Boston College
Merrimack*
Fourth-ranked Men's Hockey Defeats Merrimack, 5-0
January 14, 2006 | Men's Hockey
Jan. 14, 2006
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. - Junior Brian Boyle scored two goals and sophomore goalie Cory Schneider registered 37 saves to lead fourth-ranked and league-leading Boston College to a 5-0 Hockey East win over Merrimack and the regular-season series sweep of the Warriors in front of 3,357 fans in Lawler Arena.
Sophomore Dan Bertram gave the visiting Eagles a 1-0 lead on a power-play goal at 3:48 of the first period, tipping teammate Brock Bradford's shot from the point past Merrimack goalie Jim Healey. Joe Rooney also assisted on the play.
Despite being outshot 15-7 in the second period, Boyle put the Eagles up by two, scoring with nine seconds to play in the frame after receiving a cross-ice pass from senior Stephen Gionta and beating Healy in a one-on-one situation.
Freshman Benn Ferriero scored his ninth of the season at 9:22 in the third period, before Boyle beat Healy for the second time just more than one minute later.
Senior Chris Collins, the league's top scorer, added his 17th goal of the season on a shorthanded tally with three minutes to play. BC's final scoring opportunity in the contest came at 17:56 when Ferriero was pulled down on a breakaway, resulting in a penalty shot which Ferriero missed.
The Eagles were outshot 37-30 in the contest. BC's Schneider registered his third shutout of the season and second against Merrimack. Merrimack's Healy finished with 25 saves.
The Eagles improve to 14-4-2 and 12-2-1 in Hockey East play. Merrimack falls to 4-15-2 and 1-11-2 in league play.
BC is undefeated (7-0-1) in its last eight games.
Game Notes: Bertram has tallied at least one point in each of the last six games in which he has played. He has registered game-winning goals against Merrimack two times (Nov. 26 and Jan. 14) this season ... With one goal in the contest, Ferriero extended his goal-scoring streak to four games. Ferriero's penalty shot marked the first for a BC player since Dave Spina's on Nov. 16, 2004 ... Collins' shorthanded goal marked his fifth of the season. He leads the nation in that category ... With two goals in the game, Boyle tallied his second multiple-goal game of the season and fifth of his career.
