With the tie, Merrimack moves back into the eighth and final Hockey East playoff spot. The Warriors headed into tonight's game tied with UMass Amherst for eighth with 14 points. A Merrimack tie coupled with a UMass loss to Boston College tonight puts the Warriors up by one point. Merrimack has one game remaining at Boston University while UMass takes on New Hampshire twice next weekend. UMass has the tiebreaker, having taken two of three from Merrimack this season.
Maine moves into a tie for third in Hockey East with New Hampshire.
The Black Bears close out the regular season with a pair of home games against Providence next weekend. Tom Welby 2. Matt Yeats 3.