"We could not convert our opportunities tonight; they were there," Union Coach Kevin Sneddon '92 said. "Our guys takes one for the team and we couldn't score. Then, we take a too many men and they end up capitalizing and that was the game."

Up until that point, however, Steve Moore had really powered Harvard's offense. He put the Crimson on the board first, swatting down a Bala rebound at 7:50 of the opening period. It was just the third goal of the season for the Colorado Avalanche prospect, his first since Nov. 10.

"Everyone chipped in tonight, it was a total team effort," Moore said. "It was real nice to finally get one. Bala took a shot on net and I batted it down and I was lucky to have it go in."

The two teams traded goals at the end of the first period, with Hutchins knotting the game at 14:27 and Petit bagging a power play goal on a shot inside the near post with 1:47 left off assists by junior assistant captain Pete Capouch and Moore.

Union tied the game again at 9:26 of the second, but then it was Moore's turn to give a great individual effort of his own. Muscling the puck down alongside the right boards into the corner, he shielded off a Union defenseman and put the puck through his legs onto the tape of freshman Kenny Turano, who had cut to the net.

Turano lit the lamp for the eventual game winner.

Moore would collect his fourth point of the night for a questionable assist on Petit's empty net goal at 19:14.