A five-hole on Vermont's Andrew Allen broke a 3-3 tie, finishing Harvard's comeback and gave Moore his third goal of the weekend.

"He's pretty elusive. He's got real quick hands and protects the puck well," Mazzoleni said. Once he gets around the goaltender, he knows what to do. That isn't anything that anyone's taught him."

Nowak truly earned his title of ECAC/CCM Rookie of the Week, with five points on the weekend, including a secondary assist on senior defenseman Matt Scorsune's game-winning goal over Dartmouth.

Heralded by numerous recruiting services as the top prep school recruit in the country, Nowak's size and skill was expected to enhance the Crimson's offensive attack.

But two goals and three assists far surpassed everyone's expectations.

Nowak makes a nuisance of himself in front of the net, as he was able to direct home a shot from sophomore defenseman Peter Capouch at the point for his first career tally. Again hovering around the goal, late in the second Nowak chipped in a rebound.

Mazzoleni's system of working the puck down low and crashing the net complements Nowak's playing style perfectly. This worked equally well in the Vermont match-up.

Nowak and junior center Steve Moore got hammered working the puck low behind the net. The puck finally popped out to senior winger Brett Chodorow who easily took a wrist shot to tally another goal.