Although the Crimson staved off pressure from the Wildcats' power play, Harvard couldn't keep UNH off the board.
The first goal of the game came after a quick restart. The Wildcats' won the draw in the left faceoff circle, giving winger John Prudden ample opportunity to net his first tally of the season. Prudden snagged the puck and sent an unassisted one-timer past Jonas to the far corner of the goal only 1:39 in to the second period.
If not for Jonas' stunning acrobatics, UNH easily could have put some more distance between itself and Harvard before the final period.
"Tonight the score could have been a lot higher if it wasn't for him," Mazzoleni said. "He's done that for us on a nightly basis."
At 6:10 in the second, Prudden, Stafford, and winger Steve Saviano created some traffic in the Crimson crease. Jonas frantically tried to catch sight of the puck, and dived across the melee to draw the whistle.
As UNH continued to dominate the middle stanza, Harvard's frustration mounted and tempers inevitably flared, leading to a skirmish behind the play between freshman defenseman Dave McCulloch and Wildcats' center Sean Austin.
Both players received five-minute majors for fighting and game disqualifications, reducing the Crimson's already shallow defense to five blueliners.
UNH tried to capitalize on Harvard's defensive situation, but Jonas was still up to the task, making 15 saves in the frame.
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