DURHAM, N.H. — Merrimack defeated UNH 4-3 on Saturday night behind goals from Liam Walsh, Ben Brar, Filip Forsmark and Christian Felton. Merrimack moved into a second-place tie in Hockey East with Northeastern and the Warriors climbed up to No. 19 in the Pairwise rankings.

Exclusively for subscribers, here are my takeaways from Saturday’s game …