“We would have like to have executed a little bit faster on the power play,” Stone said. “We started slow today. The bottom line is we got better every period, we responded to all the adversity and again, we’re keeping our heads up because we played great at the end of that game.”

For Dartmouth, the win could prove to be a turning point in the season, coming after a stretch in which the team did not register a point in four of its previous five games.

“We were using a little different forecheck today, and I think that helps,” Hudak said. “I think it kept them in front of us. We didn’t offer up a lot of odd-man rushes and that makes a huge difference.”

Hudak also credited the forecheck with complementing Stephanie Cochran’s play in net.

“As a goalie you see the puck and not have to worry about the shooter and the person shooting the pass to. You can focus on the puck,” he said.

Cochran also had some help early on from a Crimson offense that took time to get going.

“We were just a little slow of foot,” Stone said. “We didn’t get the pucks to the net like we typically do.”

Cochran finished with 29 saves, while Boe posted 26 in the loss.

—Staff writer Gabriel M. Velez can be reached at gmvelez@fas.harvard.edu.