The game had the makings of a shootout from the opening faceoff, as both teams scored on their first shots on goal.
A pretty Kolarik goal late in the first period, and a Nowak goal at 10:24 of the second gave the Crimson a 3-1 lead.
Harvard 5, Yale 4
Somebody forgot to tell this to Harvard and Yale.
In an exciting game filled with numerous scoring opportunities for both teams, Harvard barely held on to one-goal lead for the entire final period, outlasting Yale, 5-4, in the opening game of the best-of-three playoff series Friday night.
"I think both teams were ready mentally to play a down and gritty, playoff intense college hockey game," Taylor said. "It turned out to be quite a different scenario out there."
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