Mazzoleni said that the sixth defenseman was kept out of the lineup for disciplinary reasons and wouldn't comment any further.

Prestifilippo made 27 saves on the night, as did Lombard.

"You had to focus on short shifts and conserving energy anyway you could," Capouch said. "It wasn't really too bad though."

Despite the two-man advantage, Hansen swallowed his whistle for the most part, allowing a lot of clutching, grabbing, and hooking to go unpenalized. The acrimony of the Harvard-Yale rivalry was on full display Friday.

Still, the Crimson had superb special teams, opening the scoring with its first shorthanded goal of the season. Steve Moore forced a turnover in the neutral zone and took the puck down the ice on a two-on-two rush. Unable to pass the puck, he cut to the slot. His shot was blocked, but Capouch, trailing the play, knocked in the rebound at 10:09 of the first.

Harvard took a 2-0 lead at 1:14 of the second period on the power play. Sophomore winger Jeff Stonehouse slid the puck over to Scorsune at the center point whose shot deflected off a Bulldog defender past Lombard.

Harvard now prepares for the dreaded trip to the North Country to face St. Lawrence and Clarkson this weekend. The Golden Knights, ranked No. 5 nationally before the season, are doing their best impression of the 1998-99 Crimson and have yet to win an ECAC game.

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