“We know what a dynamic player he is and what a tremendous impact he has on their team,” Harvard Coach Mazzoleni said.

It didn’t take long for Harvard to realize Eaves’ impact on the ice. The speedy forward took advantage of a mistake by an over-aggressive Capouch to breeze in unimpeded towards the Harvard net. Crothers could do little as Eaves scored at point-blank range.

The Crimson held Eaves in check the rest of the game, allowing him only one more shot on goal, but the damage had been done.

“He’s one of the few players that can really make a difference at this level,” BC coach Jerry York said.

Moore of the Same?

Mazzoleni benched junior forward Dom Moore in last Friday’s game against Vermont for failure to play within the team’s system. Mazzoleni said Moore unintentionally tried to create too much by himself.

The tactic worked well in December, when Moore returned from a demotion off the specialty-teams units with a string of strong performances.

This time, however, it is unclear how much the star forward’s play has changed.

Mazzoleni seemed satisfied with the play of Moore, noting that he had the most scoring chances of any Crimson skater.

“I thought he was our best player offensively,” Mazzoleni said.

Yet Moore typically creates the most scoring chances of any Crimson player. What is more important is whether he does so while cooperating with his linemates.

On more than one occasion Moore’s offensive output consisted of his skating alone in the zone and firing a shot or turning the puck over instead of passing it. Moore also took two unnecessary penalties in the game.

As the season enters its stretch run, Harvard’s best offensive player still has not found his niche in Harvard’s offense.

“We’re trying to get the right pieces to play with him, and we haven’t done it yet,” Mazzoleni said.

Harvard has six regular season games left to figure it out.