Their reunion meant that for the first time in three weeks, Harvard had its entire top line together, and the two made their presence felt, especially on the power play.

The Crimson went 4-for-5 with the man advantage this weekend and the pair factored in all of them, with Ruggiero at the right point and Botterill floating down low.

"It's pretty tough to cover five weapons on the ice at one time," Stone said. "With everyone back our power play worked really well.

Oddly enough, that power play unit made its biggest impact at even strength, and Ruggiero made the pivotal play to send the game into overtime.

Down 4-3 with less than 1:30 remaining in regulation against UNH, Botterill nudged a face-off win back to Ruggiero at the right point. An aggressive Wildcat defender blocked her shot, but the rebound came back to her. This time Ruggiero faked the shot and lasered a cross-ice pass to Shewchuk, who was standing at the left post, to send the game into overtime.

More importantly for the Crimson, the pair turned in yeoman's duty as Stone shortened her bench to two lines in the tight contest.

Since Harvard trailed 2-1early in the second period, Stone went to the well, double-shifting all her international stars.