2007-08 Hockey East Box Score
Merrimack (MER) at Boston University (BU)
Date: Friday, February 1, 2008
Conference Game
Attendance: 4987
Start Time: 7:05 pm  End Time: 9:07 pm  Total Time: 2:02

Scoring by Period - MER 1-0-0=1; BU 1-0-3=4

1st Period
Scoring - 1, MER Matt Jones/12 (Adam Ross/4, Joe Cucci/2) 5:40
2, BU Brandon Yip/7 (Brian McGuirk/6, Matt Gilroy/10) 15:48
Penalties - Mike Vaskivuo, MER (Tripping) 6:31; Grant Farrell, MER (Tripping) 10:29; Dan McGoff, BU (Boarding) 13:24

2nd Period
Scoring - None
Penalties - Pete MacArthur, BU (Interference) 14:14

3rd Period
Scoring - 3, BU Chris Higgins/8 (Pete MacArthur/20, Matt Gilroy/11) 5:12 (PP) (GW)
4, BU Colin Wilson/8 (Colby Cohen/8, Nick Bonino/8) 9:06 (PP)
5, BU Nick Bonino/8 (Jason Lawrence/7, Kevin Shattenkirk/10) 13:43
Penalties - Adam Ross, MER (Hooking) 4:52; Joe Cucci, MER (High-Sticking) 8:04; Joe Cucci, MER (Roughing) 8:04; Brian Strait, BU (Roughing) 8:04; Colin Wilson, BU (Charging) 14:19; Rob Ricci, MER (Slashing) 14:57; Luke Popko, BU (Tripping) 17:55; Fraser Allan, MER (Slashing) 19:34; Colin Wilson, BU (CHECKING) 19:34

Merrimack Goaltending - Andrew Braithwaite (60:00, 32 shots, 28 saves, 4 GA)

Boston University Goaltending - Brett Bennett (59:56, 18 shots, 17 saves, 1 GA); Empty Net (0:04, 0 GA)

Win - Brett Bennett, BU (7-7-3). Loss - Andrew Braithwaite, MER (6-5-0).

Shots On Goal - MER 8-4-6=18; BU 14-5-13=32

Power Plays - MER 0 of 4; BU 2 of 5

Penalties - MER 7 (14 min); BU 6 (12 min)

Three Stars: 1. Chris Higgins (Boston University) 2. Nick Bonino (Boston University) 3. Colin Wilson (Boston University)

Referee: Scott Hansen  Assistant Referees: Glen Cooke, Chris Low