Sandwiched in between the Crimson tallies were two goals by Terry Meagher Rick's older brother, that kept the Crimson at bay.
B.U. put the icing on the cake on a tip in from Mike Eruzione during a five-on three power play at 6:29 of the third period.
The Terriers Ken Kuzyk added insult in injury with another tally at 15:51, and school was out for Harvard.
B.U. goalie Durocher played a solid game for the Terriers, stopping 32 Crimson shots, some of which were stingers. Harvard's Petrovek, in the other net, endured perhaps his most dismal game of the season. Petro earned 19 saves, and although he was not at fault on any of the B.U. scores, he did not play up to the caliber of the top goaltender in the East.
It was the B.U. defensive corps that was the difference in the match, however. When Harvard was not on its power play, the Crimson offense was impotent. The loss of Thomas was not felt on the power play. But it was sorely suffered by linemates Leigh Hogan and Teddy Thorndike Coach Bill Cleary used Phelps Swift and Billy Hozack in an effort to get the line moving, but these substitutions were to no avail.
Randy Roth, Dave Gauthier and Kevin Burke played solid two-way hockey, and appeared to make up the most effective Crimson line on the ice with some tenacious forecheking--but forechecking did not make the big play.
The big guns for B.U. were Eruzione and Meagher. Both forwards are only sophomores and are the second and third leading scorers on the B.U. squad.
Meagher, the most dynamic player on the Terrier squad, showed that he is capable of scoring each time he touches the puck. Eruzione, though not as flashy or as smooth a skater as Meagher, is the hustler, always digging and never letting up.
As expected, both teams played a fast skating, clean game. Unlike the previous nigh against Cornell, there was no cheap stuff between the two squads. Each team had a healthy respect for the other, as though there was an unwritten agreement between the players to avoid needless rough stuff in the corners and around the net.
"A lot of players on each team know each other personally," said Harvard's Dave Gauthier. "You could call our games with them grudge matches, but we're not out to really hurt each other of give cheap shots. We want to go out and play a good hard game and may the better team win."
All is all it wasn't pleasant way, either for the players or for the largely inebriated Crimson fans, to end a highly-successful Eastern season, Next week brings the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament to St. Louis, Mo, and another Harvard Crack at regaining its honor against B.U.