"Coach [Mazzoleni] felt that in two of the last three games--in the losses to RPI and B.U.--we played pretty well," senior defenseman Mark Moore said. "But we need to take advantage of our chances in front of the goal. If we did that in the past couple of losses we could have been even or closer in both."

To get the puck in the back of the net the Crimson will look to freshmen forwards Brett Nowak and Dominic Moore, and senior forward Brett Chodorow, all of whom have four goals on the season.

With seven assists apiece, junior forward Steve Moore and sophomore defenseman Pete Capouch will also be integral if the Crimson is to have a successful weekend.

Against the Big Green, the Crimson has a good chance to erase the memory of the last five games.

The Dartmouth offense is young this year and has been outscored 30-20 on the season. On the power-play, the Big Green has been nothing but small, scoring only two goals in 42 man-up situations, including an 0-11 streak over its last two games.

If Dartmouth is going to get some offense, it will look to sophomore forward Mike Maturo, who leads the team with three goals and four assists on the season.

The Big Green's other top scorers, Trevor Byrne and Pete Summerfelt, are both freshmen defensemen, evidence that the Big Green is having scoring troubles this year. Byrne has three goals and two assists, and Summerfelt has one goal and three assists.