Usually there are good ties and bad ties and not much in between. Saturday night's 5-5 draw at Merrimack's Lawler Arena might have been one of those in between ties.
On the one hand, BC played a team that was sitting just above UMass for 2nd to last in the Hockey East standings, but on the other hand, the Eagles were forced to come back twice at a rink that has historically been a tough road game. In the end, Boston College did hold a late lead, but Merrimack scored with the extra attacker to earn the draw and left BC with an unsatisfying 5-5 tie on the road.