Word: faceoffs
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...conditioning really well.” Now the Crimson was tied with the Yellowjackets 4-4, and the No. 1 seed was set to play. For Harvard, that player was Colin West, who has been flawless so far this season, not losing a match to date. His faceoff against Rochester No. 1 seed Jim Bristow would be no different. It seemed like Bristow, who was a First Team All-American, was not going to be an easy opponent. But West swiftly defeated him 9-0, 9-0, 9-5 to secure a Crimson victory. Things were looking good...
...terms of how to defend and get goals,” Fraser said. “But at this point in the season, it’s more about us than our opponent.” For Harvard, establishing a steady presence in the offensive zone from the opening faceoff is critical to success, and the team hopes that its speed can give it the edge in maintaining a strong forecheck. “Its not just three guys [playing forward],” junior Alex Biega said. “[The forecheck] starts from our goalie and works...
...game plan,” senior Jimmy Fraser said. “So I think that collectively as a team if we can work hard together with the same common goal in mind, that’s when we are going to have success.”Following a faceoff, the Eagles recovered the puck and Andrew Orpik struck for his second goal of the night at 16:19 in the third, sealing the 5-1 victory for BC.This scoring streak served as a marked contrast to the first period, when the Eagles’ strong offense put pressure...
...then we scored in the second period, so we knew we could build back up. We were happy we could come back and persevere.”Harvard found the back of the net for the first time at 4:08 in the second period. Moriarty won a faceoff in the Colgate zone and passed the puck back to co-captain Brian McCafferty, who returned the puck back to Moriarty. Moriarty fought to stick the puck in behind Raiders goaltender Charles Long for his first career Harvard goal. The Crimson scored again to tie the game at 2-2 halfway...
...keep Harvard’s offense from coming to life. With the score tied 1-1 at the end of the first period, Cornell’s Riley Nash broke the deadlock at 16:51 in the second period. After Hoyle stopped two quick shots from inside the faceoff circles, Nash stuffed the loose puck into the net past the scuffle going on in front of Hoyle. From there, Harvard was never out of the game but was able to generate few quality scoring options in the final period. The lack of offense in the second and third periods meant...