{"id":26537,"date":"2021-02-26T21:34:42","date_gmt":"2021-02-27T02:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/?p=26537"},"modified":"2021-02-27T11:17:01","modified_gmt":"2021-02-27T16:17:01","slug":"mens-hockey-lackluster-effort-costs-no-8-terriers-against-merrimack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2021\/02\/26\/mens-hockey-lackluster-effort-costs-no-8-terriers-against-merrimack\/","title":{"rendered":"Men’s Hockey: Lackluster effort costs No. 8 Terriers against Merrimack"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Patrick Donnelly<\/em><\/p>\n

The eighth-ranked Boston University Terriers (9-3) fell to the Merrimack College Warriors (5-10-2) by a final score of 5-2 at Walter Brown Arena on Friday evening.<\/p>\n

BU head coach Albie O’Connell commended Merrimack’s effort in the lopsided affair.<\/p>\n

“You’ve got to tip your cap, like I said they played really well,” O’Connell said. “They were hard on their net, and we had a lot of chances that we didn’t capitalize on.<\/p>\n

“I thought Merrimack beat us. It’s not that we beat ourselves. Merrimack beat us.”<\/p>\n

Freshman goaltender Vinny Duplessis got the start in goal for BU, while sophomore Jere Huhtamaa went in net for the Warriors.<\/p>\n

Nearly all of the game’s scoring happened in the first period.<\/p>\n

Shortly after junior assistant captain David Farrance took a slashing penalty, Merrimack got on the board with 9:51 remaining in the opening frame.<\/p>\n

A botched clearing attempt and blown coverage by the Terriers gave Merrimack sophomore forward Regan Kimens a golden opportunity in the slot, and he made BU pay, sending a high-octane wrist shot over Duplessis’ shoulder, off the post and in.<\/p>\n

O’Connell looked at Farrance’s penalty as a turning point in the game.<\/p>\n

“We took a really dumb penalty, a really selfish penalty,” he said. “It kind of turned the tide a little bit.”<\/span><\/p>\n

“Our bench was not the same after that penalty.”<\/p>\n

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MERRIMACK GOAL: BU can't clear, and the Warriors make them pay. Regan Kimens with an absolute laser over Duplessis' shoulder and in. 1-0 with 9:49 left in the first. #BUvsMC<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/54ELSZZugZ<\/a><\/p>\n

— Patrick Donnelly (@PatDonn12) February 26, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n