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...conference rivals Harvard and No. 10 Cornell clashed for the second time this season, the game of 60 minutes came down to 25 decisive seconds. In that short span of the second period, the Big Red took an unanswered two-goal lead. Both the Crimson and Cornell battled through a scoreless first period, although the Big Red held a dominant 11-6 shot advantage...
Junior goaltender Kyle Richter had two penalty kills on Cornell’s consecutive power plays to preserve a blank scoreboard, which Harvard was able to maintain until halfway through the second period. It was at that point that the Big Red launched an offensive attack—one that lasted less than a minute but crippled the Crimson for the remainder of the game. The first blow came 10:14 into the period, when junior Tyler Roeszler connected with teammate Nick D’Agostino to net the opening goal of the night...
Roeszler’s goal was followed only 25 seconds later by another from sophomore Ross Keir off of an assist by Riley Nash. Although Harvard would try for a comeback in the third period, a final goal from forward Blake Gallagher with 21.6 seconds left in the game on an open net guaranteed the Cornell victory. The score was representative of a match where one team held the momentum, established a strong defensive front, and carried the intensity of a longtime Ivy rivalry...
...final goal, scored by the Big Red in the waning seconds of the third period, actually had nothing to do with Richter, who had been substituted in favor of another attacker. The open net and—at times—lackluster defense held more accountability for the goals than Richter...
...shot count posted by the Crimson in the first two periods epitomizes why it could not score and why the majority of the game’s momentum came from Cornell’s end. Harvard was only able to establish six shots in the first period and two in the second, compared to the Big Red’s 22 in the same time...