"I think the team hopes that this will be a good warm-up for me," Springer said. "I hope that I'm able to get a good feel for having another team shoot on me other than just our own team in practice. I really just want to go out there and play well and end the season well."

With a menacing defense that rarely puts its goalie in jeopardy, Springer appears poised to do just that, but not only against Princeton.

In another version of The Game, Harvard faces Yale with enough weapons to make the match-up look lopsided before the first puck is dropped. Senior captain A.J. Mleczko enters the game as Harvard's single-season scoring record holder.

As if that weren't enough, sophomore forward Tammy Shewchuk has momentum to burn after lighting up Boston College for five goals and four assists to set Harvard and ECAC records for scoring in a single game.

"I don't know if nine points could be done again this weekend, but it's really easy when you've got your teammates setting you up all week," Shewchuk said. "Hopefully we'll just finish up the season with two wins."

"The Princeton game was one of the best games this year," Shewchuk added. "They're a good team, but we came out strong and played a strong, united game as a team. It was definitely one of the most fast-paced games all year, and just a lot of fun to watch."

Watching is one thing that Tammy Shewchuk will not be doing this weekend.

Princeton and Yale will have to be wary of the combined offensive prowess of Mleczko, Shewchuk and Botterill, the league's top three point leaders.