Macleod brought the Crimson closest to scoring, foreshadowing his game-winner the following night, when he gained possession of the puck on a turnover, and rang it off the post at 4:37 in the first.

Big Green winger Ryan Sinclair answer Macleod's attempt with a close shot of his own from the right post. Prestifilippo stoned Sinclair, and defenseman P.J. Martin tried for the rebound but hit Prestifilippo's pads.

Prior to yesterday's game, the Crimson had been denied most of its power-play opportunities, but not due to lack of effort. Dominic Moore crashed the net at 12:40 and backhanded the puck just shy of the net.

Again, Dartmouth was opportunistic and attempted to capitalize on the defensive weaknesses that the Crimson has been struggling with as of late.

With just over a minute to play in the second, Big Green center Jamie Herrington gained control of the puck from a turnover, and tried to move in for the kill. Senior defenseman Mark Moore aggressively backchecked and broke up the play to keep Dartmouth scoreless in the second stanza.

With freshman winger Brett Nowak, who had four points in Harvard's last contest with Dartmouth, playing with the United States Junior National Team in Sweden, many of the other younger players had to step up to fill the slot.

"Brett Nowak is a big part of our offense but I thought other guys stepped up and played well," Mazzoleni said. "I thought Derek Nowak played well, I thought Cantanucci stepped up very well. If we have to depend on the play of a freshman to get over the hump, we're in a world of hurt."