Despite the Crimson's exuberance with what it thought was the equalizer, the goal was disallowed after instant replay showed that the goal went in after the net was knocked off its moorings.

"I didn't now they had video replay," Moore said. "So that was a bit of a surprise. I didn't see the net go off its moorings, I thought it went up but then went back down before coming off."

Dyment cross-checked Nowak hard into the net, slightly dislodging the post, just before the shot crossed the goal line.

"I was yelling at the ref," DiPietro said. "And I didn't know if he saw it but we were fortunate enough to get away with it."

After the disallowed goal, the pace of the game slowed dramatically, as both teams seemed more concerned with venting their anger on each other than with scoring.

The bad break seemed to quiet the Crimson attack. After the disallowed goal, Harvard had a chance on the only power play of the period to find the equalizer, but the Crimson power play unit could not maintain any pressure in the offensive zone, a problem that was compounded by poor passing between the Crimson pointmen.

"Any time a goal is called back, you lose a bit of momentum," Moore said. "But as much as you try to forget it, the disallowed goal changed the momentum of the game."