No. 1/2 Terriers Tripped Up at Merrimack, 3-1

Tuesday, January 24

North Andover, MA

7 PM

Boston University

16-6-2, 9-3-2HEA

Merrimack

9-13-3, 3-7-3HEA

Boston University

Merrimack

Photo by: Rich Gagnon

No. 1/2 Terriers Tripped Up at Merrimack, 3-1

January 24, 2017 | Men's Ice Hockey

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| Highlights | Postgame Comments: Quinn / Somerby

NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. - The No. 1/2 Boston University men's ice hockey team had its eight-game win streak come to an end on Tuesday evening in a 3-1 setback to Merrimack.

THE RUNDOWN

Final Score: Merrimack 3, #1/2 Boston University 1
Records: BU (16-6-2, 9-3-2 Hockey East), Merrimack (9-13-3, 3-7-3 Hockey East)
Location: Lawler Rink – North Andover, Mass.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Merrimack overcame an early BU goal by scoring once each period en route to its first win over a top-ranked team since it upset the Terriers in the 1998 Hockey East quarterfinals.
Freshman Chad Krys opened the scoring for the Terriers when his bid from the slot went off a pipe and in just 3:20 after opening faceoff.
The Warriors drew even at 15:46 of the first when Mathieu Tibbet tipped a Ludvig Larsson offering past BU netminder Connor LaCouvee.
The Terriers were able to successfully kill off a five-minute major early in the second but another penalty later in the period yielded Merrimack's go-ahead tally by Logan Coomes at the 14-minute mark.
Merrimack tacked on one more power-play tally when Hampus Gustafsson collected his team-leading 10th goal of the season at 2:19 of the third by elevating a loose puck outside the left crease.

GAME NOTES

BU is now winless in its past four trips (0-3-1) to Lawler Rink.
Freshman Clayton Keller assisted on the Krys goal to extend his point streak to 11 games (7g, 11a), which is the longest by a Terrier since Jack Eichel put together a 14-game streak from Feb. 6 – March 27, 2015.
LaCouvee made 33 saves for the Terriers while Collin Delia picked up the win in goal for the Warriors with a 30- save performance.

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