But at 19:07, Thomas went off for elbowing and the Harvard power play had a chance to knot the score, a chance the icemen quickly took advantage of

Scott Fusco took a pass from his brother at center ice and proceeded to work some of that old magic so familiar to the Bright Center crowd with winger Greg Olson Fusco skated through the middle and in on Behrend, slip ping the puck to Olson at the last second. The junior heat Behrend to the short side at 19 16 to even the score at two.

However, before the teams could get off the ice there was more than a little excitement.

Just as the buzzer sounded, Ken Code rode Pearson into the sideboards and the two went down in a heap. As the teams skated off the ice to the lockerroom. Badger John Newberry took a cheap shot at Code and before it was over five players were assessed with penalties, all at 20 00 at the first period.

For Harvard, Code got a double minor for roughing and Sheehy also picked up a minor for roughing, although he may not even have been involved. Wisconsin penalties went to Newberry (roughing). Flatley (a double minor for roughing and Pearson (roughing plus a 10 minute misconduct)

The roughing penalties all expired without a score after the second period started, but Wisconsin continued to suffer from the referee's whistle Lecy was nailed for high sticking at 4 47 and All American defense man Bruce Driver went off for interference at 5.14 to give Harvard a five on three advantage for a little more than a minute and a half.

The Crimson failed to capitalize, however, as Wisconsin proved to be one of the finest penalty killing teams it has faced this year

The Badgers went off one time too many, though, and after McKenzie took a trip to the box for booking at 11.50, the power play put Harvard in the lead.

Behrend made the save on a Litchi field snapshot from the left point, but the rebound dropped in front to Greg Chalmers, who tapped it into the net at 13 31, giving the Crimson a 3-2 lead.

But Badger Bob's Boys bounced back, as Ken Keryluk and Scott Sabo worked a pretty three on two drop pass and Keryluk rifled the puck past Lau's stick side to even the score at three at 17 09.

Both goalies made the stops they had to in the third period, and although each team had three power plays, neither could break the deadlock.

Until the lock ran out one second too late.

In Game One, the Crimson played the Badgers close for two periods--despite trailing 4-1 heading into the final 20 minutes, but, as Clearly said they "just ran out of gas in the third perusal."

Because Harvard started to lag, Wisconsin was able totally two key goals--the last with just four seconds left on the clock--in the last six minutes of the contest. "That last goal was a very big goal," Badger Bob said after the game, dragging out the "very" for all it was worth.

But the icemen's biggest trouble on the first night was coughing up the puck, especially in their own end. Unofficially, they handed the puck to a Wisconsin player 34 times in the Harvard zone. And the worst thing you can do against a team that takes advantage like the Badgers is to give them extra opportunities.