Friday, November 5
North Andover, MA
7:00 p.m.
Boston College
5-3-1, 3-1-0
4
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1
Merrimack
3-6-0, 1-5-0
1
2
3
F
Boston College
2
0
2
4
Merrimack
0
0
1
1
14th-Ranked Eagles Post 4-1 Road Victory Over Merrimack
November 05, 2021 | Men's Hockey
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – Mike Posma scored his first career goal in the opening two minutes and 14th-ranked Boston College never looked back on Friday night in a 4-1 Hockey East victory over Merrimack at Lawler Rink to begin a home-and-home series.
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The Eagles won their seventh straight meeting against the Warriors (3-6-0, 1-5-0 HEA), improving to 3-1-0 in Hockey East play with 10 points and 5-3-1 overall.
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Drew Helleson and Brandon Kruse each netted his second goal of the year in the victory, while Eric Dop posted his third win as an Eagle with 23 saves.
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Posma registered his first collegiate goal on his first shift of the contest as the freshman deked backhand on a left wing net drive to slip the puck under the pads of Zachary Borgiel (31 saves).
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With less than a minute left in the opening frame, Helleson doubled the lead on the power play as he buried a one-timer from Jack St. Ivany blocker side from the top of the left circle. Both veteran defensemen collected their eighth points of the season on the play.
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Boston College dominated the second period with a 20-2 shot advantage and nearly added to the lead on its fourth power play chance with five shots during the two-minute stretch.
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Seconds after killing off a Merrimack power play in the third, the Eagles extended their lead when a Warrior defensemen lost an edge skating out from behind the net. Nikita Nesterenko slipped a pass to the right post for Kruse to finish off a 2-on-0 down low for his second of the year.
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Mac Welsher drew a goal back for Merrimack with 4:52 left in regulation to end Dop's shutout bid, but Patrick Giles secured the win with an empty-netter from his own zone at 18:32.
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The schools close the home-and-home on Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m. in Chestnut Hill.
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The Eagles won their seventh straight meeting against the Warriors (3-6-0, 1-5-0 HEA), improving to 3-1-0 in Hockey East play with 10 points and 5-3-1 overall.
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Drew Helleson and Brandon Kruse each netted his second goal of the year in the victory, while Eric Dop posted his third win as an Eagle with 23 saves.
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Posma registered his first collegiate goal on his first shift of the contest as the freshman deked backhand on a left wing net drive to slip the puck under the pads of Zachary Borgiel (31 saves).
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With less than a minute left in the opening frame, Helleson doubled the lead on the power play as he buried a one-timer from Jack St. Ivany blocker side from the top of the left circle. Both veteran defensemen collected their eighth points of the season on the play.
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Boston College dominated the second period with a 20-2 shot advantage and nearly added to the lead on its fourth power play chance with five shots during the two-minute stretch.
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Seconds after killing off a Merrimack power play in the third, the Eagles extended their lead when a Warrior defensemen lost an edge skating out from behind the net. Nikita Nesterenko slipped a pass to the right post for Kruse to finish off a 2-on-0 down low for his second of the year.
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Mac Welsher drew a goal back for Merrimack with 4:52 left in regulation to end Dop's shutout bid, but Patrick Giles secured the win with an empty-netter from his own zone at 18:32.
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The schools close the home-and-home on Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m. in Chestnut Hill.
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Team Stats
BCE
MER
Shots
35
24
PPG
1
0
SHG
1
0
Penalties
7
6
Penalty Mins
14
12
Faceoffs Won
25
32
Game Leaders
+/-
0
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
1
+/-
1
Goals
0
Sh
1
A
2
+/-
2
Goals
1
Sh
4
A
0
+/-
1
Goals
1
Sh
4
A
0
Players Mentioned
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