Just as the Crimson began its first power play around five minutes into the period, freshman Cory Gustafson smacked the puck past Eli netminder John Hockin.

Harvard grabbed the lead at 5:50 while the same shift was on the ice. Freshman star Steve Martins, who the Elis did their best to knock around all evening, hit a slapshot from the left point that sailed into the upper part of the net to make the score 2-1.

Yale tied the game on its first power-play. At 11:35, Martin Leroux poked a shot by the diving Roy. Harvard scored the decisive goal of the period at 14:51, on a perfect around-the-net play. Freshman Perry Cohagen passed to classmate Bryan Lonsinger (substituting as a forward) behind the Bulldog goal.

Lonsinger then set up senior Jim Coady 10 feet in front of the goal who promptly blasted a shot by Hockin.

Harvard forward Gus Gardner at 18:53 scored the only goal of the second period by picking the puck out of a pack of players and hitting it by Hockin. Gardner's goal gave the Crimson a commanding 4-2 lead heading into the final session.

Harvard made the lead three when Coady put in his second of the night three minutes into the period.