At Tsongas Center in Lowell, Mass., Ryan Dmowski led the victorious River Hawks with two goals and an assist, while Christoffer Hernberg finished his fifth collegiate shutout and 14th win of the season with 21 saves. As the No. 7 and No. 10 seeds in Hockey East, the River Hawks and Warriors will renew their Merrimack Valley rivalry in the first round of the league playoffs next weekend. Lowell defensemen Tyler Mueller and Chris Forney each recorded two points. Tommy Panico scored the game-winning goal 1:14 into a three-goal second period for the River Hawks as Dmowski and Connor Sodergren followed with tallies in less than a five-minute span. Forney and Dmowski scored in the third period to finish the five-goal effort. Craig Pantano made 15 saves in a starting role for Merrimack, while Logan Halladay finished with 10 in relief.