Assistant captain Chris Bala gave Harvard a 3-1 lead at 19:35 of the second period. Junior winger Jeff Stonehouse patiently took a big shot in the low slot that bounced off Tapp to the side of the net. Bala was just able to slip the puck between Tapp's pad and the post for his third goal of the season.

Freshman Tim Pettit and sophomore center Dominic Moore scored the Crimson's other goals as Harvard opened up a 2-0 lead through a period and a half of play.

"We just got bounces tonight," Mazzoleni said. "We mixed some things up on the power play and tried to create traffic in front, get some rebounds and that is how you score goals with the man advantage."

The surprise, however, was the ease with which B.U. scored with the man advantage as well. Harvard had yet to give up a power play goal entering the contest.

Cavanaugh snapped that streak as part of a two minute B.U. five-on-three advantage at 8:47 of the second. The junior also created the Terriers' other goal with excellent work behind the net to set up Brian Collins at 5:49 of the third. Collins' goal made the game, 3-2.

"We did a lot of things right tonight," Parker said. "We got three goals on their power play, and nobody had scored any on theirs yet. But four goals is the magic number in college hockey, and we let them get four."

The win extends Harvard's unbeaten streak to four games and gives it a measure of momentum heading into Saturday's showdown against No. 4 Boston College at Bright Hockey Center. An upset of the Eagles would not only cement the Crimson as a force to be reckoned with in Boston hockey, but also probably be good enough to crack the top-10 in national rankings.

"We have a much better team this year," Jonas said. "Our attitude is different, everything about us is improved. We are a more confident group."