Takeaways from Merrimack's 6-3 loss to UMass Lowell

NORTH ANDOVER — UMass Lowell beat Merrimack 6-3 on Saturday night at Lawler Arena.

Caelan Fitzpatrick and Michael Emerson scored their first collegiate goals for the Warriors and Trevor Griebel added a power-play goal.

Here are my takeaways from Saturday’s game:

— On paper, the Warriors offense found its groove despite the loss, but two of the three goals were scored on the power play.

First, it’s great to see the power play get going. The Warriors will need that unit to average as close to one goal per game as possible. So that’s a positive.

But re-watching the game, I still believe there are concerns on offense.

The Warriors managed just 12 shots on goal at 5-on-5 (26-12 Lowell) and were held to under 20 shots on goal for a second straight game overall.