Saturday Recap: Top seeds fall in four leagues
Merrimack, Minnesota Duluth, Ohio State, and Clarkson knock off No. 1 seeds
Four top seeds have gone down in their conference tournaments, as Merrimack, Minnesota Duluth, Ohio State, and Clarkson pulled out wins on the road Saturday night.
Today’s issue (#661) includes all the scores from Saturday night, along with notes from every playoff game played across the country.
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Merrimack 3, Providence 2 (OT): The moment arrived quickly for Merrimack, and the Warriors didn’t waste it. Trevor Hoskin delivered the decisive blow Saturday night, scoring 3:50 into overtime to lift Merrimack to a 3-2 victory over Providence in the Hockey East quarterfinals and send the Warriors to the semifinal round at TD Garden next Friday.
“[Gill] made such a great play on that goal,” Hoskin said. “He cut to the left and that made their D turn and gave me the time to take that shot. He made such a great play there.”
Merrimack will face Massachusetts in the semifinals.
