The magnitude of Kolarik’s goal can only be appreciated when considering that the Crimson had killed off a 5-on-3 penalty only moments before the tally sent the Crimson faithful among the 2,356 in attendance into a frenzy.

“When adversity hit with the penalties, we responded with a real big kill,” Mazzoleni said. “Then we got the big play from our big players.”

Harvard had the first goal on the evening.

With the game only a few minutes old, a Kenny Smith shot from the right point went wide to McKenna’s left before the puck took a hard carom off the boards and found its way to freshman defenseman Ryan Lannon waiting at the other end of the blue line. Lannon then sent a pass along the boards to Moore in the left corner.

Moore warded off an SLU defender before sending the puck out to the left faceoff circle. Fried was waiting there and sent a bullet high to McKenna’s glove side that dented the twine for a 1-0 Harvard lead at the 3:49 mark of the frame.

The assist credited to Lannon was his first collegiate point.

After a scoreless second period, the Saints tied things up at the 4:43 mark of the third period, as St. Lawrence defenseman Jimmy Ball made a pinpoint pass through the neutral zone and onto the waiting stick of SLU captain Robin Carruthers as he crossed the Crimson blue line.

Carruthers skated in on Grumet-Morris and deposited the puck five-hole to tie the game.

St. Lawrence Coach Joe Marsh was pleased with his team’s performance.

“That was just a great college game,” Marsh said following the game. “I’m proud of our effort. I really feel that’s the best game we’ve played all year.”

Harvard 2, Clarkson 2 (OT)

Just as it was Capouch’s play on the blue line that catalyzed the game-winner on Friday night, it was the captain’s stick that began the game-tying scoring play against the Golden Knights on Saturday.

With only seconds to play and Clarkson (4-6-3, 3-0-2 ECAC) clinging to a 2-1 lead, Capouch sent in a shot from the left point that Golden Knight goalie Mike Walsh stopped.

The rebound, however, remained loose in front of the Clarkson goal, and the extra attacker that Harvard had on the ice came into play during the ensuing scrum in front of Walsh.