"It's always worth it to get your two cents in, and I pushed Erik a little bit that time," Stone said. "Anytime the light goes on and the goal is waved off I'm going to question the officials' call."

Minding the Net

This was a game of goaltending. Both netminders were at their best--Ruddock stopped 25 shots in the victory while Ferguson made 38 saves at the other end of the ice, many in spectacular fashion.

Harvard's offense was flying on Saturday, taking at least 13 shots in each period. But Ferguson--who had never lost to the Crimson before this weekend--was stingy in the crease, stuffing Harvard's top forward line from the doorstep all day and diving from post to post to keep rebounds out of the goal.

It took a near-perfect shot from Botterill--a rifle from the slot that scorched the roof of the net--to get the game-winning goal.

Ruddock also came up big for the Crimson, especially in the third period. Dartmouth pulled Ferguson in the final minute of regulation and forced three faceoffs deep in the Harvard zone. The Big Green threw five shots on net in the final 27 seconds, but Ruddock stopped every one of them to secure the victory for Harvard.

" knew Dartmouth would send a bunch of people to the crease if they got a shot on goal after the last faceoff,"

Ruddock said. "I just wanted to keep the puck in front of me so I knew what was going on."