But during the second period, things changed. At 3:32, freshman forward Kyle Clark went to the box for interference. And this time the Crimson penalty kill couldn't deliver.

At 4:42, the Golden Knights set up their power play in the Crimson zone, passing the puck from point to point. Knights forward Erik Cole made a quick cross-ice pass to defenseman Philippe Roy, who was standing wide-open at the top of the right face-off circle. Roy squared up and sent a wicked shot that sailed over the left shoulder of Jonas to light the lamp.

The game-winner came about eight minutes later on a soft goal by Clarkson forward Matt Sayer. At 12:22, Sayer pushed thepuck across the blueline, pulled up on the rightside and took a low shot from a high angle thatsomehow slipped between Jonas's legs.

The Crimson came close to tying it up in thethird, unleashing a flurry of shots late in theperiod. But the Golden Knights defense tightenedup and was able to stifle any scoring chances.

"Their defense is big and tough. They just geton you," Stonehouse said.

The Harvard offense, which went 0-for-4 on thepower play, was without a number of key starters.Captain Craig Adams was out due to a gamedisqualification for fighting last week againstRensselaer. Also missing were sophomore forwardChris Bala (broken wrist) and freshman forwardDerek Nowak (concussion).

"We haven't had the opportunity to be acohesive unit because we're losing boys after eachgame," said Tomassoni.

But defensively, the Crimson showed signs ofimprovement from past games. The two goals itallowed against Clarkson pales in comparison tothe seven it allowed against Rensselaer and thefour it gave up against Brown. Moreover, Jonas,who was making his third start of the season, madesome spectacular saves, turning away 32 shots forthe night.

"We played really well," Tomassoni said. "Weget that kind of effort night in and night out andwe'll start winning games."

St. Lawrence 5, Harvard 1

Unfortunately, the intensity that Harvardexhibited on Friday night was largely nonexistentagainst St. Lawrence the next evening.

Between the pipes for the Saints was seniorEric Heffler, a standout goaltender whose .935save percentage going into the game ranked himnear the top of the league.

But if Heffler wanted to strut his stuff, theCrimson offense certainly didn't give him anyreason to. Instead, the burden fell primarily onHarvard's starting goalie, junior J.R.Prestifilippo, as the Saints outshot the Crimson23 to 9 in the first period.

The Harvard defense had trouble responding,making numerous turnovers in its own zone andfailing to pick up the open men.

The Saints' best chances came on its powerplay, with effective puck movement and blasts fromthe high slot by sophomore Erik Anderson.

"St. Lawrence had the best power play I've seenall year," Tomassoni said.