On Saturday, Moore put the nail in the Elis coffin. On the power play with 6:51 remaining in the game, Moore took a shot from the left face-off circle that was blocked. The rebound came right to Moore in the slot and he rifled it home for a 5-2 lead.

These were shots that Moore seemed to put just wide or barely send over the crossbar--but now they found the back of the net, giving Harvard the gun it has been waiting for all season.

Moore, however, contributes in other ways as well. He finally found a comfort zone with linemates senior Scott Turco and fellow junior Harry Schwefel.

Moore and Turco combined for a few odd-man rushes on the weekend, and converted one for the eventual game-winning goal against Princeton.

Without the puck, there may be no player stronger on his skates in the ECAC. Both the Bulldogs and the Tigers kept trying to out-muscle him along the boards, but he proved as difficult to knock down as the boards themselves.

Moore's renaissance--along with his younger brother, freshman center Dominic, and junior winger Chris Bala, who both had terrific weekends--couldn't come at a better time for Harvard. The Crimson will battle Union and RPI at Bright this weekend; if it executes the sweep again, Harvard will be home for the first round of the playoffs.

And if it does pull of the trick, look for Moore's name at the top of the scoresheet. At last.