No. 1/2 Terriers Taken Down by Merrimack, 4-1

Friday, January 27

Boston, MA

7:30 PM

Boston University

16-7-2, 9-4-2HEA

Merrimack

10-13-3, 4-7-3HEA

Merrimack

Boston University

No. 1/2 Terriers Taken Down by Merrimack, 4-1

January 27, 2017 | Men's Ice Hockey

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BOSTON – The No. 1/2 Boston University men's ice hockey team was swept by Merrimack in Hockey East play for the first time ever following a 4-1 home loss to the Warriors on Friday evening.

THE RUNDOWN

Final Score: Merrimack 4, #1/2 Boston University 1
Records: BU (16-7-2, 9-4-2 Hockey East), Merrimack (10-13-3, 4-7-3 Hockey East)
Location: Agganis Arena – Boston, Mass.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Brett Seney scored Merrimack's first two goals, including the go-ahead tally at 12:51 of the middle period, to help the Warriors complete a sweep of the Terriers.
The teams traded power-play goals in the opening period with Seney striking first from the right circle at 6:25.
Just 41 seconds later, freshman Clayton Keller took advantage of an open net on the left side to make it a 1-1 contest.
Seney gave the Warriors the lead for good with the only goal of the second period.
Michael Babcock prevented the Terriers from gaining any momentum with a shorthanded goal to make it 3-1 at 5:11 of the third before adding another tally just over four minutes later.

GAME NOTES

Merrimack is undefeated (3-0-2) the past five times it has faced a BU team that was ranked No. 1 in at least one of the national polls.
The Terriers held a 37-32 shot advantage as Collin Delia had a 36-save performance to earn the win in goal for Merrimack.
Freshman Jake Oettinger recorded 28 saves for BU.
Both teams went 1-of-3 on the power play.
Keller extended his point streak to 12 games (8g, 11a), which is the longest by a Terrier since Jack Eichel put together a 14-game streak from Feb. 6 – March 27, 2015.
When Seney scored the eventual game-winner, it marked the first time in 273:17 that Oettinger gave up an even-strength goal.

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