2/14/96                Hockey East                   Overall
                       GP  W-L-T  SOW Pts  GF-GA  || GP   W-L-T    GF-GA
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 8  Mass Amherst       19  4-13-2  1  25   64-99  || 28  10-16-2   99-121
 9  Merrimack          20  3-15-2  0  19   66-94  || 29   8-16-5   97-111
 
Mass Amherst's magic number to clinch a playoff spot is 14 points.
Any combination of 14 points gained by UMA or lost by Merrimack will
put UMA in the playoffs.  (UMA wins a tie in the standings vs
Merrimack due to head-to-head record, 3-0-0).
 
The remaining HE schedule for both teams follows below.  It favors
UMA, as the Minutemen have four of their five games at home and play
four games against teams that are fifth or lower in the standings.
Merrimack has two at home and two on the road, and three games are
against the two teams tied for first - BU and Lowell.
 
Mass Amherst
 H 02/16/96 ___ ___  New Hampshire       ___
 A 02/17/96 ___ ___  New Hampshire       ___
 H 02/24/96 ___ ___  Providence          ___        8:00 ET
 H 03/01/96 ___ ___  Boston College      ___
 H 03/02/96 ___ ___  Northeastern        ___
 
Merrimack
 H 02/16/96 ___ ___  Mass Lowell         ___
 A 02/17/96 ___ ___  Mass Lowell         ___
 H 02/23/96 ___ ___  Boston University   ___
 A 03/02/96 ___ ___  New Hampshire       ___
 
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