Crimson assistant captain Peter Capouch marked out a very different tone for the third period, scoring a shorthanded goal off a rebound at 3:52 of the period.
The other assistant captain, Chris Bala, used his tremednous speed to fly into the Red Raider zone on a breakaway. Cann managed to get Bala, but the unmarked Capouch easily cleaned up the garbage.
Colgate star defensemen Cory Murphy brought the Red Raiders with in one goal at 8:05, and ECAC leading scorer Scooter Smith repeated the feat with just 48 seconds left in the game, but Harvard hung on for the win.
"We talked a lot about the loss to UVM and how they were able to force us into playing their high-flying system," Kolarik said. "We were much more disciplined tonight."
The Crimson's discipline paid off especially while shorthanded. The Red Raiders entered the game converting at an excellent 23.4 percent clip with the man advantage. Harvard used a full pressure penalty kill, neutralizing Colgate's speed with its own and was rewarded with not only preserving its perfect record down a man, but also a shorthanded goal.
"They have a lot of team speed," Kolarik said. "But I think we surprised them with our own."
Harvard 1, Cornell 1 (OT)
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