Tuesday, October 25
North Andover, MA
7:00 PM
Boston College
4-2-1, 0-0-1HEA
2
at
2
Merrimack
2-3-1, 0-0-1HEA
1
2
3
OT 1
F
Boston College
1
1
0
0
2
Merrimack
0
0
2
0
2
Team Stats
BC
MER
Shots
30
34
PPG
1
2
SHG
0
0
Penalties
8
4
Penalty Mins
24
8
Faceoffs Won
43
28
Game Leaders
Skaters
+/-
+1
Goals
1
Sh
5
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
4
A
0
+/-
0
Goals
0
Sh
3
A
1
Players Mentioned
F
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/ Men's HockeySavage and Fitzgerald Tally in Hockey East Opener
October 25, 2016 | Men's Hockey
No. 8 Boston College kicked off the Hockey East portion of its schedule Tuesday night at Merrimack. Seniors Scott Savage (PP) and Ryan Fitzgerald scored in the first and second respectively, but a pair of Merrimack power play goals in the third yielded a 2-2 stalemate
Shot chart inforgraph
Coach Brown postgame comments (Periscope)
SCORE
No. 8 Boston College – 2 / Merrimack – 2 (OT)
LOCATION
Lawler Rink / North Andover, Mass.
RECORDS
No. 8 Boston College – (4-2-1) / Merrimack – (2-3-1)
BC HIGHLIGHTS & GAME NOTES
- Head coach Jerry York missed tonight's contest due to an outpatient eye procedure. Associate head coach Greg Brown lead the team in York's absence.
- Scott Savage scored his first-career power play goal for the Eagles. It marked Savage's sixth-career goal overall and his first since scoring against Massachusetts on Nov. 3, 2015.
- Boston College is unbeaten in its last eight against Merrimack, including a 6-0-2 mark over that span. All time, the Eagles are 65-21-7 against the Warriors. Boston College has pulled away with a draw in its last two outings in North Andover, Mass.
- Boston College is 12-7-4 in Hockey East conference openers in the Jerry York era.
GOAL DESCRIPTIONS
FIRST GOAL (1-0 – BC) FIRST PERIOD – Scott Savage – 17:52 – POWER PLAY
• Boston College made quick work of its first power play opportunity of the night after Merrimack's Jonathan Lashyn went off for interference at 17:25. The Eagles won the draw and flung the puck through the zone. David Cotton backhanded a pass out to Christopher Brown on the near boards. Scott Savage carved down from the blue, accepted Brown's pass through the zone and ripped a wrist shot past Drew Vogler for a 1-0 lead 27 seconds into the power play window.
SECOND GOAL (2-0 – BC) SECOND PERIOD – Ryan Fitzgerald – 10:40 – EVEN STRENGTH
• Ryan Fitzgerald called upon his speed to force the puck just over the line to give the Eagles their second strike of the night. Matthew Gaudreau broke up a play in Boston College's end and kicked over to JD Dudek on the far right boards. Dudek quickly relayed the puck to Fitzgerald in strike on the red line and he was off to the races alone. Fitzgerald made a quick move on Vogler and even though he got a piece of it, Fitzgerald's momentum helped carry the puck over the goal line after crashing the net at 10:40 for a 2-0 lead.
THIRD GOAL (2-1 – MC) THIRD PERIOD – Logan Coomes – 1:00 – POWER PLAY
• Casey Fitzgerald was whistled for a late interference call with 15.2 left in the second period and Merrimack cashed in on the carry over power play to start the third. Hampus Gustafsson broke the play out of BC's end and Sami Tavernier was able to trigger on Joe Woll once breaking into the zone. Tavernier's shot trickled back into the crease and Logan Coomes was able to clean up the carom a minute into the third to cut BC's lead in half, 2-1.
FOURTH GOAL (2-2 – MC) THIRD PERIOD – Matheiu Foget – 11:03 – POWER PLAY
• R. Fitzgerald was whacked with a hooking infraction at 10:39 of the third period and the Warriors' Mathieu Foget netted the equalizer at 11:03 on the power play. Brett Seney fed Foget in the slot and Foget followed his own rebound after Woll went after it and shoved the puck to the back of the net to tie it, 2-2.
BOSTON COLLEGE GAME LEADERS
Points: Scott Savage (1 – 0 – 1) / Ryan Fitzgerald (1 – 0 – 1) / Christopher Brown (0 – 1 – 1) / David Cotton (0 – 1 – 1) / JD Dudek (0 – 1 – 1) / Matthew Gaudreau (0 – 1 – 1)
Goals: Scott Savage (1 – 0 – 1) / Ryan Fitzgerald (1 – 0 – 1)
Assists: Christopher Brown (0 – 1 – 1) / David Cotton (0 – 1 – 1) / JD Dudek (0 – 1 – 1) / Matthew Gaudreau (0 – 1 – 1)
Shots: Ryan Fitzgerald (5)
Faceoffs Won: Austin Cangelosi (21 – of – 26)
SPECIAL TEAMS
Boston College: 1 – for – 4
Merrimack: 2 – for – 7
PENALTIES
Boston College: 8 – of – 24
Merrimack: 4 – of – 8
BOSTON COLLEGE LINES
Gaudreau - R. Fitzgerald - Dudek
Cotton - Cangelosi - Brown
McPhee - Greco - Calnan
Merulla - Booth - Walker
Kim – C. Fitzgerald
Jes. Mattila - Moore
McInnis - Savage
Woll
Edquist
UP NEXT
Boston College returns home for a Friday night tilt at Kelley Rink against No. 14 Providence. Friday's game will be broadcast by American Sports Network and shown live on NESN locally at 6 p.m. The following night, the Eagles trek out to Amherst for their first meeting with Massachusetts of the season.
Coach Brown postgame comments (Periscope)
SCORE
No. 8 Boston College – 2 / Merrimack – 2 (OT)
LOCATION
Lawler Rink / North Andover, Mass.
RECORDS
No. 8 Boston College – (4-2-1) / Merrimack – (2-3-1)
BC HIGHLIGHTS & GAME NOTES
- Head coach Jerry York missed tonight's contest due to an outpatient eye procedure. Associate head coach Greg Brown lead the team in York's absence.
- Scott Savage scored his first-career power play goal for the Eagles. It marked Savage's sixth-career goal overall and his first since scoring against Massachusetts on Nov. 3, 2015.
- Boston College is unbeaten in its last eight against Merrimack, including a 6-0-2 mark over that span. All time, the Eagles are 65-21-7 against the Warriors. Boston College has pulled away with a draw in its last two outings in North Andover, Mass.
- Boston College is 12-7-4 in Hockey East conference openers in the Jerry York era.
GOAL DESCRIPTIONS
FIRST GOAL (1-0 – BC) FIRST PERIOD – Scott Savage – 17:52 – POWER PLAY
• Boston College made quick work of its first power play opportunity of the night after Merrimack's Jonathan Lashyn went off for interference at 17:25. The Eagles won the draw and flung the puck through the zone. David Cotton backhanded a pass out to Christopher Brown on the near boards. Scott Savage carved down from the blue, accepted Brown's pass through the zone and ripped a wrist shot past Drew Vogler for a 1-0 lead 27 seconds into the power play window.
SECOND GOAL (2-0 – BC) SECOND PERIOD – Ryan Fitzgerald – 10:40 – EVEN STRENGTH
• Ryan Fitzgerald called upon his speed to force the puck just over the line to give the Eagles their second strike of the night. Matthew Gaudreau broke up a play in Boston College's end and kicked over to JD Dudek on the far right boards. Dudek quickly relayed the puck to Fitzgerald in strike on the red line and he was off to the races alone. Fitzgerald made a quick move on Vogler and even though he got a piece of it, Fitzgerald's momentum helped carry the puck over the goal line after crashing the net at 10:40 for a 2-0 lead.
THIRD GOAL (2-1 – MC) THIRD PERIOD – Logan Coomes – 1:00 – POWER PLAY
• Casey Fitzgerald was whistled for a late interference call with 15.2 left in the second period and Merrimack cashed in on the carry over power play to start the third. Hampus Gustafsson broke the play out of BC's end and Sami Tavernier was able to trigger on Joe Woll once breaking into the zone. Tavernier's shot trickled back into the crease and Logan Coomes was able to clean up the carom a minute into the third to cut BC's lead in half, 2-1.
FOURTH GOAL (2-2 – MC) THIRD PERIOD – Matheiu Foget – 11:03 – POWER PLAY
• R. Fitzgerald was whacked with a hooking infraction at 10:39 of the third period and the Warriors' Mathieu Foget netted the equalizer at 11:03 on the power play. Brett Seney fed Foget in the slot and Foget followed his own rebound after Woll went after it and shoved the puck to the back of the net to tie it, 2-2.
BOSTON COLLEGE GAME LEADERS
Points: Scott Savage (1 – 0 – 1) / Ryan Fitzgerald (1 – 0 – 1) / Christopher Brown (0 – 1 – 1) / David Cotton (0 – 1 – 1) / JD Dudek (0 – 1 – 1) / Matthew Gaudreau (0 – 1 – 1)
Goals: Scott Savage (1 – 0 – 1) / Ryan Fitzgerald (1 – 0 – 1)
Assists: Christopher Brown (0 – 1 – 1) / David Cotton (0 – 1 – 1) / JD Dudek (0 – 1 – 1) / Matthew Gaudreau (0 – 1 – 1)
Shots: Ryan Fitzgerald (5)
Faceoffs Won: Austin Cangelosi (21 – of – 26)
SPECIAL TEAMS
Boston College: 1 – for – 4
Merrimack: 2 – for – 7
PENALTIES
Boston College: 8 – of – 24
Merrimack: 4 – of – 8
BOSTON COLLEGE LINES
Gaudreau - R. Fitzgerald - Dudek
Cotton - Cangelosi - Brown
McPhee - Greco - Calnan
Merulla - Booth - Walker
Kim – C. Fitzgerald
Jes. Mattila - Moore
McInnis - Savage
Woll
Edquist
UP NEXT
Boston College returns home for a Friday night tilt at Kelley Rink against No. 14 Providence. Friday's game will be broadcast by American Sports Network and shown live on NESN locally at 6 p.m. The following night, the Eagles trek out to Amherst for their first meeting with Massachusetts of the season.
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