Mahler responded for the Crimson midway through the quarter, running around the net and firing off a jump shot that beat Goldstein.

Daniels scored a goal on a 6-on-5 late in the third period, and Coffin tallied a goal 22 seconds later, putting the Big Green ahead 5-2 after three quarters of play.

Harvard struggled to find the goal against the Big Green, as only 14 of its 31 shots were on net. Goldstein gobbled up 12 of the 14 that were headed his direction.

“We had spent a lot of time preparing [for Goldstein], but he just had a really good night,” Greg Cohen said.

McKenna had a solid day in net for the Crimson, recording 11 saves while giving up just six goals.

“Jake came up huge for us,” Wannop said. “He saved us a bunch of times.”

Despite losing Crimson senior defensemen Hani Malone and Spencer Stenmark to ankle injuries, Harvard played an outstanding defensive game.

“It was a shame that they missed their final game,” Wannop said. “But the guys who filled in worked hard all year, and [Saturday’s] performance is a promising sign next year.”

Senior midfielder Alex Vap won 10 of 12 faceoffs on the evening, his highest percentage in any one game this season. Dartmouth sent three different players to the circle with the best performance coming from senior midfielder Russell Radebaugh, who won one in four attempts. The loss marked only the second time this season Harvard won the faceoff battle but failed to win the game.

—Staff writer Michael R. James can be reached at mrjames@fas.harvard.edu.