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Based on the way the first two periods were played, few in the crowd of just over 9,000 would have predicted such a high-scoring game. The third period began with the teams tied 3-3 and skating in a 4-on-4 situation, but BU wasted little time assuming its third lead of the game. Brian McConnell intercepted a pass near center ice and skated into the Harvard zone, feeding linemate Mark Mullen in the left slot. Mullen quickly buried the puck, as Crimson sophomore goaltender Dov Grumet-Morris couldn’t catch...
...Harvard zone back to defenseman Bryan Miller, whose slap shot made its way through traffic in front and passed unseen between Grumet-Morris’s legs. It came a mere eight seconds after the power play began and was to be followed in short order by another BU goal...
Following the timeout, the Crimson rallied, taking the play to the Terriers and getting a fourth goal at 7:53 of the final period when captain Dominic Moore slapped a shot past BU netminder Sean Fields on the power play...
...seconds left in the first, Lannon was given a five-minute major penalty for butt-ending and a game disqualification. The Crimson was able to slip unscathed through those last 16 seconds skating 4-on-3, but the start of the second brought the promise of a 4:44 BU power play. It looked like that stretch would be the crucial part of the game, as the Terriers had a chance to bury Harvard. When the Crimson managed to kill off that extended man-advantage, the momentum swung toward Harvard...
Pressuring Fields, the Crimson took its first lead of the game at 8:33. Nowak had the puck along the lower boards in the BU zone. He pushed the puck along the boards to Kolarik, who looped towards the net, shielding the puck, and released a shot. Nowak and Kolarik both followed the shot and, after Fields made the initial save, Nowak poked home the rebound to give Harvard a 3-2 advantage...