By contrast, the Crimson only picked up one power play tally on the night, a tip-in by sophomore center Dom Moore on the doorstep after a pass from assistant captain Chris Bala. An empty-netter by rookie winger Tim Pettit sealed the deal.

Harvard's other four goals came from superior playing and hard work during even strength play.

Sophomore winger Brett Nowak, who has really found his niche on a line flanked by rookie winger Kenny Turano and senior center Harry Schwefel, lit the lamp at 16:12 in the second period to pick up the game-winner for the Crimson. Turano passed to Nowak in the slot, allowing Nowak to wrist the puck past Yale's rookie netminder Pete Dobrowolski short side.

"There's a real high end to Brett Nowak, and he stepped his game up tonight," Mazzoleni said. "And of our freshman, no one has come further than Kenny Turano. I think he's the most improved freshman. And I thought Harry Schwefel can distribute the puck. They're starting to develop some chemistry."

With the success of the Nowak-Schwefel-Turano line this weekend, the Crimson has finally found a three-line rotation that can put up some numbers.

While Yale has one of the best individual talents in Jeff Hamilton and one of the most dynamic pairings in Hamilton and Ben Stafford, the Elis lack an important quality--depth.

Yale's dearth of front lines combined with what Yale coach Tim Taylor called a "no-name defense" in the preseason and a big question mark between the pipes with netminder Dan Lombard out with a punctured lung, will leave the squad very vulnerable to a rejuvenated Crimson offense.