“Special” Teams

With Mazzoleni’s emphasis on open slots, no one can be certain what the team’s top power-play unit will look like against Brown.

What it looked like on Friday night—minus Pettit, the leading scorer among the returners—was this: Johnson, Cavanagh, senior forwards Tyler Kolarik and Kenny Turano, and Welch as the lone defenseman in the group.

Who will be bumped when Pettit returns isn’t certain, although it likely will come down to a decision between Turano’s hard, quick shot and Johnson’s excellent ability to maneuver in traffic with the puck.

Despite having makeshift power-play and penalty-kill units, Harvard was very efficient in both situations.

With the man advantage, the Crimson converted on two of its four chances, and while down a man, the team was able to limit the Gryphons to one shot on net.

Counting (Goose) Eggs Way Before They Hatch

Memo to those who compile the Ken Dryden Award (best goaltender in the ECAC) watch list: keep your eyes on Crimson goaltenders junior Dov Grumet-Morris and sophomore John Daigneau.

Despite splitting time in net, the pair each stopped every shot sent its way—all seven of them.

Guelph goaltender Ken Ritson, despite conceding eight goals, faced 58 shots on the night. It’s hard to say anyone stood on his head while allowing eight goals, but the Gryphons might easily have lost by two touchdowns and a field goal had Ritson not been in net.

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