By the Numbers: Maine vs. Merrimack

Starting Saturday night, Maine and Merrimack will play their next three games against each other. This should be welcome news to anyone who enjoyed the penalty-filled quarterfinal series the two played in Orono last March. Here’s how this year’s teams match up by the numbers:

Record:
Mane: 5-12-3, 1-7-3 Hockey East, 10th place
Merrimack: 7-9-4, 5-5-1 Hockey East, 5th place

Maine: 1-4-1 on the road
Merrimack: 3-4-3 at home

Maine: 3-1-1 in last 5 games, streak: T1
Merrimack: 2-2-1 in last 5 games, streak: L1

Goalies:
Maine: Martin Ouellette, Jr, 12 GP/12 starts, 3-5-3, 2.03 GAA, .925 SV %
Merrimack:
Sam Marotta, Jr, 10 GP/10 starts, 4-4-2, 2.36 GAA, .916 SV %
Rasmus Tirronen, So, 10 GP/10 starts, 3-5-2, 2.58 GAA, .905 SV %

Leading Scorer:
Maine: Connor Leen, So, F (19 GP, 5-5-10)
Merrimack: Mike Collins, Jr, F (20 GP, 9-12-21)

Leading Goal Scorer:
Maine: Connor Leen, So, F (19 GP, 5 goals)
Merrimack: Mike Collins, Jr, F (20 GP, 9 goals)

Power Play Goals:
Maine: Joey Diamond, Sr, F/Connor Leen, So, F (2 PP goals)
Merrimack: Brian Christie, Fr, F (3 PP goals)

Team Offense:
Maine: 58/59 in the nation (1.60 G/GM), 10/10 in Hockey East play (1.36 G/GM)
Merrimack: T33/59 in the nation (2.60 G/GM), 4/10 in Hockey East play (2.91 G/GM)

Team Defense:
Maine: T29/59 in the nation (2.65 G/GM), 4/10 in Hockey East play (2.45 G/GM)
Merrimack: T29/59 in the nation (2.65 G/GM), 6/10 in Hockey East play (2.64 G/GM)

Power Play:
Maine: 54/59 in the nation (9/92, 9.78%), 10/10 in Hockey East play (5/49, 10.2%)
Merrimack: 29/59 in the nation (15/92, 16.30%), 2/10 in Hockey East play (11/51, 21.6%)

Penalty Kill:
Maine: 22/59 in the nation (84.4%), 4/10 in Hockey East play (83.3%)
Merrimack: 37/59 in the nation (81.4%), 5/10 in Hockey East play (82.6%)

Penalty Minutes:
Maine: 8/59 in the nation (15.10 PIM/G), 1/10 in Hockey East play (15.4 PIM/G)
Merrimack: T42/59 in the nation (12.25 PIM/G), 4/10 in Hockey East play (13.7 PIM/G)