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...UNH (26-10-5) was ousted the following day by defending national champion Denver, 4-2, setting the stage for an All-WCHA Frozen Four. Harvard (21-10-3), meanwhile, was left only to contemplate yet another playoff berth come to naught, its fourth in as many seasons...
...undoing, though its ultimate downfall was not nearly so grand as in recent years. The Wildcats mounted no game-breaking three-goal flurry. Harvard did not wither in the face of some four-tally comeback for the ages. But just three minutes into the final regulation frame, UNH did draw level, erasing the Crimson’s narrow one-goal lead and seizing whatever momentum Harvard had mustered in the 40-plus minutes prior to the equalizer...
...faceoff circle and whipped a shot at Crimson netminder Dov Grumet-Morris, who recorded the initial save, then leaned forward to clear the puck off to the side as he had successfully done only moments earlier. But Preston Callander’s stick reached the rebound first, and the UNH captain managed to get just enough on his second-chance effort to poke it past Grumet-Morris to tie the score at two 3:44 into the third...
...catalyst was more often than not Collins, already the focus of the UNH offense with a goal and an assist. With the stanza passing its midway point, the winger carried an outlet pass from the Wildcats’ zone through neutral ice and into the Crimson end by himself, where, had he not fallen down of his own accord, a 1-on-0 surely would have been his. He would nearly find redemption twice in quick succession before all was said and done, though...
With overtime only 90 seconds away, Harvard forward Brendan Bernakevitch centered the puck from along the boards to assistant captain Tom Cavanagh in the slot. His one-timer whizzed just wide of the target, then kicked to UNH, which rapidly pushed play back down to the other end of the ice. Collins’ initial offering from the left circle caught Grumet-Morris in the chest, allowing the Wildcats to control the rebound and cycle possession back to the right point for a slapshot. Perched at the top of the crease, Collins redeflected the errant attempt on net, batting...