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...defensemen battled as best they could to clear the net front,” Grumet-Morris said, “and when they couldn’t, they tried to get sticks and play as strongly around our net front as possible, and that does have a huge effect, both statistically and psychologically...
...this time, not 4-1—due in large part to its play with a man advantage. Maine goaltender Jimmy Howard had surrendered a few fat rebounds, two of which the Crimson had poked home. The No. 11 Black Bears, while peppering Dov Grumet-Morris, had earned few quality scoring opportunities...
...Grumet-Morris on the other hand, while tested more frequently than Howard, was aided by his six NHL draft pick defensemen, who again saw to it that congestion in front was minimal, breakaways were few and dangerous rebounds were virtually non-existent. The overwhelming majority of shots he faced were fired from just inside the blue line and beyond the faceoff circles, ensuring he would have a view of the shot and room to breathe when making his 39 saves...
...between the pipes against the Black Bears. During their third-period run in the tournament, Maine’s skaters effectively clogged the goalmouth, preventing him from seeing either the tying or winning goal—the former was redirected off a skate, while the latter snuck by as Grumet-Morris’ vision was obscured...
...they allowed two breakaways in quick succession with 13 minutes to play, Harvard’s blueliners forced Maine to the boards this time, where the Black Bears safely dithered away much of the remainder of the third period. And, when tested as on those two odd-man rushes, Grumet-Morris was spectacular, coming within 1:08 of recording his first shutout of the season while improving his goals-against average to 2.00 and his save percentage to .935, second-best in the country...