Lamb walked in all alone and fired a shot that barley trickled between the legs of Prestifilippo to give the Tigers a 2-1 lead from which they never looked back.

"They were opportunistic tonight and they capitalized," Allman said. "To win we've just got to get it in deep and work hard."

Harvard 3, Yale 2

Since Bright Hockey Center opened 20 years ago, Harvard has lost to Yale just once on home ice. The Crimson, needing a win to stay ahead of the Elis in the ECAC, kept the tradition alive Friday night.

In a rough, physical game, Harvard produced one of its most consistent efforts of the year, netting a goal in each period to top Yale (7-5-2, 5-3-2), 3-2 in front of a crowd of 2,801--its largest of the season.

"This was as exciting a game as I've seen since I've been here," Mazzoleni said.

Freshman center Dominic Moore broke a 2-2 deadlock at 6:44 of the third period, taking the puck down the right wing and blowing past Bulldog defenseman Bryan Freeman. He moved in on sophomore goalie Dan Lombard, who tried to stack the pads, but Moore flipped up the puck and it found its way home for his team leading eighth goal.

"I got the puck and I caught the defenseman flat footed," Moore said. "I took a shot and it got deflected. I batted it in, or it went in before I batted it."