Date: Friday, February 24, 2017
Conference Game
Attendance: 4007 (Sellout)
Start Time: 7:05 pm End Time: 9:25 pm Total Time: 2:20
Scoring by Period -
MER 0-0-1=1; VER 1-1-1=3
1st Period
Scoring - 1, VER Ross Colton/11 (Brendan Bradley/10, Derek Lodermeier/14) 15:42 (PP)
Penalties - Ori Abramson, VER (Slashing) 0:19; Tyler Irvine, MER (Boarding) 14:30; Ryan Cook, MER (Tripping) 17:59
2nd Period
Scoring - 2, VER Brian Bowen/12 (Mario Puskarich/12, Brendan Bradley/11) 5:27 (PP) (GW)
Penalties - Trey Phillips, VER (Roughing) 2:39; Brett Seney, MER (Roughing) 4:31; Ori Abramson, VER (Roughing) 4:31; Mathieu Tibbet, MER (Tripping) 4:49; Chris LeBlanc, MER (5-Elbowing) 13:44; Ori Abramson, VER (Interference) 19:42; Jake Massie, VER (Interference) 19:57
3rd Period
Scoring - 3, MER Sami Tavernier/7 (Johnathan Kovacevic/14, Hampus Gustafsson/11) 0:41 (PP)
4, VER Craig Puffer/9 (Jarrid Privitera/10, Matt O'Donnell/10) 6:27
Penalties - Mario Puskarich, VER (Tripping) 16:17
Merrimack Goaltending - Collin Delia (58:19, 33 shots, 30 saves, 3 GA); Empty Net (1:41, 0 GA)
Vermont Goaltending - Stefanos Lekkas (60:00, 28 shots, 27 saves, 1 GA)
Win - Stefanos Lekkas, VER (16-7-5). Loss - Collin Delia, MER (7-6-3).
Shots On Goal -
MER 12-10-6=28; VER 12-8-13=33
Power Plays -
MER 1 of 5; VER 2 of 4
Penalties - MER 5 (13 min); VER 6 (12 min)
New Records - Vermont 18-10-5, Merrimack 13-14-6
Three Stars: 1. Stefanos Lekkas (Vermont) 2. Brendan Bradley (Vermont) 3. Sami Tavernier (Merrimack)
Referees: Jeff Bunyon, John Gravallese Linesmen: Jason Williams, Casey Terreri