Pregame: Merrimack vs. UMass Lowell

NORTH ANDOVER — After a 19-save shutout over New Hampshire last weekend, Ryan Kies will make his second consecutive start for Merrimack College tonight when the Warriors face UMass Lowell at 7 p.m.

Merrimack shuffled its lines (see below). Most of the personnel is the same from Friday’s game against UNH, but the pairings at forward are different. The defense remains the same from the UNH game.

I’ll have the call of the game with Mike Machnik on ESPN+ … hope you join us there.

Details

Puck Drop: 7 p.m. ET
Watch U.S.: ESPN+ (w/ Mike Machnik and Mike McMahon)
Watch Int’l: International feed
Venue: Lawler Arena (2,549)
Location: North Andover, Mass.

Officials: Scott Hansen (R), Geoff Miller (R), Kevin Briganti (L), Shane Kanaly (L)

Merrimack’s Lines

F Scratches: Hillier (inj), Hughesman, Sacco, Richard (inj)
D Scratches: King, Wattvil
G Scratches: None