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Ahead 1-0 and skating 5-on-4 to open the second period, Merrimack wasted little time extending its lead. Warriors defenseman Jeff Caron, Merrimack's offensive catalyst on the afternoon with four assists, wristed the puck into traffic, where it nicked off teammate Scott Drewicki's stick and past Tobe 1:30 after the intermission...
...that, the Warriors' first and only shot during the first 18 minutes of the second period, briefly appeared to be Merrimack's last gasp. Galvanized by the two-goal deficit, the Crimson roared to life, peppering goaltender Jim Healey and forcing several point-blank saves...
...Once we got the second [power-play goal], it was like he, I don't know, maybe he just lost a little bit of confidence because of the way they were coming—you know, tip shots," Merrimack coach Chris Serino said. "It's almost like he knows he can't let another one in to get a couple behind. I think he might have pressed a little...
Just moments after Healey turned aside a pair of quality efforts from Crimson pivot Kevin Du to start the final period, Merrimack broke from its own zone and sent the puck careening into the left corner at the Crimson end. There, Brendon Clark fished it out, then shoveled a pass on to Mike Alexiou, who slapped his shot past Tobe to notch a 4-1 lead...
Mariucci Arena's matinee event, featuring the No. 10 Crimson (9-3-2, 6-3-1 ECAC) and the Wildcats (9-4-4, 7-3-2 CCHA), was the precursor to the evening rumble between No. 1 Minnesota and Merrimack, and when the puck dropped for the first game, it was all but assumed that the earlier contest's winner would go on to face the Golden Gophers for the championship...