2011-12 Hockey East Box Score
Merrimack (MER) at Boston University (BU)
Date: Friday, January 6, 2012
Conference Game
Attendance: 5381
Start Time: 7:00 pm  End Time: 9:10 pm  Total Time: 2:10

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

1st Period
Scoring - 1, MER Josh Myers/1 (Mike Collins/8, Brendan Ellis/12) 4:31
2, BU Justin Courtnall/3 (Cason Hohmann/5, Yasin Cissé/1) 4:45
3, BU Alex Chiasson/6 (Chris Connolly/14, Adam Clendening/12) 5:30 (PP)
4, BU Alexx Privitera/2 (Matt Nieto/9, Sahir Gill/10) 18:27 (PP) (GW)
Penalties - Patrick MacGregor, BU (Interference) 2:24; Karl Stollery, MER (Tripping) 5:05; Brandon Brodhag, MER (Hooking) 17:20

2nd Period
Scoring - 5, MER Kyle Bigos/2 (Brendan Ellis/13, Shawn Bates/9) 9:45 (PP)
6, BU Sahir Gill/6 (Max Nicastro/4) 17:23
Penalties - Shawn Bates, MER (Unsportsmanlike Conduct) 7:29; Matt Nieto, BU (Unsportsmanlike Conduct) 7:29; Sean Escobedo, BU (Tripping) 8:55; Max Nicastro, BU (Interference) 10:33; Kyle Bigos, MER (Roughing) 12:54; Ryan Flanigan, MER (Roughing) 13:42; Matt Nieto, BU (Roughing) 13:42; Mike Collins, MER (Unsportsmanlike Conduct) 20:00; Justin Courtnall, BU (Unsportsmanlike Conduct) 20:00

3rd Period
Scoring - None
Penalties - Wade Megan, BU (Tripping) 1:57; Mike Wills, MER (Holding) 7:30; Ryan Santana, BU (Tripping) 10:34

Merrimack Goaltending - Joe Cannata (58:41, 36 shots, 32 saves, 4 GA); Empty Net (1:19, 0 GA)

Boston University Goaltending - Kieran Millan (59:35, 44 shots, 42 saves, 2 GA); Empty Net (0:25, 0 GA)

Win - Kieran Millan, BU (9-6-1). Loss - Joe Cannata, MER (10-4-3).

Shots On Goal - MER 10-14-20=44; BU 12-10-14=36

Power Plays - MER 1 of 5; BU 2 of 4

Penalties - MER 7 (14 min); BU 8 (16 min)

New Records - Boston University 11-6-1, Merrimack 11-4-3

Three Stars: 1. Sahir Gill (Boston University) 2. Kieran Millan (Boston University) 3. Brendan Ellis (Merrimack)

Referees: Tim Benedetto, Dave Hansen  Assistant Referees: Chris Aughe, Martin Hughes