Taking advantage of the Tigers' weakness, Steve Moore and Bala darted in two-on-one on Stathos, reminiscent of their freshmen year performance, and tallied the third Crimson goal of the night at 15:41.

Bala, on a pass from Moore, took a shot but Stathos couldn't hold the rebound. The puck deflected off a defenseman and dribbled across the goal line, making it 3-1.

"Chris stepped up third period last game and asserted more offense," Mazzoleni said. "We need Chris Bala and Steve Moore to be on their game. They're two of the biggest offensive weapons we have now."

Dominic Moore capped the night off with a wrister from the slot off a Turco's shot at 16:49.

Throughout the season, when the opponent scored first, the Crimson has had difficulty surmounting the deficit. But despite the Tigers' best efforts to make that pattern materialize on Friday, Harvard confidently took the lead and maintained control.

This killer instinct bodes well for the final weekend at home against Union and RPI.

"We've played very hard three nights in a row," Mazzoleni said. "Tonight was a continuation of last week."