Return to the Mack (Men's Week 18 Preview)
BU visit Merrimack to close out their season series in a single game this weekend
The Terriers (15-9-1, HEA (3rd): 10-5-1) have a single game vs. Merrimack in preparation for the Beanpot Championship matchup with Boston College.
Men’s
The Terriers head to North Andover to take on the Merrimack Warriors (February 7th, 7pm).
Merrimack
(10-15-1, HEA (7th): 6-9-1)
BU take on Merrimack to complete their three arena, two country season series, this weekend. BU won each of the first two games—6-3 at Agganis and 6-2 in the Friendship Four semifinal in Belfast en route to their first Belpot title—against the Warriors this season.
Merrimack enters the game off of two losses over the weekend at UMass Amherst (2-4) and at UMass Lowell (2-3). Sophomore forward David Sacco, son of former Terrier Dave Sacco, leads the Warriors with 8 goals but has yet to recod an assist. Sacco record 1 of Merrimack’s two goals last time they faced the Terriers in Belfast. Sophomore Seamus Powell leads the team in assists (12) and points (15), with 11 of those points coming in his last 11 games.
The Terriers come into the game off of two big wins over UNH (7-2) and Harvard at the Beanpot (7-1). The Hutson brothers combined for 6 goals and 11 points in the two games, with Quinn scoring a hat trick against UNH and Cole score two at TD Garden vs. Harvard.
Terrier goalie Mikhail Yegorov has saved 58 of 59 even strength shots he’s faced in his first three games as a Terrier (.983 SV%) and has an overall save percentage of .944.
Records
99-25-8: vs. Merrimack (6-2-0 under Jay Pandolfo)
21-6-0: vs. Merrimack in February (1-2-0)
31-14-5: vs. Merrimack at Lawler Rink (1-1-0)
8-3-0: vs. Merrimack at Lawler Rink in February (0-1-0)
Stats
Tristan Amonte recorded his first and only multi-goal game vs. Merrimack at the Friendship Four
In their last game stateside vs. Merrimack, Cole Eiserman, Brandon Svoboda and Matt Copponi all recorded multi-goal games. It was the 3rd time since 2002-03, and first since January 30th, 2015 vs. UMass (Eichel, Oksanen (HT), Hickey), that 3 different Terriers have scored multiple goals in the same game
