“Harvard was anxious in the third,” Parker said. “Especially after our second goal, they really opened it up.”

The Crimson had one last chance on the powerplay after sophomore winger Matt Radoslovich was penalized for hooking with 4:55 to go in the third.

Despite missing senior center Brett Nowak, who served a one-game suspension for a spearing incident late against Colgate on Saturday, the Harvard power play showed its potential with a late game flurry but once again failed to convert.

“The penalty kills in the third period were huge for us,” Parker said. “They got a number of great looks, and when we could not get it out of the zone late in the third period, Fields made five big saves in a row and that was the game right there.”

BU junior winger Mark Mullen added an empty-net goal with 1:15 remaining.

The game was fast-paced despite the low score, with plently of opportunities on both sides. The Terriers simply converted where the Crimson failed.

“There was a lot of flow to this game,” Parker said. “Harvard plays such a high-tempo style, but we were ready for it after watching the tape from their Cornell game, and we matched them tonight.”

The skill level displayed was not surprising considering the talent on both teams. Harvard and BU have more NHL draft picks than any other college team with 13 each.

—Staff writer Timothy Jackson can be reached at jackson2@fas.harvard.edu.