NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. - The Merrimack men's hockey team trailed early in the game and were down two goals through two periods, but battled back with two third period goals to force a tie with the Yale Bulldogs on Friday night.
The Basics
Score: Merrimack: 3 Yale: 3
Records: Merrimack (14-5-1, 9-2-0) | Yale: (2-10-2, 1-8-1)
Attendance: 2,478
Yale grabbed the early lead, as they scored on a turnover just under two minutes into the opening period.
The Warriors would tie the game back up at the 15:36 of the first when Will Calverley would score on a Filip Forsmark rebound.
In the second period, Yale would strike twice in eight minutes to extend the lead to two and the Warriors continued to pressure but we're denied time after time.
In the third, the Warriors would cut the lead back to one when Christian Felton scored after Will Calverley's initial shot went off the post.
Will Calverley would then add his third point of the evening when he scored a goal from the corner to tie the game at three.
In overtime, both teams had their chances including a save off the goal line on the Warriors, but neither team could score the winning goal.
Facts and Numbers:
- Will Calverley had a three point night and notched the fifth goal of his career.
- Ben Brar had assists on all three Merrimack goals this evening.
- Zachary Borgiel made 12 saves to stay unbeaten this season.
- Slava Demin and Filip Forsmark each had an assist.
Stats:
Power Plays: MC 0-3 | Yale 0-1
Shots on Goal: MC 12, Yale 4 | MC 15, Yale 6 | MC 12, Yale 3 | MC 0, Yale 2 | MC 39, Yale 15
Faceoffs: 24 MC | 32 Yale Blocks: 8 MC | 16 Yale
NEXT:
The Warriors play again on Saturday night, when they take on the Brown Bears, Puck drop is set for 7 PM.
