For his part, Sneddon was impressed by the Crimson’s play, calling Harvard one of the best teams he has seen this season—in any league.

“We have to tip our hats to Harvard,” Sneddon said. “It’s not that we played that poorly, it’s that they played that well.”

—Staff writer Timothy M. McDonald can be reached be tmcdonal@fas.harvard.edu.

M. HOCKEY 3, RPI 1

at Bright Hockey Center

RPI (6-8-1, 1-4-1 ECAC) 0 1 0 — 1

Harvard (7-3-0, 7-2-0 ECAC) 2 0 1 — 3

First Period: H, Kolarik (Welch, Cavanagh), 9:12. H, Flynn (Nowak), 18:00 (DP). Second Period: R, Eberly (Croxton), 10:16 (PPG 5x3). Third Period: H, Nowak (Pettit, Lederman), 17:24. Shots: H 11-20-10 41, R 6-6-9 21. Power play: H 0-6, R 1-6. Goalies: H Grumet-Morris (22-21), R Marsters (41-38). Attendance: 1,915.

M. HOCKEY 7, Union 4

at Bright Hockey Center

Union (5-5-3, 2-2-1 ECAC) 0 3 1 — 4

Harvard (6-3-0, 6-2-0 ECAC) 2 3 2 — 7

First Period: H, Fried (Lannon, Packard), 9:55. H, Kolarik (Welch, Cavanagh), 15:47 (DP). Second Period: U, Kerr (Sanders), 2:41(PPG). H, Nowak (Moore, Smith), 7:19 (PPG). H, Lannon (Fried, Packard), 9:31. U, Kerr (Sanders, Seel), 16:36. H, Bernakevitch, (Murphy, Smith), 18:00 (GWG). U, Webb (Campbell, Dagenais), 19:05 (PPG). Third Period: H, Pettit (Nowak, Kolarik), 4:32 (PPG). H, Nowak (Pettit), 7:17 (4x4). U, Byrne (Webb), 12:31 (4x4). Shots: U 6-7-15 28, H 18-16-12 46. Power play: U 2-6, H 1-5. Goalies: U Mayotte (46-39), H Grumet-Morris (28-24). Attendance: 1,627.