2006-07 Schedule/Results
2006-07 Statistics
Northeastern 1, Merrimack 0 (OT)
Feb. 2, 2007
Matthews Arena (Boston, MA)
| Team |
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
OT
|
Final
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| Merrimack (3-19-4, 3-14-2 Hockey East) |
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
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| Northeastern (10-12-4, 7-10-4 Hockey East) |
0
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
Sophomore Joe Vitale scored with 49.9 seconds left in overtime to lift the Huskies to a 1-0 victory over Merrimack, NU's third overtime win of the season, on Friday night at Matthews Arena. Northeastern goalie Brad Thiessen pitched a 23-save shutout, making four saves in overtime. Merrimack's Jim Healey posted 18 saves in the game.
Northeastern improved to 10-12-4 overall and 7-19-4 in Hockey East with the victory. The Huskies are 4-1-0 in their last five games and 6-2-2 in their last 10. Merrimack fell to 3-19-4 and 3-14-2 in Hockey East.
The game was back-and-forth the entire night, with both goalies coming up big. Merrimack outshot Northeastern, 9-2, in the second period but the game remained scoreless.
In the third period, Merrimack's Carmen Posteraro shot the puck behind Thiessen and off the post at 11:45. The light went on but referee Tim Benedetto waved the goal off and play continued.
Vitale played great the entire game and nearly set up the game-winner at the end of regulation. He took the puck up ice and went around a Merrimack defenseman and dropped a pass to Jimmy Russo in front. Russo couldn't get enough on the shot and Healey made the save at 18:45.
Thiessen made several great saves in the overtime period, including a glove-save on a shot from Pat Kimball. Thiessen, the Hockey East Co-Rookie of the Month for January, is 5-2-2 with a 1.28 goals against average and a .949 save percentage since New Year's.
The win gives the Huskies some momentum going into the first round of the 55th Annual Beanpot Tournament. The Huskies take on Boston University in the opener at 5 p.m. at the TD Banknorth Garden. The game will be televised on NESN and broadcast on 890 ESPN Boston and WRBB Radio, 104.9 FM.
Merrimack (3-19-4, 3-14-2 HEA) vs. Northeastern (10-12-4, 7-10-4 HEA)
Date: Feb 02, 2007 Location: Boston, MA Arena: Matthews Arena
Attendance:2410 Start time:7:30 End time:10:01 Total time:2:31
# Prd Time Team Typ Scored By Assists Visitor On Ice Home On Ice
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1 OT 04:10 NU EV Vitale, Joe/6 Birnstill, Steve/12 9,26,22,7,19 26,44,5,15,8
TEAM SUMMARY
|-Shots by Prd-|
## Merrimack 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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3 Loprieno, Joe....... 0 1 0 0 1 0
4 Bowen, Pat.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Kane, Chris......... 0 1 0 0 1 0
6 Goebel, John........ 0 0 0 2 2 0
7 *Byrnes, Matt........ 0 1 1 0 2 -1
8 Rego, Mickey........ 0 0 0 1 1 0
9 *Posteraro, Carmen... 0 2 2 0 4 -1
11 Jones, Matt......... 0 2 0 0 2 0
13 Vaskivuo, Mike...... 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Robitaille, J.C..... 0 1 1 0 2 0
18 Kimball, Pat........ 0 0 1 1 2 0
19*Pallardy, Derek..... 1 0 0 0 1 -1
21 Mills, Justin....... 0 0 1 0 1 0
22*Sadlowski, Brandon.. 0 0 0 0 0 -1
25 Wilson, Brock....... 1 0 0 0 1 0
26*Sullivan, Ryan...... 0 1 0 0 1 -1
27 Bonitatibus, Justin. 2 0 0 0 2 0
28 Burkholder, David... 0 0 0 0 0 0
TM TEAM................ 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 Watson, Patrick DNP
33 Brathwaite, Andre DNP
Totals.............. 4 9 6 4 23 -5
|-Shots by Prd-|
## Northeastern 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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2 Linard, Andrew...... 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Driscoll, Jim....... 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 *Liotti, Louis....... 0 0 0 0 0 +1
8 Esner, Bryan........ 0 0 0 0 0 +1
9 Perreault, Jacques.. 0 0 0 0 0 0
10*Costello, Chad...... 0 0 0 1 1 0
11 Russo, Jimmy........ 3 0 1 0 4 0
12 McCauley, Dennis.... 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Guzior, Randy....... 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Ortiz, Ray.......... 0 0 2 0 2 +1
16*Kraemer, Kyle....... 1 1 0 0 2 0
19*Morris, Mike........ 1 0 0 0 1 0
20 Lewis, Yale......... 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Costa, Greg......... 1 0 0 0 1 0
23 Donovan, Chris...... 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Chisholm, Denis..... 0 1 0 0 1 0
26 Vitale, Joe......... 1 0 2 2 5 +1
44*Birnstill, Steve.... 2 0 0 0 2 +1
41 Geragosian, Adam DNP
Totals.............. 9 2 5 3 19 +5
Goals by Period
Team 1 2 3 OT Tot
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MER 0 0 0 0 - 0
NU 0 0 0 1 - 1
Shots by Period
Team 1 2 3 OT Tot
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MER 4 9 6 4 - 23
NU 9 2 5 3 - 19
Power Play G-Att (Shots)
Prd MER NU
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1st 0-2 (3) 0-2 (4)
2nd 0-1 (1) 0-2 (0)
3rd 0-0 (0) 0-0 (0)
OT 0-0 (0) 0-0 (0)
Total 0-3 (4) 0-4 (4)
Penalties/Minutes by Prd
Prd MER NU
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1st 3/6 4/19
2nd 2/4 1/2
3rd 0/0 0/0
OT 0/0 0/0
Total 5/10 5/21
Three stars:
1. Vitale, Joe
2. Thiessen, Brad
3. Healey, Jim
Officials:
Referee:Tim Benedetto
Linesman:Bob Bernard
Linesman:Glen Cooke
GOALTENDERS
Merrimack Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 OT Svs
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35 Healey, Jim......... OTL 64:10 1 0 9 2 5 2 18
Northeastern Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 OT Svs
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39 Thiessen, Brad...... W 64:08 0 0 4 9 6 4 23
TM EMPTY NET........... 00:02 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PENALTY SUMMARY
Prd Player Team Min Offense Time
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1st Guzior, Randy NU 2 CTH ELBOWING 00:55 PP
1st Donovan, Chris NU 5 HITTING FROM BEHIND 07:09 PP
1st Donovan, Chris NU 10 GAME MISCONDUCT 07:09
1st Wilson, Brock MER 2 HOLDING 12:40 PP
1st Costello, Chad NU 2 HITTING AFTER WHISTL 13:00
1st Sullivan, Ryan MER 2 HITTING AFTER WHISTL 13:00
1st Posteraro, Carmen MER 2 UNSPORTSMANLIKE COND 17:12 PP
2nd Sullivan, Ryan MER 2 TRIPPING 04:52 PP
2nd Kraemer, Kyle NU 2 TRIPPING 06:27 PP
2nd TEAM MER 2 TOO MANY PLAYERS ON 07:57 PP
Win-Thiessen, Brad (8-11-4). Loss-Healey, Jim (1-10-3).
Merrimack - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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16 Robitaille, J.C. 10 6
21 Mills, Justin 8 9
9 Posteraro, Carmen 7 9
7 Byrnes, Matt 4 7
11 Jones, Matt 2 1
19 Pallardy, Derek 1 1
27 Bonitatibus, Justin 1 1
18 Kimball, Pat 1 2
5 Kane, Chris 0 1
8 Rego, Mickey 0 2
Totals......... 34 39
Northeastern - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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26 Vitale, Joe 14 10
19 Morris, Mike 10 10
15 Ortiz, Ray 10 10
22 Costa, Greg 3 3
8 Esner, Bryan 1 0
11 Russo, Jimmy 1 1
Totals......... 39 34
Merrimack - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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1st 00:55 02:55 02:00 1 0
1st 07:09 12:09 05:00 2 1
2nd 06:52 07:57 01:05 1 0
SUMMARY: 3 opps, 4 shots, 0 goals, time 08:05
Northeastern - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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1st 12:40 14:40 02:00 2 1
1st 17:12 19:12 02:00 2 0
2nd 04:52 06:27 01:35 0 0
2nd 08:27 09:57 01:30 0 0
SUMMARY: 4 opps, 4 shots, 0 goals, time 07:05
