (2-Holding) 9:22 
 MER  1 - 6x6  Stephane Da Costa (16) (Chris Barton) 11:30 
 MER (+): 24,23,3,4,26,G35   BU (-): 6,5,22,2,27,G31
 MER-4 Pat Kimball (2-Slashing) BU 0x2 13:30 
 MER-5 John Heffernan (2-Tripping) BU 0x3 19:35.4 

 2nd Period (20:00) 
 BU  1 - 6x6  Eric Gryba (4) (Joe Pereira, Luke Popko) 2:33 
 BU (+): 2,6,5,26,15,G31
 MER-6 Ryan Flanigan (2-CTH ROUGHING) BU 0x4 4:08 
 MER-7 Chris Barton (2-Hooking) BU 0x5 5:56 
 MER-8 Karl Stollery (2-O-INTERFERENCE) BU 0x6 6:57 
 BU-4 Kevin Shattenkirk (2-Holding the Stick) MER 0x2 9:07 
 BU-5 Eric Gryba (2-Cross-Checking) MER 0x3 12:30 
 MER-9 Carter Madsen (2-Interference) BU 0x7 14:57 
 BU-6 Kevin Shattenkirk (2-Hooking) MER 1x4 17:51 
 MER  2 - 6x5 PP  Brandon Brodhag (10) (Fraser Allan, Pat Bowen) 18:21 
 MER: 12,2,4,8,9,G35   BU: 2,5,12,27,G31

 3rd Period (20:00) 
 BU-7 Eric Gryba (2-CTH ROUGHING) MER 1x5 2:04 
 MER-10 Carter Madsen (2-Tripping) BU 1x8 3:30 
 BU  2 - 6x5 PP  Wade Megan (5) (Alex Chiasson, Zach Cohen) 5:19 
 BU: 18,9,11,2,5,G31   MER: 20,17,26,2,G35
 MER-11 Pat Bowen (2-Slashing) BU 1x9 6:43 
 MER-12 Carter Madsen (2-Roughing) 11:32 
 BU-8 Eric Gryba (2-Roughing) 11:32 
 MER-13 Brandon Brodhag (2-DELAY OF GAME) BU 1x10 15:29 
 MER-14 Kyle Bigos (2-Boarding) BU 1x11 17:21 

 Overtime (2:16) 
 MER  3 - 6x6  GW  Joe Cucci (8) (Ryan Flanigan, Brandon Brodhag) 2:16 
 MER (+): 14,12,20,2,4,G35   BU (-): 16,6,3,5,26,G31

 End of Game 



 Merrimack Goaltending  1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Minutes GA
 Joe Cannata (W, 10-12-1)  8 5 11 0 24 62:16 2
 
 Boston University Goaltending  1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Minutes GA
 Kieran Millan (L, 15-15-0)  7 12 13 0 32 62:16 3

Recap

Merrimack (MER) at Boston University (BU)
Date: Saturday, March 13, 2010
Non-Conference Game
Hockey East Quarterfinals
Attendance: 3905
Start Time: 7:05 pm  End Time: 9:50 pm  Total Time: 2:45

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

1st Period
Scoring - 1, MER Stephane Da Costa/16 (Chris Barton/19) 11:30
Penalties - Brandon Brodhag, MER (Hitting from Behind) 1:45; Adam Ross, MER (Roughing) 2:04; Vinny Saponari, BU (Roughing) 2:04; Chris Connolly, BU (Cross-Checking) 4:04; Kyle Bigos, MER (Cross-Checking) 9:22; Joe Pereira, BU (Holding) 9:22; Pat Kimball, MER (Slashing) 13:30; John Heffernan, MER (Tripping) 19:35

2nd Period
Scoring - 2, BU Eric Gryba/4 (Joe Pereira/16, Luke Popko/7) 2:33
3, MER Brandon Brodhag/10 (Fraser Allan/8, Pat Bowen/18) 18:21 (PP)
Penalties - Ryan Flanigan, MER (CTH ROUGHING) 4:08; Chris Barton, MER (Hooking) 5:56; Karl Stollery, MER (O-INTERFERENCE) 6:57; Kevin Shattenkirk, BU (Holding the Stick) 9:07; Eric Gryba, BU (Cross-Checking) 12:30; Carter Madsen, MER (Interference) 14:57; Kevin Shattenkirk, BU (Hooking) 17:51

3rd Period
Scoring - 4, BU Wade Megan/5 (Alex Chiasson/12, Zach Cohen/10) 5:19 (PP)
Penalties - Eric Gryba, BU (CTH ROUGHING) 2:04; Carter Madsen, MER (Tripping) 3:30; Pat Bowen, MER (Slashing) 6:43; Carter Madsen, MER (Roughing) 11:32; Eric Gryba, BU (Roughing) 11:32; Brandon Brodhag, MER (DELAY OF GAME) 15:29; Kyle Bigos, MER (Boarding) 17:21

Overtime
Scoring - 5, MER Joe Cucci/8 (Ryan Flanigan/2, Brandon Brodhag/7) 2:16 (GW)
Penalties - None

Merrimack Goaltending - Joe Cannata (62:16, 26 shots, 24 saves, 2 GA)

Boston University Goaltending - Kieran Millan (62:16, 35 shots, 32 saves, 3 GA)

Win - Joe Cannata, MER (10-12-1). Loss - Kieran Millan, BU (15-15-0).

Shots On Goal - MER 8-13-13-1=35; BU 8-6-12-0=26

Power Plays - MER 1 of 5; BU 1 of 11

Penalties - MER 14 (28 min); BU 8 (16 min)

Referees: Tim Benedetto, Kevin Keenan  Assistant Referees: Chris Low, Chris Federico