Bears' winger Matt Kohansky reclaimed Brown's lead with only 42 seconds left in the middle frame with another rebound shot that went five-hole.

The Bears only suffered three penalties, all of which came in the third. So it was surprising that the Crimson went scoreless on the power play, since Brown kills just 55 percent of its penalties.

"We had good possession of the puck in the offensive zone, but we just didn't generate any scoring opportunities like we have been," sophomore defenseman Peter Capouch said. "I just think it was indicative of how the whole night went."

Defensive breakdowns and general sluggishness characterized Harvard's play in the third, allowing the Bears to dominate offensively.

Hayes's goal barely five minutes in to the third period ultimately gave Brown the game-winner. Captain Mike Bent's breakaway led to a five-hole shot at the halfway point in the final stanza to pad the Bears' lead.

With time winding down, the Crimson turned on its offense in an effort to push the game in to overtime. With 3:57 to go in the third, Moore took a hard slapshot from the point but Stirling proved once again to be a wall. Sophomore winger Jeff Stonehouse and Moore took a couple of rebound shots only thirty seconds later, but couldn't break Stirling's impenetrable hold on the net.

Prestifilippo abandoned the net with less than two minutes to play, giving the Crimson its fourth extra-man advantage of the night, the first on which Harvard was able to capitalize.

At 19:18, freshman winger Brett Nowak notched his fourth career goal, and is now tied with senior winger Brett Chodorow for the team lead in goals. Taking a pass from senior defenseman Matt Scorsune from behind the net, Nowak positioned himself near the slot and dished the Crimson's second goal past Stirling.