“We’re going to miss Tyler,” Fried said. “We’ll be fighting this battle for him. Hopefully he’ll be back for the playoff stretch.”
RPI 5, Harvard 1
Special teams and goaltending were the difference on Friday night, and the Engineers (15-11-4, 9-8-3) held a distinct advantage in both areas.
Harvard’s only goal of the night came at 8:54 of the third period, when Nowak followed up a Moore shot to record his 10th goal of the year.
Ealirer in the game, RPI jumped out to a 1-0 lead when junior center Nolan Graham potted a rebound just 7:36 into the game.
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The Engineers made it 3-0 on two power-play goals during the second period from senior Jim Henkel and junior Marc Cavosie, Rensselaer’s leading scorer with 20 goals and 25 assists.
Henkel lit the lamp again on a wrister at 8:54 of the final stanza, which made it a 4-0 game and prompted Mazzoleni to make a change in net, substituting Grumet-Morris for sophomore Will Crothers.
Matt Murley—the leading point-scorer in ECAC play—added an empty-netter with 2:13 to go in the game for the final margin of victory.
RPI goaltender Nathan Marsters finished the game with 32 saves. Crothers made 12 stops for Harvard, while Grumet-Morris chipped in with three.
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