Juniors Dan Gardner and Brent Wilde have also stepped up to provide support, scoring 14 goals and 30 assists between the two of them.

Goaltending for the Red Raiders has been rather suspect all season, and the Crimson must take advantage of whoever is in between the pipes for Colgate. Whether it's sophomore Jason Gates, junior Shawn Murray or rookie Matt Weder, Harvard will face a netminder who has not had much luck keeping the puck out of the net.

Big Red Woes

Cornell, the other Red team in upstate New York, has also had to deal with defensive woes this season.

In his sixth year as head coach, Brian McCutcheon has seen what used to be a dynasty of college hockey sink the bottom of the ECAC and Division 1 pile. Cornell has lost six straight games and is tied for second-to-last place in the ECAC. The only light at the end of the tunnel for Cornell is the last game of this season.

Even if the Big Red defense was good (which it isn't), this ailing squad just can't get anything going on offense. Only one Cornell player has broken the 20-point barrier (Captain Ryan Hughes) and no one else is even close.

Cornell has only one thing going for it: its fans, renowned throughout the ECAC. When Lynah Rink is filled to the brim with loud, screaming, obnoxious fans who have no qualms over throwing sharp objects at the opposing goalie, its not a pretty sight for visiting teams.

"It's always fun playing [at Cornell]," Gustafson said. "It gets pretty crazy. Last year, it was definitely interesting."

'Every team gets pumped up when they play us.' Sophomore forward Cory Gustafson