Following the game against the Wildcats, the Crimson will face Maine (1- 3- 0, 1-3-0) on Sunday. The Black Bears are also coming off of a 1-1 weekend, losing to Princeton but defeating Yale.
Maine is unranked and did not appear in post-season play last year. The Crimson dominated last year's meetings, winning, 6-1 and 6-2.
The UNH game could be a watershed for Harvard. A win could demonstrate the Crimson's ability to rebound from a tough loss, something that it had to do only once last season.
UNH is a deeper and fundamentally better team than Dartmouth. It will capitalize on any Harvard mistake. To win the Crimson needs to play solid, well-balanced hockey for the entire game.
Despite the high-flying forwards line of each team, this match-up will likely boil down to defense.
"We really want to bounce back from the Dartmouth lost and reclaim the No. 1 spot. We need to play our best game," McManama said.