It did, drawing the game even at three on a goal by Luke Earl at 14:40 of the first and a pair of strikes by Adam Sauve, the final one coming at 6:39 of the second.
The equalizier was somewhat controversial as it went off Sauve's skate. Jonas left a rebound in the creae, but Sauve, tied up by a defender while crashing the net, inadvertently redirected the puck home with his skate.
It did not take long for the Crimson to respond to Yale's three consecutive goals, and senior center Harry Schwefel gave Harvard the 4-3 lead with 12:05 left in the second period.
"We kept everything simple and moved the puck well," Nowak said. "It was a good test for our team to come back after they scored three straight goals to tie the game."
Yale certainly missed Lombard, who had played the most minuted of any ECAC goaltender this year. There was no word after the game whether he will be available for the playoffs.