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NORTH ANDOVER -- Welcome inside the J. Thom Lawler Arena, where tonight the Merrimack Warriors look to rebound from last night's 5-1 setback to Northeastern by welcoming the UMass Lowell River Hawks for the only time at Lawler Arena this season.
A few changes for the Warriors tonight. Joe Cucci will be out of the lineup for the first time all season, with Carter Madsen taking his center spot on the second line between Brandon Brodhag and fellow Albertian Jesse Todd. Pat Kimball is back in the lineup, replacing Justin Bonitatibus on the Warriors' third line. Matt Moulakelis ends up being the center that takes Cucci's spot, centering the third line with Elliott Sheen, who was at the 3rd-line right-wing spot last night.
Merrimack's first and fourth lines remain the same, as do all of the defensive pairings. So the only personnel changes are, in essence, Moulakelis in for Cucci and Kimball in for Bonitatibus with Joe Cannata (3-9-0, 3.81, .876) starting between the pipes - throw some line shuffles in there, too.
Tonight will be Moulakelis' first game since the Ferris State game on Jan. 3rd. Kimball last played against UMass Lowell on Jan. 22nd and Cannata's last start was in that same game.
Lowell's starter has yet to be announced. Nevin Hamilton started last night for UML in a 3-2 loss to Boston University, which means the Warriors could see Carter Hutton tonight. But Hamilton seems to get the bulk of the starts against the Warriors the past few years.
Hutton is 8-7-0 on the year with a 2.07 GAA and a .928 save percentage. Hamilton's record is 6-4-2 with a 2.73 GAA and .911 save percentage. Hamilton started both games against the Warriors earlier this season.
The Warriors' lines:
| Chris Barton | Stephane Da Costa | Jeff Velleca |
| Brandon Brodhag | Carter Madsen | Jesse Todd |
| Pat Kimball | Matt Moulakelis | Elliott Sheen |
| Ryan Flanigan | John Jamieson | J.C. Robitaille |
| Karl Stollery | Kyle Bigos |
| Fraser Allan | Pat Bowen |
| Adam Ross | Brandon Sadlowski |
| Joe Cannata |
| Andrew Braithwaite |
| Nick Drew |
Scratches: Rob Morton, Bobby Kramer, Simon Demers, John Heffernan, Justin Bonitatibus, Joe Cucci, Francois Ouimet
Tonight's Officials: John Gravallese (R), Tom Quinn (R), Chris Aughe (L), Brendan Blanchard (L)
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