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...first hour and a half of this game, though, Grumet-Morris was playing spectacularly. He was making all the tough saves and working hard to control his rebounds, and because of that he was outperforming Maine’s Jimmy Howard—thought to be the nation??€™s No. 1 netminder—who was melting down on the other side of the ice, surrendering four Harvard goals through two periods...
...opening 15:42, though, the much-hyped Howard lived up to his billing as the nation??€™s top goaltender, preternaturally snagging slapshots ripped high to his glove side; with shoulders squared to the puck as it moved cross-ice, he left little room for a rebound and even less to sneak the puck across the line...
...loss was Harvard’s first in eight games. Entering the contest, the Crimson shared the nation??€™s longest winning streak with Maine at seven. The Black Bears extended theirs to nine with an overtime win against Wisconsin the following evening...Dylan Reese’s goal was his first collegiate tally...
...Crimson led that game, 4-1, early in the third period. It was the biggest, latest lead Harvard had in the NCAA tournament in a decade. These guys were going to upset the nation??€™s top-ranked team, shock College Hockey Nation and absolutely, without a doubt, win the next night to play in the Frozen Four—in Boston, no less...
...weekends earlier, against Hobey Baker Hat Trick Finalist Yann Danis and the Brown Bears, Reese had found himself in the same position more than once, all alone with one of the nation??€™s top goaltenders...