And that was just the tip of the iceberg. Sophomore winger Willie Levesque made a living swarming in front of the goal, taking at least three shots from around the crease. When Levesque left the ice, senior winger Billy Newson took his spot and added a few close pokes of his own.

But Prestifilippo stood tall, and towards the end of the second, Northeastern decided the only cure for that was to knock him down.

After about the third or fourth time Prestifilippo was knocked down, the Crimson took especial exception. A scrum developed in front of the net, with senior wingers Brett Chodorow and Matt Macleod and junior defensemen Liam McCarthy and Tim Stay coming up swinging.

That sent all four of them to a crowded penalty box, and gave Northeastern a two-man advantage for a full two minutes.

After a couple of spectacular saves, sophomore Jim Fahey slipped a neat tip-in to Prestifilippo's right and the Huskies finally netted their first goal in the 2000 Beanpot.

Prestifilippo's teammates provided him only the most basic of assistance. The Crimson defense scrambled to clear away second shots, but the Huskies maintained excellent pressure as Harvard once again had difficulty executing a breakout. The offense, after netting two goals in an opportunistic first period, took shot No. 10 midway through the second period, and got No. 11 with 6:26 left in the game.

In his final Beanpot performance, Prestifilippo--aided by a Husky attack that had more difficulty finishing than his own--would not be denied the victory.