Special teams save the day as UConn rights the ship at Merrimack
The Huskies found themselves on the ropes early on but killed penalties and scored on two power plays to avoid back-to-back losses.
A second goal felt almost inevitable. UConn fell behind Merrimack 1-0 just 6:41 into the opening period — the fifth time in the last six games the Huskies had given up the first goal — and didn’t look like a team prepared to come back.
UConn struggled to clear the zone and when it did, it often turned the puck over in the neutral zone. When th…