"We did have more opportunities in the third period, but it didn't work," Stone said. "It works when you score and you win, it doesn't work when you don't score."

DeCosta, who leads the conference in save percentage (.954) and is second in goals-against average (1.26), was not phased by any of Stone's line changes. She came out of the box when she had to and relied on her stick and her glove to record her eighth shutout of the season.

"We were trying to move her from side to side but most of our shots were straight on," Ruggiero said. "DeCosta is such a good goalie that she is going to stop all of those."

Harvard 1, Northeastern 1 (OT)

Both the Crimson and the Huskies (15-6-3, 10-5-3) turned up their offenses as the game wore on, but neither netminder would allow a second goal as the cross-town rivals settled for a 1-1 tie on Saturday.

"Both teams played solid defense and there weren't a whole lot of great opportunities," Stone said. "It was a good effort by both goaltenders, and this game should sweeten the pot for the Beanpot next week."

The Huskies outshot the Crimson in the third period, 14-8, to overcome a 1-0 deficit and force overtime.

Northeastern got the equalizer 7:36 into the third period, shortly after it killed its final penalty of the game. Center Brooke Whitney crossed the blue line and shot from inside the left wing. Springer stopped the initial shot, but Husky defenseman Kim Greene put back the rebound from the slot.