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Welcome inside Lawler Arena for tonight's matchup between Merrimack and Boston College. Puck drop is in about 19 minutes.

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Per the line chart, BC will go with Eric Dop (3-2-1, 2.78, .877) in goal. He'll go against Zach Borgiel (3-3-0, 3.55, .867). Dop is a transfer from Bowling Green.

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Game on!

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BC GOAL: Eagles take a 1-0 lead just 1:43 into the game.

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Just settling in. Eagles score on their second shot of the night.

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Mike Postma from Justin Wells

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Annnnnnd BC is headed to the PP.

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This is not the start you wanted if you're Merrimack. Already down 1-0 and now have to kill a penalty.

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Back to 5v5 as Merrimack kills the penalty.

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Nice look like Jandric to find Newton charging on the back door.

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Great shift by the Walsh line. Started with Walsh picking off a pass.

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But the puck goes down the other end and Merrimack takes another penalty. That just crippled any momentum.

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I'll be honest, that hit (and penalty) on Vinnell looked like the same hit that St. Ivany put on Copponi on a reverse at the other end of the ice a few minutes ago.

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Merrimack to the PP right after they kill the Vinnell penalty. 8:41 left in the first period.

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Big spot here ... 1:29 of 5v3 coming for MC

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BC kills both penalties. Back to 5v5 with 5:33 left in the 1st

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SOG 8-7 BC at the media timeout.

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2:54 left. Not a bad period overall. A bad start for sure, giving up the early goal and taking 2 penalties, but not a bad period overall. The game has been more even in the last 10 minutes thanks in part to the 5v3.

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Merrimack back to the PK

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BC GOAL: Eagles make it 2-0 with 35.9 left in the 1st

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Well, you don't want to give up goals in the first two minutes or the last two minutes of a period, and MC has done both.

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And now Merrimack heads to the PP with 10.6 left in the period.

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I genuinely cannot believe the penalty this officiating crew just called on Durflinger. He got knocked over onto the puck, and I guess he didn't get up as quickly as the official thought he should have? So it's a delay of game call and BC is on the PP with 12:49 left in the 2nd.

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These refs scream "move it!" at players along the wall all game long. I've been listening to it for 3 weeks.

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SOG 16-2 BC in this period. 27-13 in the game.

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4v4

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3:06 left in the 2nd

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Carlile is OK after the block. He's back out there.

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End of 2: BC leads 2-0. SOG 30-13 BC (19-2 in the period). Attempts 46-27 BC (32-6 in the period). That was the worst period I think I've seen MC play all year.

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Game on in the 3rd

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Post-whistle scrume

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scrum

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Penalty on BC with 14:44 left in the 3rd. MC to the PP. For subscribers, scoring on the PP was one of my keys because BC has been so good at 5v5

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MC ices it on the PP

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BC GOAL: Not SH, but almost. 3-0 Eagles.

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Merrimack coughed up the puck on a breakout and it led to a 2-on-0 BC chance.

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Matching penalties. Shamburger for holding, Forsmark for embellishment.

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MERRIMACK GOAL: Warriors make it 3-1 with 4:52 left.

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Mac Welsher on the turnaround shot with bodies scrambling all over the place near the crease.

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4:03 left

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Timeout BC

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SOG 9-3 MC in the 3rd.

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MC net is empty with 1:51 left.

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Penalty on BC. Hooking called. 6v4 for MC with 1:28 left.

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BC ENG: 4-1 Eagles.

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Final Score: BC defeats Merrimack, 4-1. SOG 35-24 BC. Attempts 56-44 BC. Rematch tomorrow afternoon in Chestnut Hill.

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