But after the officials conferred—first with one another, and then with goal judge James Jamieson—they ruled the play had been whistled dead for a cross-checking call on Jeff Hristovski before the puck crossed the line.

“The ruling was that the ref had blown the whistle before the puck went in the net,” Jamieson said. “It wasn’t kicked in, but play had stopped.”

Coming Attractions

Harvard’s next two opponents—No. 4 Boston College and No. 3 Maine—played one another last weekend in Chestnut Hill with the Black Bears earning three points with a 4-3 win on Friday and Saturday night’s 2-2 tie.

The Crimson hosts BC on Wednesday before travelling to Portland, Maine, on Sunday.

The Eagles started the season 8-0-1 but are just 1-3-1 in their past five games while Harvard has won four straight.

The Crimson’s showdown with Maine, meanwhile, looms as a big “statement game” for Harvard. The Black Bears ended the Crimson’s season with an overtime victory in the NCAA tournament last March before eventually losing in overtime themselves in the championship game.

—Staff writer Jon P. Morosi can be reached at morosi@fas.harvard.edu.