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Junior Dennis Packard just wouldn’t let it happen. His first-ever hat trick was just enough for Harvard to hold off Vermont, 4-2, in Game 1 of their best-of-three ECAC quarterfinal series Friday night. Yet Packard’s performance was overshadowed by a game-long parade to the penalty box that left neither team satisfied with its performance...
...Vermont played tight defensively at even strength, largely denying the more skilled Harvard forwards odd-man rushes and prime scoring opportunities. All the effort was wasted, however, when the Catamounts took another penalty, this one 13:32 into the second period. A minute later, Packard had his first goal and the Crimson...
Seconds later, it was 3-0 Harvard. Packard collected a pinpoint floater from Turano, walked in all alone and beat Conschafter over his pad five seconds before intermission...
Packard’s third goal, coming at 13:15 of the third, cut short Vermont’s late rally and put the game out of reach. For Packard, the hat trick was the perfect remedy for a season of frustration. Packard had struggled since breaking his hand in December, scoring just twice since the injury despite playing on Harvard’s top line...
...Breaking my hand in December was tough, but I’ve been feeling great the last month, and building my confidence in practice and games,” Packard said...