MATCHUP SIMULATOR
Select two teams to simulate a head-to-head matchup
Michigan #1
Denver #2
Michigan St. #3
North Dakota #4
Quinnipiac #5
Cornell #6
Western Mich. #7
Dartmouth #8
Providence #9
Minn. Duluth #10
Augustana (SD) #11
Minnesota St. #12
UConn #13
Wisconsin #14
Boston College #15
Maine #16
Massachusetts #17
Union (NY) #18
Bentley #19
St. Thomas (MN) #20
Sacred Heart #21
Penn St. #22
Princeton #23
Bowling Green #24
Colorado Col. #25
Northeastern #26
Merrimack #27
Michigan Tech #28
Clarkson #29
St. Cloud St. #30
Miami (OH) #31
Boston U. #32
Harvard #33
Bemidji St. #34
Ohio St. #35
Army West Point #36
Minnesota #37
Holy Cross #38
RIT #39
Air Force #40
Alas. Fairbanks #41
Arizona St. #42
Omaha #43
Canisius #44
New Hampshire #45
Colgate #46
UMass Lowell #47
Lindenwood #48
Robert Morris #49
Notre Dame #50
Niagara #51
LIU #52
Rensselaer #53
Lake Superior St. #54
Ferris St. #55
Vermont #56
Yale #57
Stonehill #58
Brown #59
Mercyhurst #60
Northern Mich. #61
St. Lawrence #62
Alas. Anchorage #63
VS
Michigan #1
Denver #2
Michigan St. #3
North Dakota #4
Quinnipiac #5
Cornell #6
Western Mich. #7
Dartmouth #8
Providence #9
Minn. Duluth #10
Augustana (SD) #11
Minnesota St. #12
UConn #13
Wisconsin #14
Boston College #15
Maine #16
Massachusetts #17
Union (NY) #18
Bentley #19
St. Thomas (MN) #20
Sacred Heart #21
Penn St. #22
Princeton #23
Bowling Green #24
Colorado Col. #25
Northeastern #26
Merrimack #27
Michigan Tech #28
Clarkson #29
St. Cloud St. #30
Miami (OH) #31
Boston U. #32
Harvard #33
Bemidji St. #34
Ohio St. #35
Army West Point #36
Minnesota #37
Holy Cross #38
RIT #39
Air Force #40
Alas. Fairbanks #41
Arizona St. #42
Omaha #43
Canisius #44
New Hampshire #45
Colgate #46
UMass Lowell #47
Lindenwood #48
Robert Morris #49
Notre Dame #50
Niagara #51
LIU #52
Rensselaer #53
Lake Superior St. #54
Ferris St. #55
Vermont #56
Yale #57
Stonehill #58
Brown #59
Mercyhurst #60
Northern Mich. #61
St. Lawrence #62
Alas. Anchorage #63
#17 · Away
Massachusetts
22-13-1 · Hockey East
3–3
Projected
Home · #27
Merrimack
21-16-2 · Hockey East
52%
48%
0.617
OER
0.536
0.986
OE
1.081
1.190
DE
1.007
0.801
GTR
0.619
0.478
SOS
0.497
+0.05
LUCK
+0.04
Analysis

Massachusetts (#17 OER) holds a meaningful edge overall, but Merrimack (#27) is a credible opponent.

Defensively, Massachusetts has the advantage (DE #14 vs. #33).

vs
Merrimack #27
0–2
L
vs
Northeastern #26
4–1
W
@
New Hampshire #45
4–2
W
vs
Boston College #15
2–1
W
vs
UConn #13
3–3 (SO)
T
@
UConn #13
5–1
W
@
New Hampshire #45
0–1
L
vs
New Hampshire #45
4–0
W
vs
UMass Lowell #47
5–2
W
@
UMass Lowell #47
1–3
L
N
North Dakota #4
0–3
L
@
UConn #13
2–1
W
@
Massachusetts #17
2–0
W
@
Providence #9
3–2 (OT)
W
vs
UMass Lowell #47
5–3
W
vs
UMass Lowell #47
5–3
W
vs
Vermont #56
4–4 (SO)
T
vs
Vermont #56
5–2
W
@
Maine #16
2–5
L
@
Maine #16
3–5
L
Series History · Massachusetts 2–1–0 Merrimack
vs
Mar 20, 2026
0–2
L
vs
Jan 17, 2026
3–1
W
@
Jan 16, 2026
4–2
W
Key Players
16
20
36
13
18
31
5
19
24
Key Players
13
24
37
16
19
35
13
22
35