Harvard 5, Union 2

The story for Friday night should have been the breakout of captain Steve Moore. Instead, some poor Harvard decisions in the third period turned the spotlight to its penalty killing unit, and it shined in a game that was a lot closer than it should have been.

Union could not match Harvard's speed and skill, but played an extremely passive game hoping to hang around and cash in the odd opportunity. It received a pair of golden ones in the third, while only trailing 3-2, but some excellent defense and a little more Jonas magic kept the Crimson ahead for an eventual 5-2 win at Bright.

"We knew Union would play a hard, non pressure game and try and be opportunisitc," Mazzoleni said. "I'm disappointed with the number of penalties we took. Union could've popped two while on the power play and it would've been a different game."

The Harvard penalty kill had already wiped out a five-on-three power play earlier in the period, when Kim inexplicably cross-checked Skating Dutchman winger Bryant Westerman above the left point--on a Crimson man advantage. Kim was whistled for a five minute major at 7:58 and a game disqualification, his second of the year which meant an automatic two-game suspension.

Union, however, could not sustain any pressure in the Crimson zone until there was one minute left in the man advantage. Dutchman leading point scorer Jeff Hutchins took a huge turnaround shot in the slot through a screen that Jonas kicked aside. Its top goal scorer, Jeff Wilson, was there on the doorstep for the rebound, but somehow Jonas had an answer for that as well.

Less than a minute after Kim's penalty expired, Union had too many men on the ice. Kolarik iced the game for the Crimson on the power play with a great individual effort. Gathering the puck in the neutral zone, he dusted past two Dutchmen defenders down the right wing, and pumped a shot short side past Union goalie Brandon Snee.

Jonas made 31 saves for Harvard, while Snee turned aside 32.