Harvard earned its first power-play opportunity five minutes later, and it wasted little time cashing in.

Junior forward Brett Nowak collected the puck at Harvard’s own blue line and raced up the left side of the rink all the way to the Big Red faceoff circle. Nowak then fired a picture-perfect pass to Pettit on the other side of the crease, who flipped the puck into the net at 7:01 of the second.

Harvard dictated play for the next several minutes, establishing the aggressive forecheck that has given opponents so many problems in the last two weeks. The Crimson had several scoring chances, but it was Cornell who broke the tie, taking advantage of a Harvard defensive breakdown as Palahicky beat Grumet-Morris for the 3-2 lead.

That goal did not slow the Crimson down, however. After applying extended pressure in the Cornell zone, the Crimson finally converted with just 15.9 seconds left in the period. Pettit capped off a flurry of Crimson shots, taking a pass from captain Peter Capouch to net his second goal of the game.

That goal tied the score at three, and it began nearly 60 minutes of scoreless hockey that ended with Harvard as ECAC champions.

HARVARD 4, CORNELL 3 (2OT)

at The 1980 Olympic Arena, Lake Placid, N.Y.

Harvard (15-14-4) 1 2 0 0 1 —— 4

Cornell (24-7-2) 1 2 0 0 0 —— 3

First Period: H, Moore (McCulloch) 16:38. C, Wieckowski (Palahicky, Mark McRae) 17:28. Second period: C, Paolini (Murray) 0:42 (pp). H, Pettit (Nowak, Capouch), 7:01 (pp). C, Palahicky (Hornby) 16:05. H, Pettit (Bernakevitch, Cavanagh) 19:44. Second Overtime: Kolarik (Pettit, Bernakevitch) 16:11. Shots on goal: H 4-12-11-9-7 44, C 5-3-9-7-5 29. Penalties: H 3-6, C 3-6. Power Play: H 1-1; C 1-2. Goalies: H, Grumet-Morris (26-3). C, Underhill (40-4). A: 6,518.