"We get it in deep, dig it out and give it toFlo," Burke said. "He knows what to do with it."
Vukonich earned his hat 12 minutes into theperiod, banging the puck past Millham--on theright side this time. Derek Maguire, playing hisstrongest game of the season at the blue line,kept the play in the zone with aggressive play.
"The first period was not that bad," Gilligansaid. "But the second period was devastating."
The third period was just a denouement, asGilligan replaced Millham with Glen Neary. Leading6-1, the Crimson opened the stanza with sloppyplay, unable to clear the puck.
After Catamounts sophomore Toby Kearney knockedhome Vermont's final goal with nine minutes toplay, Harvard's briefly dormant offense woke up,exploding for two goals within 32 seconds. Theline of sophomore Ted Drury and freshmen MichelBreistroff and Brian Farrell notched both goals.
Farrell, after clearing out the Catamountdefender, received a return pass from Breistroffand drove the puck home, reestablishing theCrimson's five-goal lead at 7-2.
Drury finished off the scoring off across-crease pass from Farrell and an assist fromMaguire.
The Crimson played without indefinitelysidelined forward John Weisbrod and top defenderKevin Sneddon, who was reinjured during theColgate game. Sneddon hopes to return after theChristmas break.
Crimson, 8-2 at Bright Center
Vermont 1-0-1--2HARVARD 3-3-2--8
First Period: 1, H, Ted Donato (MikeVukonich, Peter Ciavaglia) 0:28; 2, V, JimFernholz (David Browne, Tim Fingerhut) 6:08; 3, H,Vukonich (Ciavaglia, Donato) 7:22; 4, Vukonich(Ciavaglia, Donato) 14:17. Penalties--V, TravisLehouiller (hooking) 10:15; H, Brian Farrell(hooking) 11:54.
Second Period: 5, H, Steve Flomenhoft(Tim Burke, Scott Barringer) 1:53; 6, H, Burke(Flomenhoft, Barringer) 9:11; 7, Vukonich(Ciavaglia, Donato) 11:41. Penalties--V, JohnLeClair (roughing) 5:26; H, Vukonich (roughing)5:26; H, Matt Mallgrave (elbowing) 20:00.
Third Period: 8, V, Toby Kearney (JoeMcCarthy, Kevin Monty) 10:48; 9, H, Farrell(Michel Breistroff, Ted Drury) 15:36; 10, H, Drury(Derek Maguire, Farrell) 16:08. Penalties--H, SeanMcCann (interference) 19:55.
Saves:V, Mike Millham 8-8-x--16, GlenNeary x-x-5--5; H, Allain Roy 12-12-5--29.
Power Play: V, 0-3; H, 0-1.
Attendance: 2814.