2011-12 Hockey East Box Score
Merrimack (MER) at Massachusetts (UMA)
Date: Saturday, February 4, 2012
Conference Game
Attendance: 4927
Start Time: 7:00 pm  End Time: 9:10 pm  Total Time: 2:10

Scoring by Period - MER 2-1-1=4; UMA 2-0-1=3

1st Period
Scoring - 1, MER Ryan Flanigan/8 (Jeff Velleca/6, Jesse Todd/10) 3:25
2, UMA Troy Power/2 (Peter DeAngelo/1) 4:30
3, MER Josh Myers/3 (Mike Collins/11, Connor Toomey/4) 4:50
4, UMA Conor Sheary/9 (T.J. Syner/18, Joel Hanley/14) 16:13
Penalties - Emerson Auvenshine, UMA (Hitting from Behind) 12:30; Shawn Bates, MER (Holding) 16:13

2nd Period
Scoring - 5, MER Jeff Velleca/5 (Jesse Todd/11, Ryan Flanigan/14) 15:37
Penalties - Josh Myers, MER (EMBELLISHMENT) 3:19; Oleg Yevenko, UMA (Holding) 3:19; Karl Stollery, MER (Elbowing) 3:59

3rd Period
Scoring - 6, UMA Joel Hanley/3 (T.J. Syner/19) 1:06 (PP)
7, MER Jeff Velleca/6 (Kyle Bigos/11, Mike Collins/12) 19:58 (GW)
Penalties - Rhett Bly, MER (5-Checking from Behind) 0:41; Rhett Bly, MER (10-Game Misconduct) 0:41; Steven Guzzo, UMA (Interference) 5:18; Ryan Flanigan, MER (EMBELLISHMENT) 8:50; Troy Power, UMA (High-Sticking) 8:50; Bench, UMA (Too Many Players) 15:35

Merrimack Goaltending - Joe Cannata (60:00, 28 shots, 25 saves, 3 GA)

Massachusetts Goaltending - Steve Mastalerz (60:00, 27 shots, 23 saves, 4 GA)

Win - Joe Cannata, MER (14-6-5). Loss - Steve Mastalerz, UMA (3-3-0).

Shots On Goal - MER 9-7-11=27; UMA 9-14-5=28

Power Plays - MER 0 of 3; UMA 1 of 4

Penalties - MER 6 (23 min); UMA 5 (10 min)

New Records - Merrimack 15-6-5, Massachusetts 9-12-5

Three Stars: 1. Jeff Velleca (Merrimack) 2. Josh Myers (Merrimack) 3. Joel Hanley (Massachusetts)

Referees: Tim Benedetto, David Hansen  Assistant Referees: Christopher Millea, Paul Scleparis