Despite spurts of sloppy passing andmiscommunication, Harvard basically controlledthe play for the rest of the period. The Crimsonbombarded Almon with 20 shots on goal and regainedthe lead at 13:23 off a wrists hot from Turco.

A foolish too-many-men-on-the-ice penalty at16:01 gave the Crimson a chance to show off itsrecharged power play. The eventual game-winninggoal found the back of the net 34 seconds into thefive-on-four.

Moore attempted a cross-ice pass to sophomoreforward Chris Bala down low. The puck deflectedoff Bala and a Dartmouth defender to the front ofthe goal, where Millar had positioned himself fora possible rebound.

The team's No. 2 scorer easily bagged his ninthof the year, snapping a six-game streak without agoal.

"I scored a bit of a garbage goal," Millarsaid. "Moore was trying to pass it and the puckjust popped to me."

The second period became mired in the BigGreen's clutch-and-grab style, creating few chancefor either team. After some shaky moments in thefirst period, Prestifilippo did not have to makeany spectacular saves in the game.

"They do a lot of ugly holding andinterfering," Tomassoni said. "It was nice gettingall those shots in the first. There were a lotmore penalties in the second period and that madeit a bit more ragged."

Stonehouse iced the game at 4:32 of the thirdperiod-on the power play. Junior defenseman MattScorsune blazed down the right wing and fired aperfect pass to Stonehouse on the doorstep that hebanged home.

The freshman played an excellent all aroundgame for the Crimson. Most impressively, he wasdominant on face-offs, an element that Harvard hasstruggled with in almost every game. He lost justone through the first two periods.

"Some nights you have a feel for theface-offs," Stonehouse said. "I got a good readearly on how much the linesmen would let us cheat,and you have to cheat as much as possible."

Freshman Jamie Herrington tacked on a late goalin a loss that eliminated Dartmouth from thepostseason.

"It was really nice to win this one at home,"Adams said. "We haven't won as many here as Iwould have liked but to win the last six wassomething really special."

Harvard 5, Vermont 3

As the old Schoolhouse Rocks song goes, threewas the magic number.

For that elusive playoff spot, Harvard neededits third straight victory over Vermont Friday.