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...Harvard celebrates at the net, the Lynah faithful toss more fish and even some trash. The Crimson skaters, though, are too happy to care. Final score from Ithaca: Harvard 3, Cornell 1. The Crimson gets a first-round bye in the ECAC playoffs... see you in two weeks...
...respective locker rooms, let's take a look at the ECAC standings. The Big Red, the Crimson, and Union are tied for third place. With the Dutchmen playing last-place Brown, the loser of tonight's matchup at Lynah may find itself in fifth place and out of a first-round bye. More than just pride is on the line in this rivalry matchup, and since the game won't be televised, your best bet is to settle in with us on this cold, cold Saturday night...
...those critics who were questioning his ability to lead, Donato has an answer: he’s on track for another first-round bye in the ECAC playoffs...
Which brings us back to Cornell. Don’t look now, but Harvard has vaulted ahead of the Big Red in the ECAC standings, and is poised to earn a first-round bye if it can simply tread water in the season’s final weekend...
...sweep its final contests of the season at Yale and Brown, which would allow it to leapfrog Harvard and Cornell should either team fail to match that pace. And with Cornell (vs. Dartmouth) at Harvard (at Colgate) both favorites to win on Friday, it could mean that the final first-round bye will go to whoever comes away with two points when the two teams meet on Saturday night. After a turbulent and unpredictable season for the Crimson, it could very realistically all come down to this: another showdown in Ithaca, with crucial playoff positioning on the line. But this...