Game Day: BU vs. Merrimack--Hockey East Quarterfinals

Playoff season begins tonight for #3 BU with a Hockey East quarterfinal best-of-three series against Merrimack. Puck drop at Agganis Arena is at 7:30 p.m. The game will air on HockeyEast’s Live Streaming Video (PPV).

The Terriers and Warriors last met in December when a Danny O’Regan hat trick powered BU to a 4-2 victory on home ice. The night before, in North Andover, the teams battled to a 1-1 overtime tie.

The Warriors offense is led by freshman Brett Seney and sophomore Hampus Gustafsson. Goalie Rasmus Tirronen keyed last weekend’s two-game upset of Northeastern in the first round. Merrimack stats

Terrier Coach David Quinn indicated yesterday that he wasn't sure whether freshman defenseman John MacLeod, who had suffered an upper-body injury, would be available for tonight's game.  BU stats

► Saturday’s game begins at 4 p.m. and will air on both NESN and TSN2. A livestream of the TSN2 broadcast may be available on Crickfree.  If a third game is needed, Hockey East will announce the details.

● GoTerriers.com preview, Game Notes, Game Tracker, Terrier Sports Radio Network Webcast, Hockey East TV (ppv).
● Boston Hockey Blog live in-game blog

● Daily Free Press preview

● USCHO Hockey East picks and predictions

● HockeyEastOnline weekend preview

● Boston Herald playoff capsules

● CHN: Tale of the Tape, Quarterfinals preview

● The Mack Report: Q&A with Merrimack Coach Dennehy

► Inside BU Hockey: Episode 22—Quinn, Somerby, Cahoon

► Saturday’s game begins at 4 p.m. and will air on both NESN and TSN2. A livestream of the TSN2 broadcast may be available on Crickfree.

► BU Hockey Historian Sean Pickett has posted (on dropbox) updated BU records for the Hockey East playoffs.

► The Boston Globe’s Nancy Marrapese-Burrell talked with freshman Jack Eichel about lessons learned this season, on and off the ice.