The team we saw last week would never have allowed the Saints' Erik Anderson to get loose in the slot all night and easily amass six points, including his first hat trick of the season.

Anderson lit the lamp early for St. Lawrence, notching a wrist shot from low in the slot at 7:53 in the first period. Saints' winger Mike Gellard won a battle on the boards and slid the puck to Anderson to make the shot.

Just 47 seconds into the third period, Anderson netted an exact replica of his first goal to give St. Lawrence a 3-2 lead.

Nor would the Crimson squad we know so well leave senior goaltender Oli Jonas open so often that he'd have to face 50 shots and make 44 saves to tie his career record. While he has been phenomenal between the pipes for Harvard, a visibly fatigued Jonas couldn't sustain his effort, giving up four goals in the final stanza.

"We had more shots and a lot of great opportunities," St. Lawrence Coach Joe Marsh said. "It was nice to see us break it open there in the third period."

And with a squad that has more than enough capable and talented men up front, it was a shock to see the bulk of the Crimson's offensive chances coming when it was on the penalty kill.

One of the few bright spots of the night was the return of freshman winger Rob Fried to the lineup. About halfway through the game, he joined captain Steve Moore and classmate Tyler Kolarik on the top line. Fried took a pass from Kolarik and slipped the puck by Saints' netminder Jeremy Symington to knot the scoreboard at two apiece.