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Princeton, the eighth seed playing at home against ninth-seeded Harvard, took the lead to start the game. At 15:27 into the first period, Tiger Dan Bartlett collected the puck in his defensive zone and made a break down ice toward the Harvard net. With the Crimson defense converging on him, Bartlett sent a cross-ice pass to a wide-open Matt Godlewski at the blue line. Godlewski then ripped a slapshot, which was redirected past Harvard junior goaltender Kyle Richter by Marc Hagel, who was left alone in front of goal...
...second period off a goal by Mark Magnowski. The forward beat a Crimson defender on the left side of the ice and attempted a centering pass to an open teammate in front of the crease. Though Harvard captain Alex Biega slid and blocked the pass, Magnowski recollected the puck behind the goal and backhanded it off of Richter and in for the score...
With 12 minutes left in the third period, sophomore Daniel Moriarty finally opened the Harvard scoring to start the Harvard comeback. After Moriarty caused a turnover in the Tigers’ defensive zone, junior Pier-Olivier Michaud collected the puck and sent a shot on net. Moriarty, having moved in front of the crease, positioned himself and deflected the Michaud shot past Kalemba...
...They’re clearly a bigger, more physical team than we are,” Dempsey said. “So we know that one of the better ways to beat them is by using our speed, moving the puck quickly, and outworking them in the corners...
...stifle the Tigers’ momentum, the Crimson will have to dictate play from the first drop of the puck and capitalize on power plays and third period chances, two of the weaker aspects of Harvard’s game this season...