Tigers' rookie winger Peter Sejna added a third tally in the final frame to seal the score at 3-0.
As usual, one of the Crimson's bright spots was its penalty kill unit. Ranked fourth in the country, Harvard boasts a 91 percent success rate when playing with a man down. The Crimson shut down all three of Colorado's power play chances on the night.
Colorado College 5, Harvard 3
However, it didn't appear that the high altitudes and Olympic sheet had many adverse effects on the Crimson's efforts.
The real problem was a severely hampered lineup. With junior wingers Jeff Stonehouse and Morrell out due to injuries, freshman blueliner Dave McCulloch sitting for a game disqualification, and sophomore center Brett Nowak absent to play on the U.S. Junior National Team, the Crimson was only able to muster three complete lines and a five-defenseman rotation.
Shortly after the start of the second period, the Crimson claimed its only lead of the series, going up
2-1 on the Tigers with a power play goal from Dominic Moore.
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