Merrimack  3 2 2 - 7
Air Force  1 2 3 - 5
 
Air force outshot merrimack nearly 2 to 1 but lost the game.  Each
team scored on a 5 on 3, and air force scored on a 4 on 3.  Merrimack
drew first blood less than 2 minutes into the game.  Air Force evened
the score about midway through the period.  Air Force narrowly missed
taking the lead about 5 minutes later by fitting a post on a rebound
with a wide open net.  Merrimack then got two fast (what appeared to
me to be soft) goals.  In the second, merrimack opened the gap to 3
twice only to have air force narrow it to two.
 
The killer was a merrimack shorthanded goal late in the third to open
the gap back to 3 after air force narrowed it to 6-4 on their 5 on 3.
both teams scored once more.
 
If anybody wants stats (mike, are you listening) I'll post them from
the paper in the AM.
 
charlie shub  --  [log in to unmask]  (719) 593-3492
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