Northeastern never did regain the lead in the contest, but when Huskies' wingers Brian Cummings and Billy Newson notched two late third-period goals within 17 seconds of each other, the demeanor of the game changed.

Facing its second consecutive overtime game, Harvard was forced to employ its dominant offense for one final minute, as Macleod launched the puck past Huskies' netminder Jason Braun after only 41 seconds of extra play.

Junior winger Chris Bala swooped behind the net with the puck and found Macleod perched by the goal mouth waiting for the feed. Macleod took the pass and gave the Crimson a 6-5 win.

"It was nice for Matt Macleod to do that," Mazzoleni said. "He's persevered over the last few years, and he's done a very good job for us. It's nice to see him rewarded for that."

Harvard had to battle back from an early deficit, thanks to a bench minor issued to the Crimson for a protocol violation. Northeastern center Bobby Davis worked the puck down low and pushed it past junior goaltender Oliver Jonas to light the lamp first 1-0.

Despite trailing early, the Crimson never stopped generating offense and capitalizing on opportunities. And the first of three power play goals for Harvard was vindicating for the flailing power play unit.

"We're experimenting with things and seeing what works best," said junior center Steve Moore. "We had to adjust our breakout but towards the end we were getting more solid and getting more shots."

The Moore connection was at its prime on the first power play, as freshman center Dominic Moore picked up his fifth career goal. Steve Moore took a pass from sophomore defenseman Peter Capouch and sent a pass across the crease to his younger brother who banged it home at 5:07.