The Crimson went up 3-1 at 10:24 when sophomore winger Brett Nowak slammed home a rebound from rookie blueliner Dave McCulloch's blast from the left point.

Murphy was responsible for the momentum change with about seven and a half minutes to play when he turned his head away from the action. Yale winger Lee Jelenic dished the puck deep to Vin Hellemeyer and took the liberty of knocking down senior goaltender Oli Jonas to give his linemate a clearer shot.

Hellemeyer couldn't miss on the open net, bringing the Elis within one.

While the Crimson squad protested the unfair goal, Jelenic--the same player who had an altercation with a group of rowdy Harvard students through the glass on Friday night--skated off the bench and circled Jonas with a few words for the star netminder.

Jonas kept his cool, but sophomore defenseman Aaron Kim wouldn't let it slide. Kim hopped the bench and charged Jelenic, but fortunately didn't let his flaring temper get the best of him. Jelenic was assessed a ten-minute misconduct, while Kim earned two minutes in the sin bin, leaving the Crimson a man down.

While both players deserved a few minutes off the ice to cool down, Jelenic should never have been allowed back. If Taylor wasn't going to set an example by benching the instigator, Murphy should have.

While Murphy lost control of the game on the ice, things got out of hand on the sidelines as well, a scene that probably hasn't occurred since Harvard's incredible stretch run during the late 1980s and early 1990s. A skirmish ensued on the visitor's side of the rink between a group of rabid fans. Chants of "H.U.P.D." thundered from the student section, as the men in blue restored peace and order to the stands.

For the rest of the period, the tide had turned, and left spectators questioning whether the series would turn as well. On the man-advantage, Yale winger Nick Deschenes battled for Captain Ben Stafford's rebound in the slot, knotting the game at three apiece.